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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 identified by [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 updated [...]
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
Prime [...]
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 finding [...]
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 least for now. [...]