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  • August 2008

    • Comcast to Put Brakes on Bandwidth Hogs

      Bloomberg  |  Aug 21, 08 9:41 AM CDT

      Comcast to Put Brakes on Bandwidth Hogs

      (Newser) - Comcast plans to reduce Internet connection speeds for heavy users, Bloomberg reports. The company's "FairShare" system will slow users down for 10 to 20 minutes during peak periods. Comcast was recently scolded by the FCC for improperly blocking file-sharing programs like BitTorrent in an effort to manage Web traffic. More »

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      FCC  • Comcast  • web traffic  • Internet service providers  • Internet access  • bandwidth  • P2P  • bandwidth usage

    • Music Biz Can't Dodge Piracy: Study

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Aug 4, 08 12:04 PM CDT

      Music Biz Can't Dodge Piracy: Study

      (Newser) - Offering fans cheap online access to music doesn't make a dent in illegal downloads, a new study of Radiohead’s latest album shows. Although In Rainbows was released online for whatever fans wanted to pay, it was illegally downloaded millions of times, reports the Financial Times. The study advocates accepting the inevitable. "It’s time to stop swimming against the tide of what people want," said a co-author. More »

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      music industry  • copyright  • piracy  • Radiohead  • P2P  • illegal downloading  • In Rainbows

  • July 2008

    • FCC Member: Leave the Internet Alone

      Washington Post  |  Jul 28, 08 3:21 PM CDT

      FCC Member: Leave the Internet Alone

      (Newser) - The latest crisis for the internet is the gridlock caused by bandwidth-clogging P2P software. But don’t worry, says FCC commissioner Robert McDowell. This has happened before. As far back as 1987, engineers have been solving the net’s bandwidth problems. It’s been a triumph of anti-regulation, and there’s no reason for the government to get involved now, he writes in the Washington Post. More »

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      Internet  • FCC  • regulation  • net neutrality  • bandwidth  • P2P

  • May 2008

    • Woman May Get New Trial in File-Sharing Conviction

      Associated Press  |  May 16, 08 10:55 AM CDT

      Woman May Get New Trial in File-Sharing Conviction

      (Newser) - The judge who presided over America's first music file-sharing trial might call for a do-over, the AP reports. A Minnesota mom was penalized $222,000 for illegal dowloads last fall, but the judge has since discovered that he may have issued faulty jury instructions. That's because a 1993 ruling said a copyright is broken only when copies are disseminated—and it doesn't appear proof of that was presented. More »

  • March 2008

    • Virgin May Try '3 Strikes' for File Sharers

      The Register  |  Mar 31, 08 8:40 PM CDT

      Virgin May Try '3 Strikes' for File Sharers

      (Newser) - Virgin Media may become the second ISP to unplug users who share files illegally, the Register reports. The company is in talks with a UK record industry association over a  "three strikes" system, which would disconnect users who share copyright-infringing files after two warnings. "We are taking this problem seriously and would favor a sensible voluntary solution," Virgin Media said. More »

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      file sharing  • Internet service providers  • P2P  • Virgin  • peer-to-peer

  • October 2007

    • Comcast Blocking Lotus Notes

      Ars Technica  |  Oct 22, 07 11:03 PM CDT

      Comcast Blocking Lotus Notes

      (Newser) - Cable and Internet service giant Comcast is disrupting more than just BitTorrent traffic, reports Ars Technica. Tests by the Electronic Frontier Foundation show that Comcast customers using a growing list of apps may find their Net access slowed or denied. A Lotus Notes engineer, for example, discovered Notes emails sent with large attachments being dropped. More »

    • Comcast Blocks P2P File-Sharing

      Associated Press  |  Oct 20, 07 5:52 AM CDT

      Comcast Blocks P2P File-Sharing

      (Newser) - Comcast is deliberately preventing its customers from using file-sharing services like BitTorrent, eDonkey, and Gnutella, the AP reports. Thecountry's second-largest Internet service provider claims that it does not block "access" to P2P apps; that may be technically true. Tests by the AP showed that while downloads were unaffected, attempts to upload files using P2P were blocked—and those services depend on 2-way traffic. More »

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      Comcast  • file sharing  • net neutrality  • BitTorrent  • P2P  • peer to peer  • eDonkey  • Gnutella

    • Snocap Cuts 60 Percent of Staff

      CNET  |  Oct 12, 07 10:52 AM CDT

      Snocap Cuts 60 Percent of Staff

      (Newser) - The fortunes of Snocap, the follow-up project of Napster founder Shawn Fanning, continue to wane: the company has laid off 60 percent of its workforce and appears to be for sale. A spokeswoman for the online music-licensing company says that Snocap "has received interest from several companies and is pursuing that," CNET reports. More »

      Tags

      music downloads  • P2P  • Napster

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