Archive for May, 2010

Fans Of Filesharing: Avoid Sweden!

Posted on 30 May 2010 by Lee.

Long considered a safe haven for many diverse internet activites, Sweden has gone from Hero to Villain in the filesharing world. Internet traffic dropped by around 30% in April last year (according to official figures) as a direct result of the introduction of the then new Ipred law. This law enables copyright holders to obtain [...]

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The LimeWire Death Knell?

Posted on 23 May 2010 by Alan.

A Judge’s ruling in a New York court means that the RIAA have struck what may be a fatal blow to LimeWire, the popular filesharing service. With it, filesharing services everywhere will be wondering what is going to happen next. The judge ruled that LimeWire was engaging in illegal activity and promoting the copyright infringement [...]

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Google Legal Challenge To Filesharing Claims

Posted on 13 May 2010 by Alan.

Recent claims by the filesharing industry that the search engine is facilitating copyright infringement and piracy by linking to sites such as Rapidshare (among others) are being denied by Google. It is not, it contends, facilitating the illegal distribution of copyrighted songs. Google’s attempt is a brave attempt by the giant to gain the advantage [...]

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Taylor Swift Helps Nashville Flood Victims

Posted on 9 May 2010 by Alan.

Taylor Swift – music starlet whose pop video was famously inferior to that produced by Beyonce – has reportedly donated an impressive $500,000 to the Nashville Flood victims. Swift, 20, called into a telethon organized by NCC to donate the purse-trembling figure. Her donation helped the telethon raise $1.7 million. Swift herself has seen the [...]

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