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  • August 2008

    • Northwestern Using Emails to Combat File Sharing

      Ars Technica  |  Aug 28, 08 8:18 PM CDT

      Northwestern Using Emails to Combat File Sharing

      (Newser) - Northwestern University has a way to decrease peer-to-peer sharing of copyrighted files: send students emails. The system, called Be Aware You’re Uploading, delivers email notifications to active p2p users on the network, Ars Technica reports. BAYU has a successful track record of reducing p2p usage and copyright violations. It’s not a real punishment, but BAYU works by informing users oblivious to illegal uploading. More »

  • January 2008

    • Pirate Bay Prepares for P2P Legal Battle

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 11, 08 8:09 PM CST

      Pirate Bay Prepares for P2P Legal Battle

      (Newser) - Wildly popular BitTorrent site The Pirate Bay will soon defend itself in court, after years of eluding international copyright interests, the Wall Street Journal reports. Swedish prosecutors will charge the site with “conspiracy to breach copyrights,” a technically-nuanced accusation that is heatedly disputed. The site itself hosts no actual copyrighted material, but instead provides an index of such files. More »

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      copyright  • file sharing  • Sweden  • peer to peer  • The Pirate Bay

    • Japan Eyes Internet Crackdown

      Ars Technica  |  Jan 4, 08 12:45 PM CST

      Japan Eyes Internet Crackdown

      (Newser) - Japan has taken a relaxed approach to controlling the Internet in the past, but the government is planning to ratchet up regulation, Ars Technica reports. The communications ministry is looking at ways to bring web and mobile content in line with heavily regulated traditional media. Concerns are high about libelous slurs on the net and youngsters viewing pornography. More »

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      Internet  • Japan  • censorship  • Internet security  • peer to peer  • watermark

  • October 2007

    • 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

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