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etc: Blockbuster will shutter a 500 stores this year in an attempt to shave expenses.

Blockbuster will shutter a 500 stores this year in an attempt to shave expenses. Read More: Financial Times

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Thursday, February 25th, 2010 P2P News No Comments

U.S. Pinpoints Coder Behind Google Attack

BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. government analysts believe a Chinese man with government links wrote the key part of a spyware program used in hacker attacks on Google last year, the Financial Times reported on Monday. The man, a security consultant in his 30s, posted sections of the program to a hacking forum where he described it as something he was “working on,” the paper said, quoting an unidentified researcher working for the U.S.

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Monday, February 22nd, 2010 P2P News No Comments

etc: Curious about Chatroulette? The New York Times explores the phenomenon.

Curious about Chatroulette? The New York Times explores the phenomenon. Read More: New York Times

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Monday, February 22nd, 2010 P2P News No Comments

How MPAA Failed to Cut Off the Alleged File Sharing Grandma

MPAA have not succeeded in their attempt to ban Cathi Paradiso, the grandmother falsely accused of illegal-file sharing, from accessing the Internet. Following the efforts of the News.com team, MPAA’s plans against Cathi Paradiso, who was hazardously accused multiple times of copyright infringement based on disputable evidence, were finally impeded. Under the pretext of the “three strikes” concept, the MPAA were determined to force the prosecution of Cathi Paradiso in order to set an example aimed at discouraging illegal file sharing.

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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 P2P News No Comments

New York Times builds paywall – very slowly

Gray Lady to cover up next year The New York Times has confirmed widespread reports that it is to start charging for access to its website.… ?

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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 P2P News No Comments