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- mpaa wins $111m from bankrupt TorrentSpy
- MPAA wins $111m from bankrupt TorrentSpyMessage has been deleted.Every time you shut one down, 10 will take its place...How about changing your business model to fit with new world technology. P2P is a monster that the MPAA and RIAA created. They created it by price fixing and raping...
- Tags: MPAA, RIAA, TorrentSpy
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- mpaa wins $111m from bankrupt TorrentSpy
- A federal judge in L.A. awarded the Motion Picture Association of America a $111 million judgment against TorrentSpy.com, the file-sharing site that shut down in March, AP reports. TorrentSpy operators Valence Media LLC were hit for $30,000 per violation for nearly 3,700 illegal movie and TV shows. ...
- Tags: MPAA, TorrentSpy, Peer To Peer (P2P), Litigation, Internet, Business Operations, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-05-07
- mpaa: Net neutrality an assault on creativity
- MPAA: Net neutrality an assault on creativityI think you made a typo in the title.It says "creativity" where it really meant to say [b]"PROFITS."[/b]You should read Blender's [u http://www.blender.com/articles/default.aspx?key=18696&pg=3]20 Biggest Record Company Screw-Ups of All-Time[/u] and pay particular attention to #1.YawnSome members of the MPAA sell DVDs for $3 in...
- Tags: Government, Network technology, Broadband Internet, MPAA, Net Neutrality, assault, piracy
- Discussion threads 2008-03-13
- mpaa: Net neutrality an assault on creativity
- So the movie industry is lining up four-square with Comcast on this net neutrality thing. MPAA boss Dan Glickman just gave a speech PDF this week, in which he announced: Today MPAA and all of our studios are standing up in opposition to broad-based government...
- Tags: MPAA, Net Neutrality, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-03-13
- Judge finds TorrentSpy destroyed evidence, rules for mpaa
- Judge finds TorrentSpy destroyed evidence, rules for MPAAand courts should be aware that the public is fed up with Mpaa tactics! (nt:).RE: Judge finds TorrentSpy destroyed evidence, rules for MPAAFirst of all, @wessonjoe: The way to win in court is to be better-behaved than your adversary, not worse-behaved.Second, it seems...
- Tags: Games, SECURITY, TorrentSpy, MPAA, interrogation, CIA
- Discussion threads 2007-12-20
- Judge finds TorrentSpy destroyed evidence, rules for mpaa
- Did TorrentSpy.com traffic in illegal copyright infringement? We may never know for sure since a lawsuit brought by the MPAA against the torrent download site was not decided on its merits, but TorrentSpy's behavior in the case certainly suggests it wasn't feeling too confident. The court in...
- Tags: MPAA, Defendant, TorrentSpy, Network Technology, Networking, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2007-12-19
- Democrats: Colleges must police copyright, or else
- Democrats: Colleges must police copyright, or elseOh, just brilliant. Great work, guys.Wahh, wahh! The music industry is losing money! How shall we fix this tragedy?What an idea: Let's give them legislative control over our children's education! Good thinking, Bush!Now, not only can MTV-and-pals rid them of all moral fiber and...
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Digital media, music industry, Higher Education, MPAA, RIAA
- Discussion threads 2007-11-09
- Did Microsoft send in the trolls?
- Did Microsoft send in the trolls?Patent scopeThese patents only apply in the US. Here in Europe we'll do what we have done for years and ignore them.This suit will be all about The Standard for Obviousness[url=http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070430121005424]FYI[/url]
- Tags: Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-13
- Court rules against TorrentSpy in hacking case
- Court rules against TorrentSpy in hacking caseWell, does it keep the people who's e-mails were soldfrom suing both the seller and the buyer, not just the TorrentSpy company? As far as moral high ground, the MPAA and the RIAA have never really sat up there, always look lower, much...
- Tags: Government, SECURITY, privacy, TorrentSpy, GOP, MPAA, RIAA, hacking
- Discussion threads 2007-08-29
- TorrentSpy shuts down in the U.S.
