WASHINGTON (AP) — The recording industry sued 477 more computer users Wednesday, including dozens of college students at schools in 11 states, accusing them of illegally sharing music across the Internet. CNN.com – Music industry sues 477 more computer users – Apr 28, 2004 As usual, all the lawsuits are against John Doe defendants, only [...]
Archives for April 2004
KCeasy gets cease and desist from Kazaa
Please note that from this version on KCeasy will no longer include the plugin necessary to connect to the FastTrack network. On April 14 I received a Cease and Desist Letter from Sharman Networks demanding the immediate stop of KCeasy distribution. While it is perfectly legal under German law to create an interoperable client for [...]
Cheapest Online Music Store yet!
Over the past few weeks, purely as a research project of course, we have downloaded from the internet 4.74 GB of MP3 music, which amounts to 968 tracks or 56 albums – from a collection of artists that ranges from Norah Jones through the Beatles, Janis Ian, Otis Redding, Ray Charles, Paul Simon and Joni [...]
Winamp Security Hole Found
The ubiquitous WinAmp program – used to play a huge range of media files – can provide someone with system access simply by getting someone to visit a malicious website. It all has to do with how the software loads Fasttracker 2 ".xm" media files. Techworld.com – WinAmp music to hackers’ ears If you haven’t [...]
Blame RIAA, Blame RIAA!
Federal Heritage Minister Helene Scherrer yesterday promised to plug the hole in Canadian law allowing people to legally download songs off the Internet without paying. Scherrer’s announcement won loud applause from an audience of Canadian music industry types at yesterday’s Juno Awards opening ceremony at City Hall, which also featured a staged "surprise" appearance from [...]
Microsoft Readies Music Copy Protection
Microsoft is expected to unveil copy-protection software this summer that will for the first time give portable digital music players access to tunes rented via all-you-can-eat subscription services–a development that some industry executives believe will shake up the online music business. Microsoft’s iPod killer? | CNET News.com We’ll see. Ingenous hackers have a habit of [...]
Canadian Music Industry loses…
Canada’s music industry can’t force Internet service providers to identify online music sharers, a Federal Court judge has ruled. CTV.ca – Music industry loses in downloading case- CTV News, Shows and Sports — Canadian Television It seems Canadians are in the clear when it comes to both sharing and downloading files on Peer2Peer networks. At [...]