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  • July 2008

    • Pirate Bay Treasure: Total Web Encryption for Privacy

      newser  |  NewTeeVee  |  Jul 10, 08 2:46 AM CDT

      Pirate Bay Treasure: Total Web Encryption for Privacy

      The founders of hugely popular torrent site Pirate Bay have announced ambitious plans to develop technology to encrypt all web traffic to ensure users absolute privacy, reports NewTeeVee. "Transparent end-to-end encryption for the internet"—or IPETEE—would protect all information sent from or received by a PC, including instant messaging to video or music downloads, from prying eyes. More »

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      Internet  • file sharing  • encryption  • BitTorrent  • data  • The Pirate Bay  • Internet privacy

    • Justice Breyer's Records Leaked in File-Sharing Snafu

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jul 9, 08 10:08 AM CDT

      Justice Breyer's Records Leaked in File-Sharing Snafu

      An employee at an investment firm made much more than music available when he used a company computer to access the file-sharing site Limewire, reports the Washington Post . He also made it possible for users to access records of 2,000 of the firm's clients—including Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Users as far away as Colombia downloaded the data, which can be used to open lines of credit. More »

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      identity theft  • file sharing  • data theft  • data  • Stephen Breyer  • Limewire  • peer-to-peer

  • May 2008

    • Woman May Get New Trial in File-Sharing Conviction

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

      Woman May Get New Trial in File-Sharing Conviction

      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 »

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      music downloads  • file sharing  • copyright infringement  • RIAA  • P2P  • illegal downloading  • download  • Jammie Thomas

    • Planted on Networks, Phony Download Infects 500K PCs

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 8, 08 6:27 PM CDT

      Planted on Networks, Phony Download Infects 500K PCs

      Almost 500,000 people have unintentionally downloaded an adware bundle from file-sharing networks in the past week, security firm McAfee says, with ugly consequences. Disguised as a music file or popular movies, the phony file is circulating on the eDonkey and Limewire networks. It asks users to install a codec to play the file, and then overwhelms them with popup ads, the BBC reports. More »

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      file sharing  • malware  • downloads  • McAfee  • Limewire  • adware  • eDonkey  • trojans

  • March 2008

    • Virgin May Try '3 Strikes' for File Sharers

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

      Virgin May Try '3 Strikes' for File Sharers

      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  • Virgin  • P2P  • peer-to-peer

    • In Surprise Turn, Verizon Embraces File Sharing

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 14, 08 5:22 PM CDT

      In Surprise Turn, Verizon Embraces File Sharing

      Verizon announced today that it plans to use peer-to-peer software to speed the deployment of legitimate content over its networks, in a break from the industry’s usually negative stance towards file sharing, the AP reports. Working with a P2P company named Pando Networks, Verizon found that when an ISP optimized sharing software like BitTorrent or Kazaa, they could increase download speeds by 60%. More »

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      NBC  • Verizon  • file sharing  • copyright infringement  • Internet service providers  • television watching  • p2p

  • February 2008

    • FCC Ready to Defend Net Neutrality

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 26, 08 12:30 PM CST

      FCC Ready to Defend Net Neutrality

      FCC boss Kevin Martin told a hearing yesterday that the government was "ready, willing, and able to step in" to stop Internet service providers from restricting traffic sent by rivals, the Wall Street Journal reports. Comcast is accused of acting improperly by slowing or blocking access to file-sharing sites. The cable giant says it is merely managing its network. More »

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      Internet  • FCC  • Comcast  • Kevin Martin  • broadband Internet  • file sharing  • net neutrality  • ISP  • Internet access

    • Microsoft Opens Game Creation to Users

      newser  |  MSNBC  |  Feb 21, 08 4:01 AM CST

      Microsoft Opens Game Creation to Users

      Microsoft says it's going to bring democracy to video game creation and distribution, MSNBC reports. Microsoft's game-making kit has been a popular download, and the company is now introducing a way for gamers to share the games they make with millions of fellow enthusiasts. They plan to launch a YouTube-style XBox Live Community  this fall where gamers will share, play, and rate their creations. More »

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      Microsoft  • video game  • Xbox 360  • file sharing  • gaming  • user generated content  • Xbox Live

