Be careful what you download with filesharing programs like Limewire or you might end up in trouble like 21-year-old Jennifer Dunham. She was recently arrested for having child porn images on her computer, a claim she has vehemently denied.
It looks like Jennifer may have inadvertently downloaded the files while downloading images through filesharing network Limewire.
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We all know that filesharing can land you in hot water for getting your free music downloads, but I bet you never realized that you could have your identity stolen and lose all your money by using a filesharing program. That’s exactly what happened to users of filesharing program Limewire recently.
Gregory Kopiloff used Limewire to [...]
Computer technology has come a long way since the huge, bulky, slow computers of the 60s and 70s and in reality it has come a long way since the computers of the early 2000s! Mobile devices – once dominated by bulky cell phones and the ever popular pager – have now evolved to the extent [...]
The reign of the traditional CD shop may sooner be over as MP3 downloads look set to surpass CD sales in 2011. After a number of countries have begun to include music downloads as well as sales when totting up for the national charts this news is perhaps not too surprising: once large companies start [...]
iTunes has got another competitor to look out for in the world of legal MP3 downloads. Despite having one of the most buggy websites in history, MySpace is looking to take on the music industry by offering a service that will offer free ad-supported listening and paid, legal MP3 downloads, as well as music subscriptions.
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Apparently the filesharing revolution is in full swing in Australia, where about 18% of the population get their free music downloads illegally with programs like Limewire and Ares.
14-to-17-year-olds are the worst of the bunch, allegedly, with one in three regularly involved in shady filesharing activities. Interesting to note is that half of these teens think [...]
In response to the UK government’s attempt to eradicate filesharing, a piece on the Guardian website suggests that the music industry is out of touch with its audience and is pushing for unworkable laws to be put in place to combat filesharing.
Filesharing, according to the article, is the “whipping boy” of the entertainment industry. The [...]
There’s an interesting piece on the LA Times website that covers filesharing. It’s good to see major media outlets covering filesharing in this way and putting forward a range of opinions. The article covers a variety of bases, looking at reasons why people think filesharing is theft and why other think filesharing is all right.
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The filesharing world throws up some strange news now and again. This week’s oddest filesharing story is that the Village People are trying to sue the Pirate Bay. Yes, that’s right: those happy campers who brought us “YMCA” are taking on the filesharing service for copyright infringement.
What’s scary is that this means that people actually [...]
Another student being targeted by the RIAA now. This week, it’s the turn of Purdue University student Andi Fine, who is accused of downloading 568 songs illegally. Fine has been told to pay $3,000 or else face the consequences for her alleged music downloads.
To complicate the matter, Fine is diabetic and is paying her own [...]