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by Zombix on srp.15, 2008 - 15:47, under Nekategorizirano
The man in charge of the case, David Gore, said: "There is no difference between stealing a DVD from a high street retailer and downloading it from a peer-to-peer network.
"We hope that it will act as a deterrent. There is a hard core of file sharers who are just interested in getting something for nothing."
File sharing campaign
Davenport Lyons is using tracking technology developed by a Swiss company called Logistep to collect evidence against people who use peer-to-peer networks to upload copyright material.
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Search giant, Google Inc., has reached an agreement with Viacom that will allow it to obscure the personally identifiable details of YouTube users, while still fulfilling a controversial court order relating to ongoing litigation between the two companies.
Eurosport, which will be available to people who have Sky’s HD box, has been given channel number 412 on the EPG and will join Sky Sports HD in showing sports in glorious high definition.
The iPhone 3G is a lot more open than the last iteration, which was locked up tight from unofficial third party applications.
Although the new model is as watertight, the new App Store should convince a few hackers to make money off development rather than work on jailbreaking the device.
But the iPhone Dev Team, the guys at the forefront of the original iPhone hacking, are in the final stages of a development tool that could open up the iPhone to new programmes and unlock it to other carriers.
Pwnage
The ‘PwnageTool 2.0′ is set for release soon, though the iPhone Dev Team is apparently waiting on releasing the unlocking programme in order to minimise the risk of bricking the new devices.
American telecom giant, Verizon Communications, announced last week that it would expand availability of its FiOS TV service to small and mid-sized business subscribers.
FiOS TV for Business will be available in for use in various commercial venues, including medical office waiting rooms, building lobbies, banks, restaurants, and taverns. It will likely be used in popular gathering places, such as sports bars, to gain a competitive advantage and draw in customers off the street.
QuebecTorrent.com, a popular file sharing website in the Canadian province of Quebec, has been ordered to shut down by the province’s Superior Court.
The injunction, which prevents QuebecTorrent from allowing the exchange of web clips, TV episodes, music, and other online content, is being cast as a victory for the music and movie industries, and a clear warning to other websites that allow the the illegal sharing and downloading of copyrighted materials.
“We are very happy with this judgment which recognizes the need to protect beneficiaries against any unauthorized exploitation of works and recordings on the Internet by sites to exchange illegal P2P,” commented Solange Drouin, the CEO and VP of public affairs for ADISQ, a Quebec association representing entertainment, video, and the recording industry.
Dutch regulator forces cable TV to allow resellers
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch cable television operators will be forced to allow rivals to resell TV subscriptions under a draft decision by telecoms regulator OPTA published on Tuesday.







