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Verizon to Forward Warnings from RIAA, MPAA
Second largest phone company in the US agrees to forward notices of copyright infringement on behalf of the entertainment industry, perhaps hinting at a sign of things to come as ISPs slowly enter the world of content distribution. Perhaps hinting a sign of things to come, Verizon Communications will reportedly begin forwarding notices of copyright infringement to its customers at the behest of both the MPAA and RIAA. The moves is part of an unspecified “test” that will begin this Thursday, the test probably meaning to determine whether the benefits of helping protect copyrighted – and vis a vis possible future content distribution partnerships – outweigh the costs of angering customers.
Continue reading »Apple blueprints the iShoe
Prepare your trotters Providing further proof that the days of Apple Computer are far behind, the US Patent and Trademark Office published two of Cupertino’s latest patent filings on Thursday: one for a head-mounted MP3 player, and a second for what might well be described as the iShoe.…
Continue reading »VID SPOOF: Hosting a Win 7 BitTorrent Party
Mocks the recent official release of Windows 7 by showing people gathered around food, laptops out, and ready to use their favorite BitTorrent client and tracker site to download a copy for free. As most of us here already know, Windows 7 was officially launched last Thursday the 22nd. I, and many others, have been using it for quite some time now so and I’m not sure that a majority have exactly ran down to their local Best Buy to buy a legitimate copy.
Continue reading »Telecoms package prob must be sorted or snuffed out in 8 weeks
European Parliament obliged to get a shift on with reform The European Parliament has until the end of the year to agree a new telecoms reform deal with the EU’s Council of Ministers. It will announce Thursday the start date for negotiations which can take no longer than eight weeks.…
Continue reading »New Owner Takes Over Pirate Bay
The Pirate Bay was sold Thursday to a Swedish-based software concern that hopes to turn the world’s notorious BitTorrent tracker into a legitimate, pay-to-play site. Global Gaming Factory shareholders approved the $8.5 million transaction Thursday, four months after The Pirate Bay’s four co-founders were found guilty of facilitating copyright infringement. Within weeks, the site is expected to become a subscription-based service, although no major content providers have agreed to license their wares.
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