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BitTorrent Users

29 May

anomos_networkIf you’ve been sharing “Far Cry” on BitTorrent, you may be in trouble.

We’re not talking about your ego that may be in trouble, rather your wallet.

Last month, Slyck and just about every other tech rag published news that a massive BitTorrent legal campaign was coming to the US.

The law firm behind this campaign, known as the US Copyright Group, represents several smaller entertainment studios that produce hits like “The Hurt Locker” and lesser know sensations like “Far Cry”.

Tens of thousands of John and Jane Doe lawsuits were filed by the US Copyright Group and their affiliates – perhaps as many as 50,000.

As part of the John Doe process, the plaintiffs in the case must first file these lawsuits before they can obtain the identities of the alleged infringers from ISPs.

That process has now been complete, as alleged file-sharers have been identified and are now receiving monetary demands…

Thanks to Taker for the information. You can read it in full, follow the link ;) magic

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P2P (Peer-to-Peer eg. Computer to Computer) Spyware Infesters

06 Sep

From our LesLes – thanks ;) ;)

Openwares.org – P2P-Application Spyware-Infesters

There is a website called openwares.org which takes freeware and open source software to claim as their own (as ‘publisher’).

They do this without any approval from the developers or software producers and then wrap various items of p2p software in spyware-infested installers.

This is a problem for both PeerGuardian and Protowall users as openwares.org have submitted their malware-versions to download.com, zdnet, softpedia and other places.
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Forced to Play Fair

04 Sep
File Sharing

Close-up of PlayStation controller, Sony

Researchers have found a way to enforce good manners on file-sharing networks by treating bandwidth as a currency.

The team has created a peer-to-peer system called Tribler in which selfless sharers earn faster upload and download speeds but leechers are penalised.

The technology is being assessed by a European broadcasting body looking at ways of piping TV across the net.

Tribler has also been used to turn Sony’s PlayStation 3 into a video-sharing device.

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