Truemors
Stallman, the Swedish Pirate Party, and copyleft
A few days ago, Richard Stallman of the Free Software Foundation published an op-ed to the GNU project's website, in which he criticized the copyright views of the Swedish Pirate Party, which had recently... 
Users' groups must go to bat for their users
The traditional users' group has largely been a semi-informal, unstructured gathering of users of some particular technological or electronic development, particularly those developments which are computer-based or oriented. The earliest users' groups, and many current users'... 
Is Bell Canada trying to kill NowPublic?
Steve Anderson of Save Our Internet, asks: "Will the next NowPublic, Rabble.ca, or Raincity Studios be scared away by the impending ISP gatekeepers?"" He's talking about Bell and other carriers are controlling... 
Olympics Proliferate on P2P Networks
Even though you can get it on TV, viewers are getting the Olympics via alternative networks."Millions have turned to peer-to-peer (P2P) networks for high-definition (HD) video from the Beijing Olympic games, despite the fact that much of the content is widely available for... Comcast Faces FCC Sanctions for Blocking Web Traffic
Comcast, the nation's largest cable company, violated federal guidelines when it blocked and degraded Web traffic, the head of the Federal Communications Commission will announce Friday." The sanctions would be the first time the commission has come down on an internet... 
Google targets Bell in CRTC letter
God Bless America. I don't say that very often but thanks to good old American innovation and the companies it spawns, the shameful conduct of Bell Canada is now being questioned. Google has put its... NDP to introduce 'net neutrality' private member's bill
Congratulations to the NDP for understanding the importance of net neutrality in Canada. One has to wonder what possible motivation the Liberals and Conservatives have for opposing something that is so... 
'Traffic-shaping' New Internet Buzzword
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYou know I thought the new Buzzword MisRemembering and MisSpeaking made infamous by Hillary was a new one, apparently this pales in comparison to this weeks New Buzzword... 
created by Barry Artiste | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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683 views | 30 recommendations | 8 comments
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 (!)."
FCC To Probe Comcast's Alleged Blocking Of File Sharing
"THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WILL probe complaints that Comcast Corp. interferes with traffic to file-sharing sites as well as allegations that wireless companies prevent some groups from sending text messages to consumers, Chairman Kevin Martin said Tuesday. "Sure,...
Jay-Z's American Gangster: All or Nothing
Jay-Z is not allowing his latest album, American Gangster, to be sold via the iTunes Music Store. The official word is that AG, a concept album, is meant to be heard in its entirety, though it's also possibly a... 
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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574 views | 20 recommendations | 2 comments
End-User Abuse Of IT Systems Worse Than Attacks From Hackers
"IT managers are more concerned about end-user abuse of IT systems than attacks from hackers and other threats, according to new research. The 2007 State of "
Police make Oink founder squeal
The pirator made a superb point. Though I do not think it will cut ice with the government."The founder of the file sharing site Oink, who was arrested by police on Tuesday, is insisting that he has done nothing...
Congress: P2P networks harm national security
Firstly, why are government employees able to install their own software on government machines? And even if they can, there is software that can wipe the drive and reinstall a clean OS image on each reboot, or at least every day.Secondly, why can't the unwanted traffic... 
created by talentedchimp | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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409 views | 34 recommendations | 4 comments
