pirate act

ZDNet Resources

• sort by:
• Relevance
• Date
• Popularity

'Pirate Act' raises civil rights concerns

'Pirate Act' raises civil rights concernsWhoa! This is serious stuff!It is really pathetic how these lawmakers stand behind the corrupt RIAA. I am positive it is a BIG money thing, but everyone has a conscious and everyone should have self morals. To allow this to slip to the...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), RIAA, Pirate Act, government

Discussion threads 2004-05-26

Additional Resources

Is it OK to use OEM Windows on your own PC? Don't ask Microsoft

RE: Is it OK to use OEM Windows on your own PC? Don't ask MicrosoftI built my current desktop in July and purchased/installed an OEM version of Vista Home Premium. I also took advantage of Microsoft's free upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium which I installed on the same PC....

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Operating systems, cost difference, Microsoft Corp., OEM, Is it OK, Microsoft Windows, PC

Discussion threads 2009-11-15

Wireless users may be shut off if sharing copyrighted files

ACTA: The Bigger Picturehttp://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4510/125/Not likely to happenWhy? Because the internet companies are not going to shut off paying customers just because they are accused of sharing files 'illegally'.... they will either tell the companies to file a lawsuit against the people in question or give them some REAL evidence that...

Tags: Strategy, wireless, Acta, rights holder, shut-off, intellectual property

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

News to know: Adobe; OpenSUSE; Ubuntu; IBM; P2P; Palm

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. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Adobe Flash for all smartphones ... except iPhone Andrew Mager: Google and Adobe join forces on Open...

Tags: Ubuntu, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Data Center, Information Technology, P2P, Palm Inc., Novell OpenSuse, Jason Perlow, Apple Inc., Beta, IBM Corp., Data Centers, Tablets, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Notebooks & Tablets, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-05

Net Neutrality vs. "do no evil"

6 of onehalf dozen of another. Like all extremists you paint a nice picture from one perspective. All these internet companies are so innocent and all they want is a fair shake . . . yeah right. In order to maximize profits, they purposely underbuilt their networks. They advertize high...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Regulations, regulation, Videotron, network, Internet Service Provider, Net Neutrality, Bush

Discussion threads 2009-10-03

DMCA takedown forces Google to remove links to Pirate Bay

Even though I'm linking to it right here, the Pirate Bay's home page has a PageRank of zero. Google still links to other sites on thepiratebay.org, but not the home page. It's almost like putting a lock on the front door and...

Tags: Google Inc., DMCA, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-10-02

The Open College Textbook Act of 2009

ProfsWhat will the profs who force everyone to buy the latest edition of their own $125 textbook do now?Probably still the same thing.RE: The Open College Textbook Act of 2009You do know that this act will severely curtail the research that could lead to new curricula and textbooks?Why? It's because...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, textbook, Open College Textbook Act

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

ISP that cut off Pirate Bay hit hard, site is back online in hours

The resilience of the InternetIt was always a foregone conclusion that TPB would restart instantly in some other part of the internet, but I am a little surprised that hackers even bothered to punish the Dutch ISP that threw them off.RE: ISP that cut off Pirate Bay hit hard, site...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Internet Service Provider, Pirate Bay, TPB, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

ISP that cut off Pirate Bay hit hard, site is back online in hours

Putting the pirate in Pirate Bay, it seems that TPB fans have taken matter into their own hands regarding the plug being pulled on the torrent-sharing site. Computer Sweden reports that Black Internet, the ISP that turned off access to TPB is now suffering substantial sabotage....

Tags: Internet Service Provider, Sabotage, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-08-25

Pirate Bay verdict dismissed safe harbors, comparison with Google

Two of the interesting tidbits from Ars Technica's review of the Pirate Bay verdict were of particular interest to me: the comparison of Pirate Bay to Google and the question of Safe Harbors. It's certainly true that Google has pointers a plenty to illegal torrents, so why...

