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O2 Criticizes Anti-Piracy Tactics
O2 added to the number of Internet service providers in UK that oppose the measures UK government wants to impose against illegal file-sharing. The company has recently spoken against the practice of sending warning letters to suspected file sharers, a practice in which UK law firm ACS:Law and its client DigiProtect have indulged lately. DigiProtect is an anti-piracy firm representing a large number of copyright holders and which has adopted the same tactics of intimidating alleged copyright infringers that have been become quite popular among such groups.
Continue reading »6 New HD Private Trackers
This year’s new HD tracker apparition list is surprisingly extensive, although we will concentrate on some of the most promising resources for now. The first name worth mentioning is THDBits.org , a newly launched Thai/Chinese & English High-Def tracker with something to prove. With a 4,574 member count and a total of 408 torrents, THDBits is currently open for signup, but within the 5,000 member established limit.
Continue reading »LimeWire Adds AVG Protection to Its P2P Client (Pro Version)
LimeWire is trying its best to keep its popularity, legit appearance and relevance in the business. The company has recently announced their plans to secure their network. Says the press release: “LimeWire Pro users will see the 'Protected by AVG' assurance whenever a downloaded file is safely scanned and cleaned.” It's great to see a developer taking a proactive approach.
Continue reading »Law Firm Accused of Bullying Alleged File Sharers
The tables turn – Atari and other major game publishers have chosen Davenport Lyons to represent them numerous times and the law firm quickly made a reputation for hunting alleged copyright infringers. However, according to GI.biz , the firm is now being investigated for harassment and bullying by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, an industry watchdog. It’s been two years since the consumer group Which?
Continue reading »Web-Lockers Next in Line on UK Politicians’ Black List
Engaged in an overwhelming battle against online piracy they are planning to win, the UK government has not been taking the best decisions lately as we already noted in a previous post this week. After the politicians’ intention to alter the Digital Economy Bill by introducing a regulation that empowered judges to block access to a specific website if suspected to promote copyright infringement caused a wave of public discontentment, the UK government tried to fix things but only managed to come up with yet another outrageous solution. In fact, the “reassessed” proposal announced by politicians may have an even more pronounced negative impact on perfectly legitimate online resources, as Cory Doctorow describes in his write up in The Guardian : “As our routine media files have increased in size – multi-megapixel images, home videos, audio recordings of meetings and so on – it's become increasingly difficult to use email to share data privately with family, friends and colleagues, because most email servers croak over really big files.
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