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Swiss government: file-sharing no big deal, some downloading still OK

A new report by the Swiss government argues that unauthorized file sharing is not a significant problem, and that existing Swiss law—which allows for downloading copyrighted content for personal use—is sufficient to protect...

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Monday, December 5th, 2011 Net News No Comments

Broadband subsidies aim to bring 4Mbps service to unserved areas

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved a sweeping overhaul of the nation's Universal Service Fund. The USF currently subsidizes traditional phone service in rural areas, but the plan proposed by Chairman Julius...

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Thursday, October 27th, 2011 Net News No Comments

Hurt by The Hurt Locker: why IP addresses aren’t enough to find file-swappers

IP addresses have real uses when it comes to identifying Internet activity, but they work best when paired with targeted investigation rather than as “spray-and-pray” shotgun-style federal litigation. Case in point: The Hurt...

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Friday, August 26th, 2011 Net News No Comments

Louisiana-style "teach the controversy" bill advances in Tennessee

Each year, dozens of states have bills introduced that target science education, mostly focused on the teaching of biology. Working off a template provided by a pro-intelligent design think tank, the bills would...

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Friday, April 8th, 2011 Net News No Comments

Gaddafi’s latest weapon? Texting.

p2pnet view P2P | Freedom:- Mass executions, Mafia-style , have failed. Strafing attacks by military aircraft have failed. The eastern half of Libya is now virtually a separate state under the control of...

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Friday, February 25th, 2011 Net News No Comments

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