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Wired News on the new Soulseek client for jailbroken iPhones

waxy.org     7 hrs ago    4 related    Send to a friend

It's been a long time coming but there is finally a file sharing application for the iPhone and iPod touch. This is a sea-change moment: the celestial jukebox is now available via P2P. iSlsk lets owners of jailbroken iPhones share music on the Soulseek network at decent speeds. We were able to...

Senators OK $1 billion for online child porn fight

news.com.com     22 hrs ago    1 related    Send to a friend

A U.S. Senate panel has unanimously approved a bill that would encourage federal, state, and local police to use and create special software designed to nab child pornography swappers on peer-to-peer file sharing networks. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted to send an amended...

SOPHOS: Japanese P2P virus writer convicted, but escapes jail

noticias.info     20 hrs ago    7 related    Send to a friend

Experts at SophosLabs™, Sophos's global network of virus, spyware and spam analysis centers, have questioned whether courts worldwide are giving consistent sentences to hackers following the news that a Japanese man has escaped jail, despite admitting w...

P2P soars, licensed music flatlines

theregister.ca     23 hrs ago    7 related    Send to a friend

Today is a good day to die download Published Friday 16th May 2008 15:36 GMT Freeloading music is more habit-forming than paying for legal downloads, according to polling in the UK. Digital music consultancy MusicAlly and pollsters The Leading Question found that while 28 per cent of people...

All Talk, Little Action on 'Net Neutrality Front?

tmcnet.com     yesterday    Send to a friend

'Net neutrality Are Internet service providers such as Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) doing enough to effectively manage bandwidth congestion and provide equal and uncontrolled access to all of its subscribers? Comcast claims it has at least taken the first step toward a workable solution by offering a...

Christopher Kuttruff | New Legislation and Debate on Net Neutrality

truthout.org     yesterday    4 related    Send to a friend

Christopher Kuttruff, of Truthout: "Last week, lawmakers proposed legislation on network neutrality that would open up the possibility for antitrust lawsuits against companies that violate the bill's regulations. The bill has fueled the ongoing debate about the implications of network regulation....

CRTC orders Bell to prove Net 'shaping' needed

theglobeandmail.com     yesterday    14 related    Send to a friend

Regulator wants evidence that networks are congested in squabble over practice of slowing some Internet traffic MATT HARTLEY Globe and Mail Update Federal regulators have ordered Bell Canada to provide tangible evidence that its broadband networks are congested to justify the company's Internet...

Study says some file-sharing uploads hindered

reuters.com     yesterday    47 related    Send to a friend

By Peter Kaplan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A study released on Thursday reinforced allegations that Comcast Corp is hindering some file-sharing services, such as BitTorrent, that distribute television shows and movies over its network. The study issued by German research group Max Planck Institute...

Comcast Restricted Bandwidth To BitTorrent Users 24/7, Study Charges

informationweek.com     yesterday    11 related    Send to a friend

The Max Planck Institute released a study showing that Comcast has engaged in routine blocking or throttling of BitTorrent files at all hours of the day. By Richard Martin InformationWeek Casting doubt on previous assertions from cable giant Comcast about its traffic management policies, the Max...

Watchdog asks BCE to justify Web traffic shaping

reuters.com     yesterday    6 related    Send to a friend

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's top telecom watchdog wants BCE Inc to explain exactly how and why it decided to slow down certain file-sharing traffic on wholesale networks it leases to smaller independent Internet service providers. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission...