The popular torrent site TorrentSpy has been ordered by a California court to track its visitors as part of a suit initiated by the MPAA (WARNNG: TorrentSpy contains pictures of bouncy females in various stages of clothing). According to TorrentSpy’s Read more
Former student Linda Wilbraham has sent us a mascot llama (pictured). Colleagues at the office have suggested that it needs a name, so I have decided to initiate a competition to name that llama. You can either write a comment Read more
(via Terra Nova) I missed this one during my travels, but I find it such a great story. A Florida law firm has initiated a class-action suit against Internet Gaming Entertainment (IGE), a gold farming company based in Hong Kong Read more
The BBC reports on a new download service started by Peter Gabriel called We7 (wet in l337, geddit?) The service allows free downloads but includes a small advert clip to each songs of up to 10 seconds. This seems like Read more
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has published music piracy’s “10 inconvenient truths“. Jumping on about three or four bandwagons at the same time must be taxing for the good folks at the IFPI, but I digress. The Read more
Nothing demonstrates the futility of DRMs arms like the HD-DVD fiasco. Ed Felten has posted about the latest crack on the latest patch of the failing security system used to protect high definition discs. After the now infamous key number Read more
I’m still not sure about the whole Facebook thing, but this is a video that makes me think twice about the whole endeavour. One of the interesting legal issues raised is indeed correct (read the terms of use). By posting Read more
Absolutely brilliant video. Watch some unexpected characters explaining the basics of copyright law. In a faraway land…
(via David Berry) The New York Times has published the most misinformed article on the copyfight that I have ever read, and believe me, I have read some humdingers! The premise is simple. Great ideas last forever, right? So, why Read more