Posted on 30 July 2007 by Lee.
New debates
Debates over the threat posed by P2P to information security in the USA were rekindled recently. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, chaired by Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA), offered its opinion on the dangerous new threat posed by P2P and file-sharing programs.
Mark Gorton, founder and chairman of The Lime Group (the company [...]
Posted on 23 July 2007 by Lee.
P2P Downloads of video currently accounts for around 10% of file sharing, Eric Garland, CEO of web tracking firm Big Champagne, tells us in Investors.com. “More than 9 million people log on to a P2P network worldwide each day, and that grows each year despite intense efforts by the entertainment industry to shut down [...]
Posted on 22 July 2007 by Lee.
Mininova announces that it has achieved its second billionth torrent – that’s almost 7 torrents per person in the US. Even more impressive is the timescale in which the second million has been achieved: less than five months has elapsed since Mininova announced it’s first billionth torrent.
In a coy understatement, Mininova’s blog says: “this [...]
Posted on 21 July 2007 by Lee.
French record companies are now legally entitled to track P2P users sharing more than 50 files within a 24 hour period, and, according to the country’s Council of State, “keep their records for further legal proceedings”.
The P2P Blog says on the subject: “The decision comes as a blow to the French National Commission for Data [...]
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