Tags: Google Inc., Safe Harbor, Web Site, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-05-02

Conficker's estimated economic cost? $9.1 billion

Conficker's estimated economic cost? $9.1 billionWindows ROI vs. Open SourceThis makes me wonder how people think theywould be out of business UNLESS they useWindows.$9 BILLION DOLLARS, this puts companies OUTbusiness and customers who are furious withservices that are rendered unavailable dueto insecure software......Tell me again, how does running Windows bring...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Patches, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, Conficker, economic cost, virus, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, piracy

Discussion threads 2009-04-23

Cheating on your Mac

Cheating on your MacI'm definately not cool enough to use a MacMy time is too valuable to me.Nah... WAY too easy!!You Apple guys sometimes make it so easy that it just isn't worth my time. :)Not only cheating, but as far as Apple is concerned......you are breaking the Law.Is that...

Tags: Branding, brand, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Dell Computer Corp., skull, sticker, Jason

Discussion threads 2009-04-02

AT&T is first ISP to bully music pirates for RIAA

updates below It looks like the Recording Industry Association of America has deputized its first Internet Service Provider to police the Internet for music pirates. CNET reports that AT&T is the the first to team with the RIAA following reports in December that the...

Tags: Comcast Corp., RIAA, Internet Service Provider, AT&T Corp., Piracy, Music Pirate, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-03-25

Pirate Bay

Pirate BayThe name says it allThe "business" was created to "pirate" copyrighted material. Even their website bragged about how many movies and songs you could get with their services.Not All Torrents Are IllegalAlthough you will be able to obtain many copyrighted materials on Pirate Bay, A large amount of torrents...

Tags: Piracy, Pirate Bay

Discussion threads 2009-02-19

Prosecutor drops a charge in Pirate Bay case

Prosecutor drops a charge in Pirate Bay caseNapster only "made available" copyrighted works, too......and they were found guilty.RE: Prosecutor drops a charge in Pirate Bay caseMy goodness. The number of charges is getting smaller each day this farce continues. I think the only reason they're continuing it on...

Tags: Ineptitude, Pirate Bay, TPB

Discussion threads 2009-02-17

BREAKING: Apple 'suing Wired' for tutorial on 'Hackintosh' netbook tutorial, author says

BREAKING: Apple 'suing Wired' for tutorial on 'Hackintosh' netbook tutorial, author saysWell there is the notion that its apples fault...They deliberately chose to ignore the fact (esp. when moving over to the Intel platform) that people want to run the OS, but do not want to pay for the "Apple...

Tags: Operating systems, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Apple Inc., operating system, Apple Mac OS X, Wired Inc., netbook

Discussion threads 2009-01-14

Thomas case reveals obscene penalties for P2P downloaders

<Update>Further note from Ray Beckerman from Recording Industry v The People on the issue of whether MediaSentry's downloading would suffice for the distribution charge see Investigator Downloading section below: "There still has to be sale or other transfer of ownership, or rental, lease, or lending. And the dissemination has to...

Tags: Distribution, P2P, RIAA, Verdict, Judge, Investigator Downloading, Thomas, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-25

EA Spore backlash could help end DRM

EA Spore backlash could help end DRMPirate = Potential Lost Sale. Myself = Definate Lost Sale.I am not buying this game because of it, and I really wanted to as well.I don't understand the mentality of EA. If EA consider a pirate as a lost sale why not...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Games, Removing DRM, digital-rights management, Electronic Arts Inc., EA Spore, piracy, game

Discussion threads 2008-09-25

Family entertainment act

Family entertainment actGnR"...from aperformance of such work in a motion picture exhibition facility,shall–..."My understanding was that the works in question were not aquired from a "peroformance"Am I wrong?I Didn't say that he wasn't guiltyHey Rich,While I'm glad one of my comments is sufficient to become a blog entry itself, apparently...

Tags: Sales strategy, marketing, sales, Family Entertainment, lawsuit, entertainment

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

FCC slaps Comcast's wrist over network neutrality; Sets precedent

FCC slaps Comcast's wrist over network neutrality; Sets precedentif comcast is truly guiltythey should be fine and severely monitor and audit for a period of time . so they walk straight. FCC should make a example out of them so other should fear FCC for realRE: FCC slaps Comcast's...

Tags: Federal government, Internet service providers (ISPs), NOW HERE, Comcast Corp., FCC, wrist, network neutrality, Internet Service Provider, network

Discussion threads 2008-08-01