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maVen Gets 2.5 months in Prison
First Canadian to be sentenced under country’s new anti-CAM law. If you’ve been a member of the P2P world for at least a few years then you’re well aware of the illustrious body of work compiled by the infamous Canadian Gérémi Adam, 28yo, better known as maVen. He was well known for producing some of the highest quality CAMs around.
Continue reading »feature: How Amsterdam was wired for open access fiber
The city of Amsterdam has been involved for several years in building Citynet , a partnership between the city and two private investors to wire 40,000 Amsterdam buildings with fiber. And it’s not just fiber, it’s open access fiber—any ISP can sign up to use the infrastructure and deliver ultra-fast Internet access. In 2008, the European Union ruled that the city’s involvement in the project was in fact legal, and that it was not improperly interfering in the market.
Continue reading »etc: Time Warner Cable customers in Dallas can now get 50Mbps Internet service.
Time Warner Cable customers in Dallas can now get 50Mbps Internet service. Read More: Broadband Reports Read the comments on this post
Continue reading »Canadian Movie Pirate ‘maVen’ Sent To Jail
Half a decade ago ‘ maVen ‘ was one of the most active movie release groups on the Internet, known for distributing high quality ‘Telesync‘ versions of major blockbuster titles. In the summer of 2006 ‘maVen’ releases suddenly halted, and it later became apparent that the FBI had caught one of its key members. An FBI investigation into ‘maVen’ had been running for some time and was handed to the Canadian Police in April 2006.
Continue reading »Big cable pushes 7 "consumer principles" for cable, IP video
As the Federal Communications Commission hands its National Broadband Plan over to Congress, the cable industry’s top trade association has issued a manifesto that looks pretty good, at least on paper. It boils down to seven “consumer principles,” says the National Telecommunications and Cable Association, to which cable operators will adhere, “and which we believe could serve as the foundation for Commission and inter-industry efforts.” The principles have a sort of FCC Internet Policy Statement or even FDR Four Freedoms speech feeling to them, but focus on mobility of content, portability of devices, and ease of Internet access. They include the Holy Grail: “1.
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