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- Record labels getting better at detecting P2P
- Record labels getting better at detecting P2PAgain - What does an Honor System mean today?I really miss my days as a recording engineer, programmer and producer for the MIA (musicindustryassociation.org) Label at JMU. We relied on a community of our peers who actually encouraged our album works by paying...
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), P2P, OSU
- Discussion threads 2008-05-01
- Record labels getting better at detecting P2P
- An article in Ars Technica points to a recent increase in copyright infringement notices being sent to universities. While the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) claims that it has not changed its procedures, it did note that record labels are constantly improving their ability to detect peer-to-peer traffic...
- Tags: Ars Technica, P2P, University, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-05-01
- P2P File Sender (rar)
- Easy Peer-to-Peer file sharing. Connect to lots of remote computers and accept connections from others. You can set your sharing directory, browse in remote computer files and download several files at the same time. Version 1 includes several bugs fixed and manual included (LT).
- Tags: P2P, Computer, Distancija, Peer To Peer (P2P), Productivity, Internet
- Software downloads 2008-04-23
- FCC boss: Comcast blocking is widespread
- FCC boss: Comcast blocking is widespreadThis is really no supriseFor anyone who knows Comcrap they should have known this. and FINALLY a FCC investigation shead light on it. Comcrap needs to be hit with a HUGE fine so no other ISP resorts to the methods of blocking internet protocols and...
- Tags: Federal government, ComCrap, FCC, Comcast Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-22
- Sparks fly over copyright at Tech Policy Summit
- Sparks fly over copyright at Tech Policy SummitLike patriotism, "innovation" is the last refuge of scoundrels.Whenever government contemplates restrictions in defense of IP rights, the argument that preventing theft inhibits innovation is likely to be heard. Actually, the best way to encourage innovation would be to make activities illegal....
- Tags: Government, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Strategy, Tech Policy Summit, DMCA Safe Harbors, Lohmann, innovation, harbor
- Discussion threads 2008-03-31
- Comcast, BitTorrent kiss, make up in attempt to keep regulators away
- Comcast, BitTorrent kiss, make up in attempt to keep regulators awayhahahcomcast finally swallowed. I hear nothing but bad stuff about them.. its good to hear this.RE: Comcast, BitTorrent kiss, make up in attempt to keep regulators awaythere are other net providers and p2p sites. Why should comcast and bitorrent...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Peer to peer (P2P), Comcast Corp., Comcast BitTorrent kiss, Internet Service Provider, Comcast BitTorrent, kiss, P2P, regulator
- Discussion threads 2008-03-27
- Fixing the unfairness of TCP congestion control
- Fixing the unfairness of TCP congestion controlWowThis puts a whole new perspective on the debate about internet bandwidth throttling by ISPs... I doubt the average user who wants unrestricted internet access is aware of the impact of P2P using multiple streamsRE: Fixing the unfairness of TCP congestion controlWhy wouldn't using...
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), TCP/IP, Network technology, NETWORKING, Overall IT, ALTQ, P2P, QoS, TCP Congestion Control, unfairness, IP, TCP, internal IP, bandwidth hog, router
- Discussion threads 2008-03-24
- Fixing the unfairness of TCP congestion control
- Bob Briscoe (Chief researcher at the BT Network Research Centre) is on a mission to tackle one of the biggest problems facing the Internet. He wants the world to know that TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) congestion control is fundamentally broken and he has a proposal for the IETF to fix...
- Tags: Algorithm, Application, Bandwidth, Network, P2P, TCP, Bob Briscoe, Van Jacobson, Jacobson, AIMD, ECN, Tcp/Ip, Networking, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-03-24
- WebPlayer9 Streaming Video Player (P2P)
- Streaming video on demand software system, The communication between client and client is using a private peer-to-peer protocol, Speed up and save 60% of the streaming host bandwidth. You can pause, fast-forward, and rewind at anytime. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: P2P, Webplayer9, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet
- Software downloads 2008-03-18
- Congress mulls new P2P porn restrictions
- Congress mulls new P2P porn restrictionsCongress will pass another law, and the Court will toss itEvery couple of years Congress wants to make some good press to distract attention from their normal pigsty of corruption and greed. They attack porn, use "protect the children" as their banner cry, and pass...
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), U.S. Congress, porn restriction, P2P
- Discussion threads 2008-03-17
- Does Japan's plan to kick off P2P users violate privacy?
