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PRESS RELEASE: Pirate Party Launches World’s First Commercial Darknet | Piratpartiet
> Today, the Swedish Pirate Party launched a new Internet service that lets anybody send and receive files and information over the Internet without fear of being monitored or logged. In technical terms, such a network is called a “darknet”. The service allows people to [...]
Washington sues movie download service for spyware – Network World
> The state of Washington has sued the owners of the Movieland.com, alleging that the company used spyware to strong-arm users into signing up for its paid movie download service.
> Consumers who dowloaded Movieland.com’s free three-day trial software would eventually be hit with frequent pop-up ads [...]
Debbie Foster to RIAA : Dude, where’s my legal fees? – The Digital Music Weblog
> Debbie Foster, the woman in Oklahoma sued by the RIAA who asked for and won a motion for summary judgment, has finally filed her motion asking the court to force the RIAA to reimburse her attorney’s fees.
> The filing is [...]
Woman forces US record industry to drop file-sharing case | The Register
> A group of US record labels agreed to drop a music piracy case in the US after the alleged file-sharer argued that it could not be proved that she downloaded any illegal music. The case may set a precedent that undermines scores of [...]
BBC NEWS | Technology | Kazaa site becomes legal service
> File-sharing site Kazaa will become a legal music download service following a series of high profile legal battles.
> The peer-to-peer network has also agreed to pay $100m (£53m) in damages to the record industry.
I remember trying Kazaa aaaages ago, and found it to be a [...]
bit-tech.net | MPAA is at it again…
> Meet Shawn Hogan. He’s your average 30-something computer programmer, probably enjoys walks in the park, candlelit dinners, and whatnot. He also likes the movie Meet the Fockers, and bought it on DVD.
> So imagine his surprise when his phone rang, and a lawyer on the other end said [...]
Angelic Penguins: SLED Menu For Ubuntu (Uslab) Now In Repo
Schweeet!
NOVELL: Novell Announces Next Generation Desktop: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
> SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 enables organization to gain flexibility in their IT infrastructure, have greater control of their environment, improve end-user security and dramatically reduce operational costs.
> It is the only enterprise-quality Linux desktop on the market designed for general-purpose business. Developed and backed [...]
Sun Denies Open Source Java Imminent
> Sun was quick to deny published reports today that it plans to open source Java in the next few months. The company is working on the project, but any transition to open source is closer to a year away.
Bugger, but I guess this will give GNU Classpath more time [...]
Slyck News – RIAA’s Grand Total: 10,037 – What are Your Odds?
> The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) began their lawsuit campaign against alleged music pirates in June of 2003. When the first RIAA lawsuits began rolling off the assembly line, an enormous media frenzy accompanied this event. Since that time the lawsuits have [...]