A number of file-sharing sites, spooked by the Megaupload indictment, have moved to limit piracy on their own sites.
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Shuttering of Megaupload Sends File-Sharing Sites Packing
On January 24, 2012, In Technology, by westase1
A number of file-sharing sites, spooked by the Megaupload indictment, have moved to limit piracy on their own sites.
On January 21, 2012, In Technology, by mbanku
YouSendIt, Dropbox, and services from Amazon and Google market themselves as ways to store content. But they are ideal for anyone looking to illegitimately share copyrighted video and audio files.
YouSendIt, Dropbox, and services from Amazon and Google market themselves as ways to store content. But they are ideal for anyone looking to illegitimately share copyrighted video and audio files.
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Antipiracy Case Sends Shivers Through Some Legitimate Storage Sites
Details are still somewhat light at the moment, but reports are now coming out that the popular Megaupload file-sharing site has been shut down by Federal prosecutors in the US, and that the site’s founders and other individuals have been charged with violating piracy laws. According to The New York Times , the indictment says that the company has cost copyright holders some $500 million in lost revenue, and that the site was at one time the 13th most popular on the internet. As the Times also notes, this news comes a day after Megaupload voluntarily blacked out its website to protest the SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy legislation now being considered by Congress.
Details are still somewhat light at the moment, but reports are now coming out that the popular Megaupload file-sharing site has been shut down by Federal prosecutors in the US, and that the site’s founders and other individuals have been charged with violating piracy laws. According to The New York Times , the indictment says that the company has cost copyright holders some $500 million in lost revenue, and that the site was at one time the 13th most popular on the internet. As the Times also notes, this news comes a day after Megaupload voluntarily blacked out its website to protest the SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy legislation now being considered by Congress.
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Federal prosecutors shut down Megaupload file-sharing site, founders charged
On January 4, 2012, In Technology, Uncategorized, by helobka23
The technology reporters and editors of The New York Times scour the Web each day for interesting items.
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Today’s Scuttlebot: A Walmart Acquisition and African Song-Swapping
Since the CRTC took a swipe at net neutrality a few years back, Bell Canada internet customers have maligned its P2P packet-shaping ways. From March 1st, however, users can file-share at the speeds nature (or your ISP) intended. In a letter to the aforementioned regulator, Bell points out that improvements to its network and the proliferation of video streaming mean that the more nefarious traffic just isn’t denting its capacity like it used to.
Since the CRTC took a swipe at net neutrality a few years back, Bell Canada internet customers have maligned its P2P packet-shaping ways. From March 1st, however, users can file-share at the speeds nature (or your ISP) intended. In a letter to the aforementioned regulator, Bell points out that improvements to its network and the proliferation of video streaming mean that the more nefarious traffic just isn’t denting its capacity like it used to.
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Bell Canada will stop throttling your P2P traffic, might charge instead
Ah, the venerable Pentium CPU. Few chips are as recognizable but, these days, the brand is relegated to the low-end of the desktop and laptop market.
Ah, the venerable Pentium CPU. Few chips are as recognizable but, these days, the brand is relegated to the low-end of the desktop and laptop market.
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Intel decides Pentiums are good enough for servers too, at least the low-end ones
On September 1, 2011, In Gadgets, by TomFray
It ain’t often that the hated few have a genuine change of heart, but it sounds as if the folks who founded The Pirate Bay are tired of sailing the same seas . After years of turning a blind eye to content mavens across the globe, Fredrik Neij and co. have launched what appears to be a legitimate file-sharing site — one that’s “respectful of copyrights.” For all intents and purposes, BayFiles is yet another alternative to RapidShare and MegaUpload, acting as a cyberlocker that allows anyone with a web browser to upload files to share via a unique URL
It ain’t often that the hated few have a genuine change of heart, but it sounds as if the folks who founded The Pirate Bay are tired of sailing the same seas . After years of turning a blind eye to content mavens across the globe, Fredrik Neij and co. have launched what appears to be a legitimate file-sharing site — one that’s “respectful of copyrights.” For all intents and purposes, BayFiles is yet another alternative to RapidShare and MegaUpload, acting as a cyberlocker that allows anyone with a web browser to upload files to share via a unique URL
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Pirate Bay founders launch ‘copyright respecting’ BayFiles sharing site, still dream of a life on Sealand
On June 7, 2011, In Apple, Technology, by fuistaszej3
The impact of Apple’s iCloud service on file-sharing services like Dropbox may be limited.
The impact of Apple’s iCloud service on file-sharing services like Dropbox may be limited.
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iCloud May Not Be a Threat to File-Sharing Services
It’s been a long , slow demise for the once mighty file sharing service, but LimeWire has now taken one last big step towards being a footnote in internet history. The company reached an out of court settlement with the major record labels yesterday, which will see it and its founder, Mark Gorton, fork over $105 million to finally put an end to its longstanding dispute with the RIAA.
It’s been a long , slow demise for the once mighty file sharing service, but LimeWire has now taken one last big step towards being a footnote in internet history. The company reached an out of court settlement with the major record labels yesterday, which will see it and its founder, Mark Gorton, fork over $105 million to finally put an end to its longstanding dispute with the RIAA.
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LimeWire reaches $105 million settlement with record labels