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BitTorrent Case Calls for New Rules by the FCC
Tomorrow is scheduled Comcast’s appeal of the Federal Communications Commission’s BitTorrent decision as the third of three cases. The ISP says that each side will have 25 minutes to present its arguments. Judges may allow extra time if necessary.
Continue reading »Libraries dying for bandwidth—where’s the fiber (and cash)?
Most of America’s libraries make it a part of their mission to offer Internet access to anyone in the community, but a severe bandwidth crunch is hobbling those efforts. That’s one of the conclusions reached by the American Library Association, which says that 59.6 percent of American libraries “report their connectivity speed is inadequate some or all of the time to meet patrons’ needs.” One of the problems is funding; in a recession, and especially a recession where housing prices (and therefore property taxes) are dropping in many communities, it can be hard to scrape the cash together for a library bandwidth upgrade.
Continue reading »Demonoid Rewrites Code, Comeback is Imminent
In September, Demonoid was forced to go offline due to some hardware problems. It later turned out that the hardware issues had resulted in severe data loss. Some user data and torrent files are unfortunately gone for good and the site’s code has been permanently damaged.
Continue reading »10 Temporary New Homes For Those Missing Demonoid
Early September we reported that Demonoid would go down for possibly-extended downtime due to some hardware problems. Two months later the site is still down and nobody seems to know how long the ‘maintenance’ will last. So where should Demonoid users go to now?
Continue reading »More Google Street View privacy problems
p2pnet has been pointing out privacy problems with Google advertising hook Street View since the day it was launched. Complaints have been pouring in not only from individuals, but also governments, around the world. Ask Beatle Paul McCartney .
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