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Exciting New TV Streaming Site Wiped Out By Legal Threats
In early February reviews of hot new streaming TV site TVGorge.com started appearing. “If you’re outside of the US and sick of not being able to see good TV online or just tired of waiting for Hulu to get your favorite shows, you’ll want to check out TVGorge and its huge archive of shows,” wrote Lifehacker. “The amount – and quality – of the content on TVGorge is nothing short of impressive,” wrote TechCrunch.
Continue reading »Court Maintains Ban on DVD Backup Software
Judge sides with MPAA in case against Real Network’s RealDVD software that would allow consumers to make backup copies of purchased DVDs for personal use. Chalk up another win for the MPAA and another loss for consumers. For US District Court Judge Marilyn Hall Patel has issued a permanent injunction against Real Networks DVD-backup software RealDVD.
Continue reading »Gay site says bank shut account over ‘objectionable’ blog
‘Citibank is not so Fabulis’ Citibank – the third largest holding bank in the US – has apologized to a gay social networking website after its founder claimed the bank had blocked his account due to “objectionable content” on the site’s blog.…
Continue reading »Pirate Bay’s Peter Sunde Starts Money Sharing Site
Computers and the Internet have made it extremely easy for anyone to produce content, and distribute it to millions of users. Musicians and movie makers can share their work with the rest of the world with very little investment, something that was impossible little over a decade ago. Similarly, weblogs are able to provide news and information much faster than old media at relatively low costs.
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