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BitStalker Can Monitor Pirate Bay Torrents for $13 p/mo
Researchers create BitStalker, an efficient “active probing strategy” for finding copyrighted material on large BitTorrent tracker sites, but fact that the research was funded “in part” by PolyCipher, an ISP consortium, should make some nervous about what it plans to do with it. Researchers from the University of Colorado have published a new technique for fighting the distribution of copyrighted material on BitTorrent . Current monitoring employs passive methods that are prone, as we all know, to a variety of errors and false positives .
Continue reading »Nintendo Pirate Fined $1.5 Million
Major distribution companies now use forensic technology in their battle against illegal file sharing, which facilitated the prosecution of James Burt from Queensland, recently mandated by the Federal Court to pay damages of $1.5 million for uploading a Nintendo game on the Internet. The state-of-the-art technology aided in identifying the man responsible for pirating and illegally sharing a new Super Mario Bros game that was still waiting to be officially released. The upload generated record-breaking activity among the community of downloaders, with 50,000 downloads in only six days.
Continue reading »Usenet Indexer Prepares For MPAA High Court Battle
Newzbin is one of the original Usenet indexing sites and the creator of the ever-popular .NZB format, which opened up simplified Usenet downloading to the masses. After years of trouble-free operation as the MPAA focused on shutting down the growing ‘threat’ of the snowballing BitTorrent scene, in May 2008 the operator of Newzbin made an announcement. The company which owns Newzbin had received a threatening letter from the Motion Picture Association (MPA), the MPAA’s big brother.
Continue reading »Antitrust Suit on Music Downloads Back in the Spotlight
The lawsuit accusing influential record labels of conspiring to set preferential prices for a large segment of people who download their music via the Internet was announced to be reinstated by a federal appeals court. The defendants summoned to court include names such as Bertelsmann AG, EMI Group, Sony Corp, Vivendi SA and Warner Music Group Corp, as well as various affiliates. The U.S.
Continue reading »Royalty Group Sues T-Mobile for Unlicensed Ringback Tones
Broadcast Music, Inc. alleges the mobile carrier is selling ringback tones without acquiring the proper licenses. Broadcast Music, Inc.
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