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Police raid university, dismantle P2P network

David Dernoncourt — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 06:15:00 +0000

Police in Poland have mounted an operation against a DirectConnect network situated within a university campus. Officers dismantled the operation following claims of students trading large quantities of unauthorized music, films and software.

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P2P Anti-Piracy System Defeated With 2 Clicks

David Dernoncourt — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:07:00 +0000

eDonkey and BitTorrent users caught up in the latest Logistep anti-piracy sweep haven’t got much to smile about, facing threats, legal action and for many, accusations that are simply untrue. For those who would prefer not to have their privacy invaded by Logistep in the future, this anti-piracy cloud has a silver lining.

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P2P file-sharing ruins physical piracy business

David Dernoncourt — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 08:25:00 +0000

If the likes of the MPAA, RIAA and IFPI are to be believed, file-sharing is causing worldwide havok, costing billions of dollars and creating unemployment. It’s true that some people are feeling the P2P effect; they’re called ‘physical pirates’ and one of them says that file-sharing has ruined his business.

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Patent office claims filesharing a threat to national security

David Dernoncourt — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 06:59:00 +0000

An alarmist report published by the United States Patent Office claims that filesharing software poses a threat to user privacy and national security. Filled with the usual stale rhetoric, the report attempts to demonize filesharing and depict the content industry as a helpless victim.

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University bans BitTorrent sites

David Dernoncourt — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 06:56:00 +0000

While students at universities in the US are pressured by the RIAA, a British university citing pressure from increasing numbers of copyright infringement notices, has taken out a blunt instrument and banned it’s students from accessing some of the world’s largest BitTorrent sites, regardless of the legitimate content they contain.

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Ten sites for free and legal torrents

David Dernoncourt — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:46:00 +0000

There are plenty of websites out there that offer free and legal Torrent downloads to save bandwidth and make file sharers happy at the same time. NewTeeVee.com has a list of ten such Internet destinations. Some of the names are going to surprise you.

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