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- ISP spying begins in UK, as Universal, Virgin ink a deal
- In a first-of-its-kind deal, Universal and Virgin Media have agreed on a U.K. plan that makes Universal's entire catalog available - DRM-free - for a monthly subscription price, while Virgin will take a more active role in identifying unauthorized downloading of the label's music, The New York Times reports. ...
- Tags: Internet Service Provider, Monthly Subscription, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Piracy, Internet, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- Virgin mulls suspensions of file sharers
- Virgin mulls suspensions of file sharersAnd after they lose alot of customers.. they will do what?I know these media companies think that ISP's should disconnect the users but why would an ISP cut off its feet?Its dumb. Let the courts handle it and if they dont want to, then...
- Tags: INTERNET, sharer, file sharer, Virgin, piracy, suspension
- Discussion threads 2009-06-15
- Virgin mulls suspensions of file sharers
- Virgin Media could start suspending persistent filesharers on a temporary basis, using information provided to it by the Universal record company. Virgin Media could start suspending persistent file sharers on a temporary basis, using information provided to it by the Universal record company. The ISP...
- Tags: Record Company, Spokeswoman, Network, Suspension, Virgin, DTecNet, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Piracy, Networking, Internet, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Virgin Media, file sharers, Universal, David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk
- News items 2009-06-15
- DRM licensing group plan to plug analog hole
- DRM licensing group plan to plug analog holeI don't piratebut I hate DRM. It's a huge scam that penalizes legitimate users and doesn't do anything to stop real pirates. It makes me disrespect the industry and less likely to buy encumbered products. In my life, I have bought a total...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, analog output, piracy
- Discussion threads 2009-06-12
- News to know: $99 iPhone; AMD; Bing; Firefox 3.5; Data Domain
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Jason Perlow: $99 iPhones Will Not Improve the Wireless Customer Experience Jason D. O'Grady: AT&T's $200 early upgrade fee...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Mozilla Firefox, Andrew Nusca, Domain, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sam Diaz, Verdiem, Piracy, Web Browsers, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Internet
- Blog posts 2009-06-10
- Microsoft sheds its third-party anti-piracy technology
- Last fall, Microsoft abruptly halted sales of its Software Licensing and Protection Services -- a technology similar to its own Genuine activation/anti-piracy mechanism. On June 9, Microsoft announced it had found a new home for SLP -- by licensing it to a startup in Ireland. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Antipiracy, Microsoft Corp., Piracy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-06-09
- Yo, ho ho! Sweden sends a Pirate to Parliament
- Arrgh, matey members of Parliament! The Pirate Party won 7.1 percent of the votes in Sweden's election, enough to take one of Sweden's 18 seats in the European Parliament, AFP reports. The name is ironic, since its members believe there is a certain right to fileshare -...
- Tags: Sweden, Government, Vertical Industries, Piracy, Security, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-06-08
- Gov. to pirates: we'll slow you down, not cut you off
- Gov. to pirates: we'll slow you down, not cut you offJust another skirmishIn the war big content providers are waging against their own customers. Selling DRM free content for cheap prices via multiple channels will slow so-called "piracy" down considerably. Why "steal" a song if you can buy it for...
- Tags: piracy
- Discussion threads 2009-06-05
- Gov. to pirates: we'll slow you down, not cut you off
- The UK government are currently looking into solutions to bringing Internet pirates to a standstill. With multiple cards on the table still but "all but ruled out" using a three strike system which the French government have already undertaken. "Technical solutions" are one of the primary solutions...
- Tags: Broadband, Speed, Piracy, Government, Broadband Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Networking, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-06-05
- Treasures Island 1.0 (Windows)
- Tropical island, pirate schooner in lagune, freeboters, treasurs, exotic birds, sharks, and of course animals and insects. All this you will find in the treasures island screensaver. It seems that pirates come from a forest to a bank of the sea with their famous song "Fifteen men on the dead...
