The music and movie industries have stepped up their campaigns to label people who trade files as pirates who steal from artists and who are violating the law. It's not working. The public is saying "Talk to the Hand".
Source: Australian IT
FEDERAL police have executed search warrants on Telstra and internet company Eftel in one of Australia's largest investigations into alleged music piracy, which could be worth up to $60 million.
It really isn't a surprise that Apple has decided to join the digital music fray, it just smacks of opportunity. This opportunity comes not in spite of, but because the services the music industry feeds have met with mediocre response. But there are problems beyond their control they will have to face.
FS HOT have released their latest MP3 player: Media Graveyard 6. Not only does it boast the ability to search all local drives for MP3s and WMAs and add them to your playlist but it now has an inbuilt *real time* Skin Designer.
The product is fully functional and has no time limit and can be downloaded from here.
Download this player now and start producing Skins without and knowledge of programming - it's all done for you. All you need is a half decent art package like Paint Shop Pro.
Enjoy -- Deakster.
MP3newswire.net is running a 2-part interview with the leads of three of the leading Gnutella services to get their thoughts on Gnutella2. There has been considerable controversy surrounding both the application and its proprietary protocol with many in the Gnutella community crying foul. In the first interview BearShare President Vincent Falco goes into an extended discourse on how and why MP violates the spirit of the Gnutella network.
The eDonkey2000 network has always been a popular network among the more advanced P2P crowd. For much of this clients history however, its use was limited to these users. This would all change with the advent of eMule. With a streamlined interface and a multitude of options, the eDonkey2000 network grew by leaps and bounds. We'd like to thank the eMule development team for taking the time to participate in this interview.
Kansas State U's Josh Ballard, a computer science senior, is a happy guy. When students went back to this fall, they discovered they could no longer use their p2p apps. And that's because a kill-em app created by Ballard now blocks exchanges.
AOL Time-Warner, Walt Disney, Viacom, and Vivendi Universal have been on a binge to consolidate assets, making mergers and acquisitions, "the order of the day," says a new report. The implication is, of course, that in the process, they'll gain control of international digital media.
Ian Clarke is stepping back into the limelight. The 26-year-old creator of P2P client FreeNet has released a preview of his latest file-sharing project, Locutus. Locutus differs from most other P2P networks on several levels, most prominently its focus on security.
Source: The Matrix Reloaded
Just thought I'd let everyone know that the new Matrix trailer (shown at the Superbowl) is available online here. I must say I think Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions has to be the 2 most eagerly anticipated movies for me this year, and from what I've seen from the trailers, it looks like it's going to be rockin'.
