| Today In News |
 | New Democratic Party PM Candidate Praises P2P (1 comments)
PM candidate Jack Layton notes importance of net neutrality and how social networking and BitTorrent sites are "fundamental to making a democracy work" and for "helping human intelligence to be shared and exchanged. |
| Fri October 10 |
 | Copyright Industry Getting Slaughtered in the Stock Markets (4 comments)
The copyright industry, namely the RIAA and MPAA, have said for years that file-sharing has caused the industry billions of dollars and loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs. |
 | ACDC's 'Black Ice' Leaked to BitTorrent (4 comments)
Latest album debuts on BitTorrent tracker sites well ahead of its official October 20th release date. |
| Thu October 9 |
 | Scratch: The Ultimate DJ a Rip Off of Beatmania? (0 comments)
Guitar Hero has become a successful product in North America for quite some time. |
 | Chamber of Commerce: 'Interference With Copyright Laws = Marxism' (6 comments)
President and CEO Tom Donohue praises his group's ability to have prevented making such things as cheaper drugs and environmental technology more accessible to all. |
| Wed October 8 |
 | Judge Upholds Temp Ban on RealNetworks DVD-Copying Program (3 comments)
Says RealDVD may violate copyright laws. |
| Tue October 7 |
 | Nokia Thinks a DRM Based Online Music Business Model Will Work (4 comments)
In light of major music stores selling DRM encoded music collapsing, Nokia apparently thinks that they can somehow reverse the trend and make a successful business model out of it. |
 | New Zealand Braces for Amended Copyright Law to Take Effect (4 comments)
Among the amendments to the Copyright Act of 1994 are that ISPs will be required to disconnect "repeat infringers" and music fans can only burn 1 album copy per listening device, and must always retain the original. |
| Mon October 6 |
 | Mygazines Settles Copyright Lawsuit, Agrees to Remove Infringing Content (0 comments)
Removes the more popular magazines from its site, but still contains some interesting titles to read. |
 | Shareaza 2.4 Released (1 comments)
First stable release to provide IRC support and the TorrentWizard for easier BitTorrent downloading. |
| Sun October 5 |
 | Massive New Artists Rights Coalition Launches - Takes Aim At Major Record Labels (4 comments)
Are you an artist tired of major record labels putting words in your mouth when it comes to suing music fans or deciding how much you get paid? A major new star-studded coalition has just launched recently to counter this. |
 | UK Prime Minister Denies Three Strikes Proposal... After Europe Tossed It (3 comments)
In an odd turn of events, British prime minister has denied that a three strikes proposal for p2p users is in the works. |
| Fri October 3 |
 | Department of Commerce lobby's for PRO-IP, Says 750,000 Jobs Were Lost (0 comments)
President Bush may be having second thoughts, but that isn't stopping the Department of Commerce from lobbying for a copyright czar. |
 | Belgian ISP Says it Cant Stop Illegal File-Sharing (0 comments)
Scarlet calls court demands that it filter or block copyrighted files impossible. |
 | Senators Push for Transparency for ACTA (0 comments)
The hot-button issue of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) not being transparent became a major issue again recently. |
| Thu October 2 |
 | Broadcasters Fail to Bring Copyright into Canadian National Debates (6 comments)
Hundreds of thousands of Canadians have had copyright on their minds as they went into the current election. |
 | RealNetworks and the MPAA Clash over RealDVD (3 comments)
RealNetworks labels it a tool to “protect your discs from scratches and damage,” while the MPAA blasts it as "StealDVD," a method to "rent and rip" DVDs from retailers like Blockbuster and Netflix. |
| Wed October 1 |
 | The Pirate Bay: 'We Have Created a Forum for Information Sharing' (0 comments)
Peter Sunde and Fredrik Neij, two of the BitTorrent tracker site's founders, discuss who they are, what The Pirate Bay's all about, and what it really means to be a pirate. |
 | EFF Chronicles File-Sharing Lawsuits in 'RIAA v. The People: 5 Years Later' (3 comments)
Recounts the music industry's failed strategy of suing at least 30,000 individuals that have included children, grandparents, unemployed single mothers, college professors, the handicapped, and even the deceased. |
 | Italian Court Rules ISP Block of The Pirate Bay Illegal (0 comments)
Court of Bergamo restores access to the Sweden-based BitTorrent tracker site. |
 | Rapidshare Loses in Court - Must Proactively Remove Copyrighted Content (4 comments)
The long awaited court ruling has arrived and it may be very bad news for the ever-present content hosting website Rapidshare. |
| Tue September 30 |
 | Another DRM Music Store Scheme Bites the Dust - Wal-Mart Shuts Off DRMed Music (2 comments)
Sometimes, it's just plain difficult to be an honest customer these days. |
 | "Share Links" - P2P Revolution or Small Metamorphic P2P Evolution? (1 comments)
There was an interesting posting by DCInteractive which discusses the movement on file-hosting and comparing it to popular file-sharing medium BitTorrent. |
| Mon September 29 |
 | Favtape - 'Create and Play an Instant Mixtape of Songs' (2 comments)
FavTape is a great replacement for those looking to fill the Muxtape void. |
 | EFF: 'Limewire Not Liable for Copyright Infringement, Users Are' (1 comments)
Copyright Law Should Not Chill Development of Emerging Technologies
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a coalition of groups representing both consumers and industry filed an amicus brief today in Arista v. |
 | Congress Passes PRO-IP Act, but Bush May Veto (4 comments)
Concerned about separation of powers and "legislative intrusion into the internal structure and composition of the President's Administration. |
| Fri September 26 |
 | European Parliament Rejects Anti-File-Sharing Proposals (1 comments)
Tosses out "three-strikes-and-your-out" proposal to disconnect users as well as plans to force ISPs to filter copyrighted material from new Telecom package. |
| Thu September 25 |
 | Judge Tosses Out RIAA's First File-Sharing Conviction, Thomas Granted New Trial! (5 comments)
US District Judge Michael Davis formally agrees that "making available" theory is flawed, also implores Congress to prevent excessive damage awards like the $222,000 She was ordered to pay for a measly 24 songs. |
| Tue September 23 |
 | Trent Reznor Asks NIN Fans to Take Music Survey (3 comments)
Wants to know what fans want and what they like so that it has an idea of what the band should do to make them happy in its new world without greedy record labels. |
 | 'SlotMusic' - Record Labels to Sell Music on MicroSD Cards (5 comments)
Will contain DRM-Free, 320kbps MP3s be available at brick-and-mortar and online stores throughout the US, including Best Buy and Wal-Mart, with Europe to follow. |
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