- Tags: Island, Screensaver, Microsoft Windows, FullScreensavers, Piracy, Business Operations, Corporate Law
- Software downloads 2009-06-04
- Souptoys 1.6.0.8 (Windows)
- Designed with players aged 5 to 12 in mind, but enjoyed globally by everyone, this physics sandbox game replicates a child's wooden toy box full of toys, including basketballs, robots, wooden blocks, snowmen, cannons, flying bees and a pirate ship. With its open-ended design, the possibilities are endless and players...
- Tags: Player, Souptoys, Robots, Piracy, Mice, Microsoft Windows, Games, Emerging Technologies, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-05-25
- Trivial Pursuit for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)
- Play with text and picture questions, colorfully illustrated in a striking visual style. Innovative, easy-to-use touch controls add to the novelty and allure of the game. Shake to roll the dice and swipe the screen to page through question categories. Tap to select answers and watch yourself progress around the...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Electronic Arts Inc., Games, Piracy, Wireless LANs, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Wireless And Mobility
- Software downloads 2009-05-14
- News to know: Google Search; iPod Touch; Pre launch date; Yahoo; Zune; AMD
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Google: Understanding is the next frontier of search; Meet Wonder Wheel, Google Squared Tom Foremski: How...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple iPod, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Zune, Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Corp., Google Search, Apple iPod Touch, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, Piracy, Telecom & Utilities, Digital Music, Digital Media, Operating Systems, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-05-13
- BSA says piracy cost $50 billion, awaits its IP czar
- BSA says piracy cost $50 billion, awaits its IP czarThere is no such thing as piracy...Piracy is what happens to ships on the high seas.Un-licensed software is NOT piracy! Useing the word "piracy" to denote un-licensed software is just a form of propaganda.With product activation, Draconian DRM and EULAs that...
- Tags: Well Let, Business Software Alliance, piracy, IP Czar, Cyber Mafia, IP
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- BSA says piracy cost $50 billion, awaits its IP czar
- Supposedly, the software industry lost $50 billion to international "piracy" last year, $9 billion in the U.S. That's according to the Business Software Alliance's latest study. And although piracy in the U.S. is the lowest in the world, BSA bemoans: "A fifth of PC software in the...
- Tags: Software, Business Software Alliance, IP, Piracy, Tools & Techniques, Security, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-05-12
- Global piracy on the rise
- Global piracy on the riseWhat's a loss?Does the loss include dropping your prices to be more inline with the economy of the country you're selling in? Did the drop in piracy coincide with a drop in prices or an increase in enforcement? Or both? Is the BSA...
- Tags: software key, piracy, software
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- With Windows 7, 'Genuine' is out; 'Activation' is in
- With Windows 7, 'Genuine' is out; 'Activation' is inLess Onerous?? How About Less Frequent???I am sick of the weekly "Genuine Windows Critical System Update".Once my copy of Windows has been validated, leave me alone. Go away, stop harassing me!Product activation is the work of Satan. And the "Genuine Horse Hockey"...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., piracy, Microsoft Windows 7, Genuine Horse Hockey, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-05-07
- Limewire addresses Washington's concerns; gives P2P users new sharing tools
- Limewire, in response to national security worries out of Washington, last week told a Congressional committee about features in a new version of its software that were designed to prevent accidental sharing of sensitive files. For the most part, the new features go a long way at addressing Washington's concerns....
- Tags: LimeWire, Washington, Network, P2P, Tool, Peer To Peer (P2P), Piracy, Internet, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-05-04
- Wandering Willows 1.0 (Mac)
- Ready for a new adventure? Welcome to Wandering Willows, a whimsical world full of wondrous wildlife and engaging quests. With over forty enchanting pets for you to befriend and train, you're sure to find just the right help completing quests for the land's amusing inhabitants, who range from gruff pirates...
- Tags: Quest, Apple Macintosh, Macgamestore, Piracy, Food & Beverage, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Manufacturing
- Software downloads 2009-05-04
- Destination: Treasure Island 1.0.2 (Mac)
- Four years have passed since the end of the adventure recounted in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel. Jim Hawkins has become an upstanding adventurous young man, attentive to those around him. Imagine his surprise when, one morning, he sees a parrot enter his bedroom window : none other than Captain Flint,...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Coladia, Jim Hawkins, Jim, Piracy, Business Operations, Corporate Law
- Software downloads 2009-04-29

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