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Bush signs law targeting P2P pirates

Bush signs law targeting P2P piratesNT Next up, summary execution for littering.:o)It's about time !Ya gotta just laugh at the azzholes who rationalize the theft and distribution of copyright protected works. These morons come up with the wildest excuses for their criminal activity. They seem to believe the laws of...

Tags: Lipton, P2P Pirates, MPAA, big business, P2P

Discussion threads 2005-04-27

No more sequels in DVD hacking case

No more sequels in DVD hacking casethis was wrong as well" Napster, however, was successfully sued by the five largest record companies for copyright infringement, forcing it into bankruptcy."busting people misusing tools and not the tools themselves is the answer, there was legit uses for napster, but...lots of people were...

Tags: Sales strategy, Consumer electronics, Sales force management, P2P Pirates, Napster Inc., DVD, hard way, sales, movie, Corporate Greed

Discussion threads 2004-01-05

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Mac botnet being used in DDOS attacks

Mac botnet being used in DDOS attacksYeah he reminds me....Of an Apple fanboy. All fluff no substance. LOOK EVERYONE!!@#@!!! HE MENTIONS ME AGAIN!!@#@!This guy is starting to become my biggest fan! :) Some of you others are having some competition now.Let's wait for Loverock to postsome...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Linux, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, malware, Mac Botnet, software, Apple Macintosh, illicit software, distributed denial of service, Mac-user, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-04-20

Mac OS X Malware found in pirated Apple iWork 09

Mac OS X Malware found in pirated Apple iWork 09Not to sound too crass..but anyone who uses illegally obtained software deserves what they get.How can this be? OS X is super duper secure!Seems that's not the case. As I've been saying for quite some time.It is a feature...iMalware.Just download the...

Tags: Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Apple Mac OS, Mac-user, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Inc., malware, Apple iWork, Mac OS X Malware, Apple iWork 09, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-01-22

RIAA drops mass lawsuits, recruits ISPs to crack the whip

The headlines across the blogosphere make it sound like the Recording Industry Association of America has thrown in the towel and decided to stop going after music pirates on the Internet. That's not exactly the case. Instead, the RIAA is teaming up with Internet Service Providers to...

Tags: Lawsuit, RIAA, Internet Service Provider, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Piracy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-19

Comcast sets 250GB ceiling

Comcast sets 250GB ceilingRE: Comcast sets 250GB ceiling[i]"..Comcast won't be releasing any programs that will let you easily monitor your bandwidth usage.."[/i]doesnt that directly violate the FCC order requiring Comcast to be fully transparent with their customers? To me this is still leaving them in the dark. IF they want...

Tags: INTERNET, Corporate communications, Comcast Corp., ceiling

Discussion threads 2008-08-29

Judge decisively rejects RIAA legal theory

Judge decisively rejects RIAA legal theoryNiceOK so if I buy a CD and let strangers walk in my house and listen to them I'm infringing on copyright! hahahaha!This judge probablydissented just to get his name in the paper. Because hundreds of other judges have upheld the theory, because it's pretty...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Copyright-Infringement, theory, legal theory, RIAA, music

Discussion threads 2008-04-30

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

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

Britain threatens ISPs with possible piracy legislation

Britain threatens ISPs with possible piracy legislationRE: Britain threatens ISPs...That is easy!!![b]Just ask Comcast![/b] They have been doing it already in the US.They will need to ban...All Internet encryption and monitor all P2P traffic!What else can we expect from any politician! Just wait until the nation of ISLAM takes over...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Peer to peer (P2P), Government, Internet Service Provider, piracy legislation, P2P, file-sharing

Discussion threads 2008-02-22

Some+won%27t+have+to+wait+until+March+for+Vista+SP1%2C+after+all

Some+won%27t+have+to+wait+until+March+for+Vista+SP1%2C+after+allIf the code is final, why not release it? ntnt = no textWhat a comical bunch of carp...NTWhy not just get from the web:?No link, this will be deleted. If you are truly that anxious to get RC1 though, you don't have to wait.TripleIIMS: we hate windows usersthey hate...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1

Discussion threads 2008-02-07

What does fair-use really mean?

What does fair-use really mean?Just remember one thing[i]Absence an on-site legal staff, Education IT has an opportunity to clarify for our educators and our administrators that they have broad latitude in the classroom when it comes to the "fair-use" of copyrighted materials. [/i]However, if you are sued you may as...

Tags: Digital media, music, RIAA, educator

Discussion threads 2007-11-16

Under PIRATE bill, Justice Dept would sue filesharers

Under PIRATE bill, Justice Dept would sue filesharersBi-partisan scum?Or more FUD?Need to vote these out of officeAnd fast tooRE: Under PIRATE bill, Justice Dept would sue filesharersIf this is such a big problem, then why are we out-sourcing every good job? Not to mention Illegal immigration.I see a double-standard here.RE:...

Tags: Intellectual property, Spam, Strategy, government, Justice Dept, PIRATE bill

Discussion threads 2007-11-12

Under PIRATE bill, Justice Dept would sue filesharers

Those representatives of the people, your U.S. senators, may not be able to block the nomination of an attorney general who is not sure that waterboarding is torture, but they are ready to fight against a true evil: P2P pirates. Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and John...

Tags: Patrick Leahy, Attorney General, Piracy, Peer To Peer (P2P), Government, Intellectual Property, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Internet, Research & Development, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2007-11-09

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

Does suing customers make business sense?

Does suing customers make business sense?Victory for crime!This so called victory by the RIAA is only one more proof that there is only on kind of justice in the good old USA: the one you buy yourself! When obvious criminal cartel proven more then once guilty of countless crimes win...

Tags: greed, BEST THING, RIAA, citizenship

Discussion threads 2007-10-05

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

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

Is EMI the chink in the RIAA armor?

Is EMI the chink in the RIAA armor?They already haveThe RIAA has gone after the P2P providers. They shut down Napster by running them out of money to the point where they had to sell. They got ruling in Australia nailing Kazza to the wall. The problem is that P2P...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Digital media, EMI Group Plc., RIAA CLAIMS, drug user, RIAA

Discussion threads 2007-06-05