Topic: - on March 9, 2003 at 2:46:51 AM CET
Copyright war an unequal Þght
... on the tackling DVD pirates
The trouble with IT is that whenever the changes it is wreaking across an industry finally catch the attention of the powers that be, some schmuck comes along and tries to put technology in a straitjacket.
By the end of this month, the UK Patent Office plans to implement a draconian set of new copyright rules that place all the cards in the digital rights pack firmly into the slimy grasp of the world's vested interests. A tardy response to an EU directive that should have been enacted last year, the regulations follow a US example that many believe has only served to wrest all power from consumers and stifle technological advancement.
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Topic: - on March 9, 2003 at 12:17:54 AM CET
RIAA's 'Hide The Website' game moves to Virginia
The RIAA's travelling "Hide The Website" gameshow rolled into Virginia this week, with a new hosting company given the privilege (or curse) of looking after one of the world's most reviled web destinations.
But this strange story gets even stranger.
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Topic: - on March 8, 2003 at 10:09:11 PM CET
Please dont post anything with a copyright by microsoft !!!!!!!
Provider nimmt nach Beschwerde von Microsoft News-Site vom Netz
Das Online-Angebot Neowin war in dieser Woche für 24 Stunden nicht erreichbar. Dafür waren nicht Serverprobleme verantwortlich, sondern eine Beschwerde von Microsoft. Das Redmonder Unternehmen sah durch einen Verweis auf ein Software-Download in einem Posting des Neowin-Forums sein Copyright auf das Windows XP Peer-to-Peer Software Development Kit verletzt.
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Topic: - on March 8, 2003 at 11:39:02 AM CET
Tracking The Downloading Revolution
Rightly or wrongly, it's no secret that file sharing--specifically, music downloading--has become a popular vehicle for entertainment consumption. Just how popular? BigChampagne knows. The online research company has the technology to virtually count the number of times music files are shared throughout the country...and has been doing it for almost three years.
The data, some of which can be seen on www.BigChampagne.com, reveals a startling overview of the proliferation of file sharing. In an exclusive interview with The Network, CEO Eric Garland describes how its monitoring works, the breadth of the file-sharing phenomenon, how its data could be used by radio and the record companies, and how it can impact the future of the music industry.
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Topic: - on March 5, 2003 at 12:12:02 PM CET
Pirate queen
Cyber-boss Nikki Hemming is defiant. Her landmark case against Hollywood and the music industry will be a bloody battle. But she says she’ll win. Chris Johnston reports.
The music and film moguls would never believe this — because to them she is Public Enemy Number One — but Nikki Hemming still pays for CDs and movies.
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Topic: - on March 4, 2003 at 9:46:47 PM CET
RIAA website now routable and public
The Recording Industry Association of America website is once again up and running.
It may have been up and running a lot longer. When we checked in yesterday, riaa.com had been registered with the domain service with an IP address of 10.10.10.1 - a nonroutable, private address.
So, in order to see it, you had to call round to the hosters' home and ask permission to join his private network.
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Topic: - on March 2, 2003 at 12:55:04 PM CET
Disabled war veteran hosts Disabled RIAA website
Ciarán Tannam reports that the Recording Industry Association of America's website has been down for a week, again, and did we know why? I think we can help.
At the end of January, the RIAA gave responsibilities for the site to a hitherto little-heard-of operation in Rockville, MD called Tomorrow's Solutions Today, or TST Inc.
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Topic: - on March 1, 2003 at 4:06:22 AM CET
Phono-Verband will Umsatzrückgang mit CD-Klonverbot gutmachen
Die Vertreter der deutschen Phono-Industrie geben sich höchst alarmiert. Früher als sonst im Jahr rief der Bundesverband der Phonografischen Wirtschaft zu seiner Jahrespressekonferenz. "Der Tonträgermarkt in Deutschland hat im Jahr 2002 einen Umsatzrückgang von 11,3 Prozent zu verbuchen. Grund sind vor allem massenhafte Musikkopien, deren Zahl im vergangenen Jahr weiter angestiegen ist.
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Topic: - on February 26, 2003 at 11:43:12 AM CET
Keine Crack-Erlaubnis für Musikindustrie
Der umstrittene US-Gesetzesentwurf, der Urheberrechtsinhabern erlauben sollte P2P-Plattformen aktiv anzugreifen, soll nicht mehr im Kongress eingebracht werden. Der Initiator und Hollywood sind sich über Details uneinig. Damit ist der "Albtraum" für P2P erst einmal abgewendet.
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Topic: - on February 23, 2003 at 2:38:38 PM CET
Angst der Verlage vor neuem Urheberrecht
In der Diskussion über das neue Urheberrecht hat die Fachverlagsgruppe BertelsmannSpringer vor dem "Verlust von Arbeitsplätzen" gewarnt. Sollte das neue Urheberrecht wie geplant in Kraft treten, seien viele Verlagsarbeitsplätze gefährdet.
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Topic: - on February 23, 2003 at 1:23:45 AM CET
Popstars lernen mit Piraten zu leben
Hohe Piraterierate in China zwingt Musiker und Plattenlabels zum Umdenken. Songs werden nur noch für das Radio produziert, Künstler verdienen an Werbung und Konzerten und Plattenlabels kassieren für Management der Promotion. Raubkopien gibt es bereits ab 60 Cent.
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Topic: - on February 21, 2003 at 7:03:23 AM CET
Bertelsmann sued for $17 billion over Napster
A music industry group including publishers of rock hits ranging from "Jailhouse Rock" to "Walk Like An Egyptian" sued Bertelsmann AG for $17 billion, alleging the German media company helped the one-time cult song-swap service Napster deprive them of royalties.
Songwriters and composers in the complaint alleged Bertelsmann perpetuated Napster by investing more than $100 million in the Web site that was ultimately forced to close in 2001.
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