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'Internet Metering' Might Hit Major US Providers
Internet metering - that is, throttling of users based on what kind of data someone downloads or how much of it - might become a normal part of internet life, says a column in the New York Times. Comcast, AT&T...Investigator controversy surfaces over Pirate Bay case
"The case against the Pirate Bay in Sweden may be tainted by a scandal involving a police officer that led the investigation. Warner Bros., one of the plaintiffs in the case, has admitted that officer Jim Keyzer was also working for the company while he led an investigation...Pirate Bay to Record Labels: “Bring It On!”
I love these guys, proud pirates that they are."“The record companies can go screw themselves,” said Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg in response to a compensation and damages law suit filed against him...Somalis storm hijacked United Arab Emirates ship
A UAE cargo ship that has been hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, has been stormed by forces from Somalia's Puntland region."The men from the semi-autonomous region defeated the pirates after "brief fighting",...Pirate Bay Offers Uncensored Blog
Those Swedish Pirates of the Bay are building a new ship: the S.S. Baywords, aka the pirates' blog, will set sail soon.Baywords promises to offer a provocative, uncensored platform for self-expression that, as long..."Buy OEM or the Terrorists Win"
The Attorney General of the US has made a frankly bizarre claim that terrorist organizations are financing their operations via software piracy. This may have been somewhat plausible if he had a shred of proof, but...Record Labels Seek $2.5 Million in Damages From Pirate Bay
No Joke, the swedish industry has put a price on Pirate Bay's activities. The response was, I guess, expected..."Record Labels Seek $2.5 Million in Damages From Pirate BayBy Eliot Van Buskirk EmailMarch 31, 2008 |...
MusicBlob » Hey, there’s pirate music in my Qtrax…! A Musicblob exclusive
"The last find about that improbable digital distributor called Qtrax happened here at Musicblob this morning: there’s apparently pirate music in Qtrax (!)." Canadian Pirates Gave Asia & Russia a Run for "Our Money".
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAfter several complaints over the years by musicians and the public alike Canadian authourities finally acted and raided a Manitoba Piracy Ring operating Worldwide.Asia and...Illegal downloaders 'face UK ban'
"People in the UK who go online and illegally download music and films may have their internet access cut under plans the government is considering."The music publishing industry tries to use more and more force -- but it will just alienate people more and more.The Future of Recorded Music?
"The Flashbulb, aka Benn Jordan, became so outraged when he discovered that iTunes was effectively pirating his music, that he uploaded copies of his latest album to BitTorrent. TorrentFreak caught up with Benn to learn more about the decision to stop distributors and...Irishman among crew captured by pirates
"Six people, including an Irish citizen, are being held on a ship captured by pirates off the coast of Somalia. Four Russian crew members, an Irish chief engineer and a British captain were aboard the Svitzer Korsakov, an ice-class tug vessel, when it was seized on Friday as...Sweden formally charges Pirate Bay owners
"As expected, the Swedish government charged the owners of Pirate Bay with copyright infringement of four applications, nine movies, and 22 music tracks. Each of the four owners, Fredrik Neij aka 'TiAMO,' Gottfrid Svartholm Warg aka 'Anakata,' Peter Sunde aka 'Brokep' and...Pirate Bay Founders Under Legal Attack
As we reported previously, Swedish file-sharing site The Pirate Bay has long been the target of legal attacks. I wonder if they'll be able to get out of this one."Four men who run one of the most popular file-sharing...Pirate Bay Admins Charged with Assisting Copyright Infringement
"The Swedish prosecutor Håkan Roswall has announced the charges against four individuals involved with The Pirate Bay. The four, aged 23 to 37, are being charged with “assisting copyright infringement” of 4...
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