- Does Japan's plan to kick off P2P users violate privacy?P2P session connectionsP2P operates by establishing an IP to IP connection between 2 computers without the use of an intervening file server. The various ISP servers and routers are only used as a transport mechanism. The actual file transfer and storage...
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), P2P, content owner, privacy
- Discussion threads 2008-03-17
- Does Japan's plan to kick off P2P users violate privacy?
- I just read George's piece on Japan's scheme to block illegal file-traders and at first blush it sounds good. According to a Japanese newspaper, ISP groups and copyright holders have agreed on a plan to identify, notify and eventually cut off P2P traders of illegal content. Here's George: ...
- Tags: Comcast Corp., P2P, Privacy, Internet Service Provider, IP, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-03-17
- News to know: EclipseCon; Tired browser wars; Apple; P4P; R.I.P. Russell Shaw
- Notable headlines: Rest in peace Russell Shaw. Techmeme Ed Burnette: EclipseCon 2008: Fake Steve Jobs, Microsoft, E4, and more Jason O'Grady: Getting tired of the browser-go-round David Morgenstern: Fun facts about Mac OS X Leopard's icons Jason Perlow:...
- Tags: EclipseCon, Yahoo! Inc., P2P, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Peer To Peer (P2P), Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-17
- Japan's ISPs agree to ban P2P pirates
- Japan's ISPs agree to ban P2P piratesYou read the article wrong then. I never said they're blocking all P2PYou read the article wrong then. I never said they're blocking all P2P. I said they're specifically targeting those who have been confirmed to be pirating content. I...
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), P2P, Intel Itanium
- Discussion threads 2008-03-16
- P4P: faster, smarter P2P
- P4P: faster, smarter P2PNice write-up!This is a great explanation of P4P!Comcast recently joined the P4P Working Group, and we look forward to working with them to explore ways to optimize p2p traffic over their infrastructure.ComcastP4P would not help Comcast, Wireless providers or any other Cable provider. Unlike DSL, the...
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Broadband Internet, Network technology, P4P, P2P, network, Comcast Corp., cable broadband, cable
- Discussion threads 2008-03-16
- Japan's ISPs agree to ban P2P pirates
- Four of Japan's largest Internet provider organizations have come to an agreement with copyright holders on how to tackle the illegal file trading on P2P (Peer to Peer) networks. Comprised of about 1000 major and smaller Japanese Internet providers, the four organizations agreed to target flagrant copyright violators by first...
- Tags: Internet Provider, Japan, File-trading, P2P, Internet Service Provider, Piracy, Internet, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet Service Providers (ISPs), George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-03-16
- P4P: faster, smarter P2P
- The P4P working group demo'd higher P2P download speeds with 1/6th the inter-metro hops that soak up expensive, long-distance network bandwidth. P4P is designed to enable better ISP and P2P coexistence with a win/win solution: better performance for users and less network overhead for the ISP. P4P...
- Tags: Network, Comcast Corp., P2P, Internet Service Provider, P4P, pTracker, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Networking, Internet, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-03-16
- Verizon fixes P2P problem - on its network at least
- Verizon fixes P2P problem - on its network at leastnice to hear!I approve of their position, but since I'm not on their network however I will keep my VPN account up. Providers like the ones below may be some customers only options to bypass P2P controls on ISP's.http://www.strongvpn.comhttp://www.blacklogic.comhttp://www.bananahosting.comMany...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Peer to peer (P2P), NETWORKING, Network technology, P2P, network, P4P, Verizon Communications Inc., Internet Service Provider, P2P problem, cable
- Discussion threads 2008-03-14
- Verizon fixes P2P problem - on its network at least
- Verizon has been experimenting with a new technology called P4P, which localizes P2P file transfers, as many media are reporting today. Essentially, rather than randomly pulling pieces of a file from around the world, Verizon is communicating the locations of their users, so local sources are preferred over distant ones....
- Tags: Network, Comcast Corp., P2P, Verizon Communications Inc., Cable, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Networking, Telecommunications, Wireless, Personal Technology, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-03-14
- What a novel idea: Verizon cooperates with P2P file sharers
- What a novel idea: Verizon cooperates with P2P file sharersP2P: A perfectly 'good' technologyAnd Verizon is taking the right path to innovate and maintain Net Neutrality.Bad ComCast! Bad!The problem isn't traffic, it's parking.A lot of people have tried to compare P2P with cars in a traffic analogy. I think...
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), P2P, Verizon Communications Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-14
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