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RIAA Sues Host AddressesApparently the RIAA has filed 532 new lawsuits. (via TechDirt) (yawn) So what else is new? Well, this time since that darned Verizon decision won’t let them shake down the ISPs for information without showing due cause, they’ve decided to file “John Doe” lawsuits against defendants identified by IP address. This should get interesting… I must confess—it was me that was on 192.168.0.0 /16 the entire time… It may even have been me at 127.0.0.1… Sheesh… -----...


E-Mail Addresses & Web Pages It used to be a common sight to find e-mail addresses on small business web pages. Unfortunately, putting an unprotected e-mail address on a web page anymore is tantamount to erecting a giant billboard reading “Please Spam Me!”. Address harvesting robots trawl the 'net relentlessly, looking for anything that resembles an e-mail address. When they find an address, it is added to spam mailing lists and sold to all of those people who like to send you e-mail about your mortgage and your sex life. But you still need to have a way to have visitors to your site contact you. Fortunately, there are a couple of good alternatives. The best thing to do is to have an actual...


File Sharing Not Dead Yet So word is that the survey in December showing that file sharing had slowed down dramatically apparently wasn't terribly accurate (how about "up 35%" instead?) It seems that the Pew Internet Project's survey was a phone survey. I can't imagine how that could go astray... "Hello, is this the 'Blah Blah' residence?" "Yes it is" "And your address is 'Blah Blah Blah'?" "Yes. What do you want?" "We want to know if you're still stealing music online..."...


Hollywood Running ScaredMore on just how “happy” TV execs are with television torrents.... "There is also a more brutal strategy in the works. In his forum speech, [News Corp COO] Chernin said: “Consumers need to understand that stealing is wrong, and there are consequences.” Those consequences are lawsuits. Last week, the Motion Picture Association of America sued an unspecified number of U.S. citizens who allegedly scoop movies online, asking for damages of up to US$150,000 per film traded. Hollywood hopes that a round of legal salvoes will pre-empt TV piracy before it goes mainstream.” “After all, when the Recording Industry Association of America launched cases against more than 6,000 music downloaders last year, the pace of file sharing seemed to slow. That...


MPAA Sues TV Torrent SitesJust in time to target nasty file-sharers who are looking to download a missed season finale or two, ZDNet reports that the MPAA has apparently filed suit against 6 more TV Torrent sites. The latest round of suits retains a focus on BitTorrent technology, which has been widely used online to distribute movies and films. The suits are focused on the sites that serve as traffic directors for BitTorrent swaps, rather than on individual computer users uploading and downloading content. The MPAA also has sued individuals, but has not said how many people have been targeted. I wonder if they'll ever figure out that they're missing a wonderful opportunity to embrace this technology, reduce distribution costs, and sell advertising targeted...