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BitTorrent’s Strategy To Change An Overrated Business Model

After successfully collaborating with some established artists, including DJ Shadow and Tim Ferriss, BitTorrent’s executive director of marketing Matt Mason is confident that the company’s struggle to bring revenues through file-sharing will take shape....

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Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 Net News No Comments

How US software ended up powering Chinese assault helicopters

China's Z-10 attack heliocpter—developed with the help of US engine control software. Global Military Review In 2002, United Technologies Corporation  was coming off its most profitable year ever. The various units of UTC, which...

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Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012 Net News No Comments

EU Report Reveals P2P Traffic Interference By ISPs

Hundreds of ISPs all over the world limit and restrict BitTorrent and other peer-to-peer traffic on their networks, and Europe is no exception. A new EU report sheds light on how common these...

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Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 Net News No Comments

The Privatization of Copyright Lawmaking

Yet because copyright law is public law—enacted by Congress, enforced where appropriate by the President, and interpreted and applied by the courts—there is plenty of opportunity to monitor the effects of the law...

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Saturday, November 12th, 2011 Net News No Comments

Congress asks to review DoD and NSA contracts with HBGary

Anonymous’s recent exposure of a federal contractor’s plan to take down WikiLeaks has led to a congressional probe seeking data on contracts the company and its partners hold with the US military and...

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Thursday, March 17th, 2011 Net News No Comments