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- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
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- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
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- Discussion threads 2008-05-01
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- Blog posts 2008-05-01
- Record labels getting better at detecting P2P
- An article in Ars Technica points to a recent increase in copyright infringement notices being sent to universities. While the Record Industry Association of America RIAA claims that it has not changed its procedures, it did note that record labels are constantly improving their ability to detect peer-to-peer traffic...
- Blog posts 2008-05-01
- The end of RIAA litigation
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- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- Judge decisively rejects RIAA legal theory
- Judge decisively rejects RIAA legal theoryNiceOK so if I buy a CD and let strangers walk in my house and listen to them I'm infringing on copyright! hahahaha!This judge probablydissented just to get his name in the paper. Because hundreds of other judges have upheld the theory, because it's pretty...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-30
- RIAA sues Project Playlist
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- Discussion threads 2008-04-29
- Privacy Protect It (exe)
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- Software downloads 2008-04-28
- P2P File Sender (rar)
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- Software downloads 2008-04-23
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- Discussion threads 2008-04-18
- Will the Internet remain neutral?
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- No SUSE or RedHat consumer Linux OK for Ed Tech
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- Discussion threads 2008-04-18
- Comcast won't be at Stanford hearing
- The AP is reporting that Comcast won't be attending the FCC hearing at Stanford tomorrow, despite the FCC's interest in learning more about its cooperation with Pando Networks on improving P2P performance on its network. After the Pando collaboration was announced on Tuesday, the FCC...
- Blog posts 2008-04-16
- There's more than one way to mesh
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- Blog posts 2008-04-15
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- Discussion threads 2008-04-10
- Comcast's true speeds and the BitTorrent deal
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