The ongoing trial between the popular bittorrent site and the recording industry has captured the attention of international community as the outcome of this case will determine the fate of peer-to-peer (P2P) and file-sharing websites. One of the most recent developments regarding the controversial case is the prosecutors’ new strategy— it removed its third indictment [...]
Last-fm vehemently denied Techcrunch’s report accusing the site of handing down the names of file-sharers who downloaded the leaked U2 album to RIAA. UK-based Internet radio Last.fm denied Techcrunch’s report that accused the music site of disclosing the names of file-sharers to Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). According to Last-fm blog, the Techcrunch’s report [...]
Even before the latest album of the popular rock band U2 has been released worldwide, it has already been circulating from various bittorrent sites on Wednesday which allowed people to access the songs, according to a report by cnet news. The band’s twelfth album called “No Line on the Horizon” can already be downloaded from [...]
Sweden: Prosecutors downgraded its charges on Tuesday against the world’s largest bittorrent site The Pirate Bay (TPB) after realizing that the file-sharer did not copy music files from its servers, according to a report by InformationWeek. Instead of charging TPB with reproducing copyrighted materials, the prosecutors led by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry [...]
United States: Authorities shut down online record distributor Elite Torrents based on allegations that the site illegally distributed copyrighted materials, according to Sci-Tech Today report. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), together with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has shut down the main server of the bittorrent site. According to the authorities who conducted the operation, [...]
A new software was recently developed to track illegal online file-sharing activities, according to a report published by TechnologyReview.com. Air Force Institute of Technology computer engineering expert Major Karl Schrader said the new software can detect pirated media contents including music, movies, software applications, and games, adding that the anti-bittorrent program can also track online [...]
Ruckus, a legal online distributor of music, has shut down its operation after it failed to convince manufacturers of music devices to add fee for every sale of its product that will go the site. Another contributor of the company’s bankruptcy is that it pulled out its monthly subscription fee in November 2006 and decided [...]
Different organizations protested over the proposed sound copyright extension that will allow record labels to have exclusive rights over music and any sound recordings for more than 50 to 95 years. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a non-government organization that focuses on consumers’ rights in accessing digital products, said that extending the time period of [...]
Bittorrent client Vuze asked Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to probe Cox Communications based on the allegation that the Internet service provider (ISP) is delaying bittorrent application. According to Ars technical report, Vuze asked authorities to investigate the alleged “throttling” activity of the ISP company which affects millions of file-sharers who download digital contents from bittorrent [...]
Internet giant Google recently introduced its newest open platform which can support various Internet measurement tools including one that will allow users to see if their Internet service providers (ISPs) are blocking or “throttling” the BitTorrent sites. While the introduction of the Measurement Lab (M-Lab) may not be a good news for some industries (probably [...]