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Creators of the once popular peer-to-peer file sharing program Kazaa are launching a new music subscription service. The service, which they have named Rdio, is similar to other well-known subscription services such as MOG, Napster, and Zune Pass, but with a social twist.Creators of the once popular peer-to-peer file sharing program Kazaa are launching a... more
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The Pirate Bay tracker has been in a state of flux for a few weeks now, mostly offline. If your torrent relies on it, what can you do? The easiest solution is to go ‘trackerless’ and use the Distributed Hash Table (DHT), but there are many myths and misunderstandings that can put people off using it.
DHT has been included with many clients since it first debuted in the summer of 2005. however, over the 4 years of life, many myths and misunderstandings have been spread around. These can put people off using it and can give these users difficulties when a tracker goes down. Currently the Pirate Bay is popping on and offline, and Demonoid has been down for a week or two.
The main problem is that most people just don’t understand what DHT is, what it does, and how it works. Not really a surprise since the documentation and even the Wikipedia page are filled with technical jargon, and no simple explanation. Without that basic understanding confusion is inevitable. We did explain DHT in our jargon piece back in 2006 but after 3 years, we decide to cover it again.
The easiest way to think about DHT is to imagine it as a form of ’super tracker’, in some ways a lot like WinMX and Kazaa of old. A large ad-hoc network of peers pass on information requests about torrents without a central server, meaning no control or single point of failure. No information about the contents or even the names of torrents are passed around, making this legal and hard to shut down.The Pirate Bay tracker has been in a state of flux for a few weeks now, mostly... more
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Back in June, we reported that a Minnesota jury had awarded the jaw-dropping sum of $1.92 million to the trade organization following their lawsuit against a woman named Jammie Thomas-Rasset. Thomas-Rasset had committed the unforgivable crime of sharing 24 songs on Kazaa. She testified that either her two young sons or her boyfriend had probably done most of the downloading, but that didn't stop the RIAA from hitting her up for $80,000 per song.Back in June, we reported that a Minnesota jury had awarded the jaw-dropping sum of... more
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It looks like the big four record companies are still pursuing and persecuting their customers with the latest law suit in the US set to award the largest damages yet:
Joel Tenenbaum admitted on the witness stand on Thursday that he had used file-sharing sites both to download and upload hundreds of songs.
It is only the second music-downloading suit to go to trial in the US.
Last month saw the end of the first such suit, in which single mother Jammie Thomas-Rassett of Minnesota was ordered to pay $1.92m for sharing 24 songs.
Mr Tenenbaum used a computer at his parents' home and at his college to download and distribute digital files.
Prosecutors working on behalf of the record labels have focused on 30 shared songs.
Under US law, the recording companies are entitled to $750 to $30,000 (£450-18,000) per infringement.
However, the jury can raise the amount to $150,000 (£91,000) per track if it finds the infringements were wilful - a matter that they will debate now that the judge has ruled Mr Tenenbaum violated copyright laws."
To be honest I can't be bothered to go into the myrid of views on file sharing but is £91,000 per track really an acceptable amount of money to award in damages? Plus he deserved to get caught for using crap P2P like Kazza....It looks like the big four record companies are still pursuing and persecuting their... more
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We all remember a few years back when Kazaa was a huge and illegal P2P service much like the others. Though it had a good run, just like Napster, it was forced to shut down and convert into a legal pay per use service. Well now it’s back, and for a steep $20 a month you will have unlimited access to thousands of music and ringtone files.We all remember a few years back when Kazaa was a huge and illegal P2P service much... more
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A replay of the nation’s only file-sharing case to go to trial has ended with the same result, finding a Minnesota woman to have violated music copyrights and ordering her to pay hefty damages to the recording industry.
A federal jury ruled Thursday that Jammie Thomas-Rasset willfully violated the copyrights on 24 songs, and awarded recording companies $1.92 million, or $80,000 per song.
Thomas-Rasset’s second trial actually turned out worse for her. When a different federal jury heard her case in 2007, it hit Thomas-Rasset with a $222,000 judgment.
