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Anti-Piracy Group Seeks Laws to Expose BitTorrent Pirates
Last month it became apparent that investigations by music industry group IFPI were leading to raids against file-sharers conducted by the Swedish police. All of those arrested were allegedly identified as major file-sharers due to their use of Direct Connect. With millions of individuals using BitTorrent and a relative handful using Direct Connect (DC), many wondered why this smaller group were considered worth of police attention.
Continue reading »File Sharing Losing Ground to Streaming? The Duel Continues
Some months ago we were discussing some reports, rising questions and making predictions in the debate file sharing over streaming . Now we bring the issue back to your attention. Despite still being expected to gain some ground, file sharing in Sweden seems to be no match for increasingly popular online streaming of TV shows and films, the Internet company Cisco informs in a report.
Continue reading »New Anti-Piracy Task Force Set To Pressure File-Sharers
During the last two years, Sweden has created a number of posts with responsibility for dealing with violations of intellectual property. In 2010 the resources dedicated by the authorities to this seemingly unwinnable battle are set to increase. In the spring a new task force will go into operation dealing with file-sharing and other intellectual property violations.
Continue reading »AOL sets itself mountain to climb with 1,400 layoffs
Wrinkly web outfit axes offices in Sweden and Spain AOL began a series of job cuts yesterday, after it failed to convince 2,500 of its employees to take voluntary redundancy at the firm, which was spun out of Time Warner late last year.… ?
Continue reading »After The Pirate Bay, Web Sheriff Takes On Jamie Oliver
Early 2008, the Web Sheriff, aka John Giacobbi, launched an assault on the operators of The Pirate Bay. The Sheriff threatened legal action in both Sweden and the US, but despite all the bluster, that’s the last we heard of it. Now, nearly two years later, Giacobbi moves away from the Swedish torrent chefs, instead pointing the finger at the British cook Jamie Oliver.
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