- TorrentSpy shuts down in the U.S.the dmca isnt that bad after all huh?loggin your ramz.torrent spy sucked anywaysThere are so many better torrent sites out there, its funny. One dies and 3 others rise in its place.And another one bites the dust.Go ahead, rant all you like, won't change a...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, TorrentSpy, MPAA, software
- Discussion threads 2007-08-27
- New Mexico judge favors students over RIAA
- New Mexico judge favors students over RIAAa small step in the right directionBut a lot need to be done to stop the openly illegal activities of the MPAA/RAA. Next stop should be:1. Prevent the MPAA/RIAA from illegally hacking peoples computers2. Present them from sueing no one (stupid and illegal john...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Hacking, RIAA, MPAA
- Discussion threads 2007-06-20
- No iPhone for me, thanks to AT&T!
- No iPhone for me, thanks to AT&T!Don't sweat over pipe dreamsOh please, like they'd ever actually be able to do something about it. This is all just empty rhetoric, wishing for some magical tech solution that will never exist.Remember also with the iPhone that you'll be able to join...
- Tags: WIRELESS, Wi-Fi, Apple iPhone, MPAA, RIAA, AT&T Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-06-14
- TorrentSpy ruling a 'weapon of mass discovery'
- TorrentSpy ruling a 'weapon of mass discovery'Evidence from RAMGood luck bringing it to court. I'd like to see them unplug the server and haul it into the judge. The dunce. And we wonder how we end up with these technologically inept laws and judgments. We have individuals sitting on the...
- Tags: Memory, RAM, MPAA, TorrentSpy, Here Ya Go
- Discussion threads 2007-06-14
- RIAA says yes, Congress says probably, colleges say no
- RIAA says yes, Congress says probably, colleges say noAgreed......and thanks for the response. But I have to ask, what about the email angle? Surely email has been around long enough to have gone through this situation.Carl RapsonNever have gotten an answerWhen this issue has arisen before in these blogs, I've...
- Tags: Government, E-mail, Vertical industries, Universities, RIAA, MPAA, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2007-06-08
- Digg founder, Kevin Rose: we'll go down fighting if that's what you want
- Digg founder, Kevin Rose: we'll go down fighting if that's what you wantthat's awesomehopefully it means the end of Digg and my news site will take over!! j/kI'd imagine that's the path of least resistance, technology wise. Filtering that out on an aggregate news site is tough, but...
- Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, Digg, MPAA, HD-DVD
- Discussion threads 2007-05-02
- The Digg HD-DVD processing key debacle
- The Digg HD-DVD processing key debacleWhat's the fuss?Boy, your blog entry isn't well researched.You forgot to mention how that Digg and manymany other on-line sources of informationhave been threatened legally bythe MPAA for violating their intellectual property rights from printing that 16-digitnumber.Oh, and since you did include a screen shotof...
- Tags: Blogging, HD DVD, Intellectual property, Thievery, MPAA, blog, debacle, copy protection, Scotch Tape, Digg, HD-DVD
- Discussion threads 2007-05-02
- "You don't wanna mess...with the R-I-Double-A"
- "You don't wanna mess...with the R-I-Double-A"Just Amazing[B]The funds being freed are normally used to subsidize grants and loans[/B]Yes, the new ultimate goal of the education system, not support students who need aid, line the pockets of the RIAA. It is good that razor thin funding levels are being used...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Peer to peer (P2P), RIAA, MPAA, CD, piracy, digital-rights management
- Discussion threads 2007-04-23
- Pandora founder: help save Internet radio
- Pandora founder: help save Internet radioBoycottDon't buy any music either as a download or CD/Album for 6 months.Oh, that is right!I live in America were organizing a boycott is a fruitless task.If you are really tired of the RIAA stop supporting them.Artist Royalities?Hmm, funny how they want to increase royalties...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, RIAA, MPAA, boycott, radio, Internet radio
- Discussion threads 2007-04-18
- Russia agrees to shut down Allofmp3.com
- Russia agrees to shut down Allofmp3.comAnother battle won while losing the warThey shut down AllOfMp3, well, that sucks for AllOfMp3 and their customers (I never purchased, unlike Itunes, etc where the artist can get from between 0 and 7 cents, they always get nothing from AOMP3), they just can't see...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, MPAA, criminal organisation, RIAA, AllofMP3.com, music
- Discussion threads 2006-11-29
- What the Democrats' win means for tech
- What the Democrats' win means for techHow pathetic......one must be to pin hopes, for anything positive, on democrats. Alot of hot air is all that one can realistically "hope" for.What this really means is that this, like many other issues, will become riddled with so many added extras, that it...
- Tags: Taxes, Free trade, tax, MPAA, government
- Discussion threads 2006-11-09
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