I just wanted to let you know that there is a brand new hack for Kazaa and Kazaa Lite (2.0.2). It patches the code in memory, so that it doesn't hog up either bandwidth or RAM. It even lets you 'freeze' your participation level so that it doesn't decrease!
You can check it out at here.
Source: CNN.com
XM Satellite Radio Inc. , a satellite radio broadcaster, said this week that it reached financing agreements totaling $450 million that should provide the cash needed until its operations reach break-even. XM stock jumped more than 10 percent following the news.
The Washington-based company said the package includes $200 million from a sale of notes convertible into common stock at $3.18 a share, and a small concurrent stock sale.
In disturbing news this week Cablevision's high speed broadband unit OptimumOnline has sent letters to subscribers warning that uploading to P2P networks will no longer be tolerated. Obviously bowing to record and movie industry pressure the letter includes a link to a page that gives directions on how to disable file trading on 18 P2P services from KaZaa to Xolox. If you don't comply, they will cut the cord. I remember not to long ago where OptimumOnline ran TV ads touting the ability to grab music from the Net.
A storm is brewing the world of P2P networking. Feeling compelled by the inadequacies of Gnutella, Mike Stokes, the lead programmer from Sharaza broke ranks with the major Gnutella developers and implemented his own protocol, dubbed "Gnutella2".
Source: Silicon Valley
Hollywood fought back against the makers of DVD movie copying software Thursday, countersuing the Missouri-based company for allegedly trafficking the tools of digital theft.
Seven major motion picture studios filed the counterclaim in federal court against 321 Studios, the makers of DVD Copy Plus and DVD X Copy. The company is based in Chesterfield, a St. Louis suburb.
P2p is swamping some broadband networks, says Sandvine Inc, a new Canadian company. KaZaA, Morpheus and the like ignore logical ISP network topologies, resulting in ad hoc connects with P2P clients on other networks and a tendency to push data traffic 'off net,' which in turn drives up Net transit costs and undermines profits.
Many (most?) prosecutions started by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) and MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) on behalf of what's euphemistically called 'Hollywood' are farces, murky and badly scripted. And none is more so than the trial featuring Jon Johansen, the 19-year-old programmer from Norway who came up with DeCSS, an app Hollywood contends lets people pirate DVD content.
MP3newswire.net is running two P2P interviews, one with iMesh CEO Elon Oren and the other with eDonkey tech head Paul Reinheimer. Interesting to hear what's upcoming for 2003 for both services.
Ipsos-Reids ongoing research on file trading again confirms a continuing rise in the number of Americans downloading music from the Net. Furthermore, almost a third (31%) of those who do download claim they have paid for at least some of the music they got online. Of course, having paid once from services like Rhapsody and PressPlay doesn't mean you were satisfied with the value.
Source: CNN.com
L33tdawg: I'd rather get a PS2 actually *grin*
If I could only get one gift this holiday, Creative's Nomad Jukebox Zen would be it.