    • Not So Fun to Stay on the Pirate Bay

      newser  |  Ars Technica  |  Feb 18, 08 12:57 PM CST

      Not So Fun to Stay on the Pirate Bay

      The Village People head a list of music industry has-beens pondering legal action against file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, after the service was indicted in Sweden for copyright infringement. The artists would join Prince, who’s been on the war path against the site for some time, reports Ars Technica. More »

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      music downloads  • file sharing  • The Pirate Bay  • Prince  • ABBA

    • UK File Pirates Could Lose Net Privileges

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 12, 08 12:35 PM CST

      UK File Pirates Could Lose Net Privileges

      Legislation proposed in the UK would disconnect from the Internet people who illegally download or share files. Under a plan to be recommended in a paper from the government's Department of Media, Culture and Sport, file pirates will face a "three strikes" policy—the first offense gets an email, the second service suspension, and the third Internet disconnection, reports the Guardian . More »

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      United Kingdom  • file sharing  • ISP  • Internet access  • illegal downloading

  • January 2008

    • Qtrax Hits Snags

      newser  |  CNET  |  Jan 28, 08 12:31 PM CST

      Qtrax Hits Snags

      Startup Qtrax has been promising free, legal music downloads from all the major labels via an ad-supported site that was supposed to launch this morning. Too good to be true? Maybe. On the eve of its debut, things started to unravel, with Warner, Universal and EMI all denying agreements with the startup, reports CNET. More »

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      music downloads  • Universal Music Group  • file sharing  • Warner Music  • EMI

    • Hollywood Had Math Wrong on College Movie Downloads

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 23, 08 5:55 PM CST

      Hollywood Had Math Wrong on College Movie Downloads

      College students aren't such movie thieves after all. Hollywood laid heavy blame for illegal downloading on colleges when a 2005 study alleged that 44% of domestic industry losses came from students downloading films. Now the industry has revised to 15%, citing "human error" in the study. Critics, however, say even the new figure also looks fishy, the AP reports. More »

    • RIAA Boss Clarifies Lawsuit

      newser  |  Engadget  |  Jan 5, 08 9:06 AM CST

      RIAA Boss Clarifies Lawsuit

      RIAA chief Cary Sherman says the recording industry has never prosecuted anyone for  ripping or copying CDs for personal use, Engadget reports. Sherman appeared on NPR and characterized media reports about a recent high-profile suit as inaccurate. The legal action, he said, is against a man who ripped CDs not just for himself but to give others access as well through file sharing. More »

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      music industry  • copyright  • file sharing  • copyright law  • RIAA  • MP3s  • Cary Sherman

    • U Wash Won't Cite Students on Swapping

      newser  |  Ars Technica  |  Jan 4, 08 1:58 PM CST

      U Wash Won't Cite Students on Swapping

      The University of Washington has become the second Pacific Northwest school to refuse to pass along warning letters from the RIAA to students whose IP addresses were used for illegal downloading. The RIAA considers students liable for any swapping connected with their IP addresses, but the UW, along with the University of Oregon, argues that there's no way to know who was using a computer at a given time. More »

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      lawsuit  • music downloads  • student  • file sharing  • RIAA  • University of Washington  • University of Oregon

  • November 2007

    • No Warner Content for Nokia Music Site

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 2, 07 11:36 AM CDT

      No Warner Content for Nokia Music Site

      The latest music copyright battle has pitted Warner Music against Nokia. Warner refuses to sell its tunes through the new Nokia Music Store website, on grounds that another Nokia service, the file-sharing site Mosh, enables swapping of copyrighted material, the Wall Street Journal reports. Music from Universal, Sony BMG, and EMI is available on Nokia Music Store. More »

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      music downloads  • Sony  • Nokia  • Universal Music Group  • file sharing  • Warner Music  • EMI Music

  • October 2007

    • Jury Almost Fined $3.6M in Download Trial

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Oct 11, 07 2:34 PM CDT

      Jury Almost Fined $3.6M in Download Trial

      The jury that last week slapped a Minnesota mom with a $222,000 fine for illegal file-sharing was tempted to do much worse. Jammie Thomas almost faced the maximum $3.6 million, one juror said. “You go too low, it's not going to stop the illegal downloading of music,” she told the AP. “People are going to think, ‘I could do this.’” More »

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      music downloads  • file sharing  • Jammie Thomas  • record industry

  • March 2007

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