The new trial was ordered after the judge in the case decided he had erred in giving jury instructions.
Thomas-Rasset sat glumly with her chin in hand as she heard the jury’s finding of willful infringement, which increased the potential penalty. She raised her eyebrows in surprise when the jury’s penalty of $80,000 per song was read.
Outside the courtroom, she was resigned.
“There’s no way they’re ever going to get that,” said Thomas-Rasset, a 32-year-old mother of four from the central Minnesota city of Brainerd. “I’m a mom, limited means, so I’m not going to worry about it now.”
Her attorney, Kiwi Camara, said he was surprised by the size of the judgment. He said it suggested that jurors didn’t believe Thomas-Rasset’s denials of illegal file-sharing, and that they were angry with her.
Camara said he and his client hadn’t decided whether to appeal or pursue the Recording Industry Association of America’s settlement overtures.
Cara Duckworth, a spokeswoman for the RIAA, said the industry remains willing to settle but she refused to name a figure.
In closing arguments earlier Thursday, attorneys for both sides disputed what the evidence showed.
An attorney for the recording industry, Tim Reynolds, said the “greater weight of the evidence” showed that Thomas-Rasset was responsible for the illegal file-sharing that took place on her computer. He urged jurors to hold her accountable to deter others from a practice he said has significantly harmed the people who bring music to everyone.A replay of the nation’s only file-sharing case to go to trial has ended with... more
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In what will no doubt be a landmark case whatever the verdict, the retrial for copyright infringement of Jammie Thomas kicks off on Monday. Thomas, 32, from Brainerd, Minnesota, is the first US Web user to be tried in court for illegal downloading and file-sharing after she was sued by six major record companies. At least 30,000 alleged file sharers have been sued in the US so far, but they tend to settle out of court to avoid the cost of a trial.
In October 2007 a jury in Duluth ordered Thomas to pay $222,000 worth of statutory damages. But the judge later decided he had given the jury faulty instructions and declared a mistrial. After two postponements, Thomas is now back in court, this time in Minneapolis.
The judge had originally instructed the jury that making files available on the KaZaA file-sharing website was enough to constitute infringement of the record companies’ copyright. The jury duly found Thomas guilty of charges. But in September 2008, the judge ruled that he had given the jury erroneous instructions. In light of this he ordered a retrial.In what will no doubt be a landmark case whatever the verdict, the retrial for... more
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A judge has declared a mistrial in the Jammie Thomas Kazaa case, and reconsidering the validity of the 'making available' prosecution line of attack.
One to watch.
dA judge has declared a mistrial in the Jammie Thomas Kazaa case, and reconsidering the... more
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"Even as Tanya Andersen refilled her malicious prosecution lawsuit last week, the RIAA won a victories in two unrelated lawsuits. One involved a case where the defendant never showed up in court; the other a defendant who admitted to using KaZaA to download and distribute music.""Even as Tanya Andersen refilled her malicious prosecution lawsuit last week, the... more
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The Bush Administration has weighed in on the side of the record companies in their copyright infringement lawsuit against Jammie Thomas, a single mother recently found liable for uploading 24 tracks to Kazaa.
The Bush Administration has weighed in on the side of the record companies in their... more
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Jammie Thomas, a 30-year-old single mother of 2 is accused of offering about 1700 songs for free over the internet on Kazaa. The Recording Industry Association of America is only suing Thomas over 25 songs, but at about $150,000 a pop, that still adds up to a hefty $1.2 million sum. The group has said they are not going after each song because they are more concerned with ending the practice rather than receiving large rewards if they win.An amateur musician was among the jurors selected for the trial, which could work for Thomas (many new artists offer their songs for free online to increase exposure and build a fan base), or against her (if he empathizes with the musicians represented by the mega-labels). Thomas' lawyer is covering all bases, from arguing that they can't prove Thomas was behind the IP address sharing all the tunes, to questioning whether the recording companies even own the songs.Jammie Thomas, a 30-year-old single mother of 2 is accused of offering about 1700... more
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