This post is ancient in internet time, but I tend to agree with Torrent Freak’s third prediction from their “5 bitTorrent Predictions for 2010″:
Prediction 3: More people will use BitTorrent anonymously
2010 is the year where copyright holders gain more control over the Internet. Three-strikes legislation will be rolled out in various countries and global trade [...]
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Web 2.0, Imperialism, and Nation Building
Published by April 22nd, 2009 in Internet Archive, capital and copyright. 13 CommentsI couldn’t help but pause over a recent headline I came across in my RSS reader, and while I can’t find the original post I scanned yesterday, a quick search brought this one up first from startuparabia, “Google, AT&T, Automattic and Twitter Executives Visit Iraq.” And they link their sources as Tech Generation Daily and [...]
Textbook Torrent searches on the rise
Published by January 13th, 2009 in bitTorrent, campus and copyright. 2 CommentsAccording to a recent study (involving the WordPress Stats plugin for bavatuesdays), students searching for textbook torrents has seen a dramatic rise as of late. In little over 24 hours Google searches for the term “Textbook Torrents” on the bava have increased almost 150%. During these tough times it seems that students are looking for [...]
I just put on a DVD for my kids, a Warner Brothers film we paid cold, hard cash for, yet are still forced to sit through a barrage of commercials and previews that range from insipid to insulting. On the far end of the insulting side of this spectrum was a fear mongering anti-piracy clip [...]
RIAA: Three strikes and you’re without
Published by December 23rd, 2008 in copyright and piracy. 1 CommentI’ve been following the RIAA’s recent announcements that it will no longer be suing individuals, but rather working with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to enforce a “three strikes your without” campaign. As David Kravets notes on here:
The RIAA has sued more than 30,000 individuals the past few years, and has settled most of the cases [...]
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