UK ISP’s will not be internet cops
In France the “Three Strikes” rule has finally been passed, this has sent a signal around Europe that governments and internet service providers are going to have to get tough on internet users who keep downloading illegal material.
The favoured plan is to go down the three strikes and you are out path, this is where [...]
Rumours about Apple that never happen
It would appear that Apple has so many rumours going around that it would be useful to make a list of those rumours that actually sounded so great that they could be totally possible. However, never really had a chance of every happening in real life.
These rumours are:
Super Bowl commercial to announce The Beatles arrival [...]
Pirate Bay goes for a record
It could be a sign of the times, but according to the largest file sharing site in the world, the Pirate Bay more people are turning to illegal downloads than ever, in fact they are looking to get into the Guinness Book of World Records for being the largest torrent tracker.
It was only a few [...]
PS3 downloads limited
One of the great things about the PS3 is the function, which allows the user to download films from the Sony Video Store, this is idea for people who do not wish to be going out to the DVD rental store, but there is a slight problem ahead for users of the PS3.
Having bought your [...]
Top Music Sites
With music and copyrights frightening off many people who would have already been copy music for their own pleasure, after all they have probably been doing it since the first cassette tape came out.
But there is way where they could continue to copy and save the music that they like, which is both free and [...]
Torrent fines not paid
This is a slightly worrying subject which seems to have made its way under the wire, but no more. It has been found that the in recent years the attempts of lawyers acting on behalf of the media companies who believe that they are in breach of copyright.
This information comes from Logistep who are an [...]
Metallica does not want bloggers review their music
It hard to feel sorry for the likes of Metallica the heavy rock band which conquered the world and are really still there at the top of their game.
But when they ask people to listen to their new album you think fair enough, but when the job has been done it astonishing that the bands [...]
Two years after being raided, the Pirate Bay survives
It was the end of May two years ago when the Pirate Bay was raided by the Swedish police and the two owners of the site were arrested, but not for long.
The sites servers were taken and to all intents and purposes the authorities may have thought that they had effectively closed down the Pirates [...]
Swedish file sharer convicted
File sharing can sometimes lead to jail, especially if you live in Sweden. This where the trial of a file sharer was found guilty of file sharing, but actually got a suspended sentence for his troubles. The only saving grace is the fact that the court stated that he would have gone to prison, but [...]
May 1, 2008iTunes celebrates five years
Originally started as a platform for mac users to download music and other things! The iTunes service from Apple wanted to provide for the market which was only three per cent at the time. That was five years; on 28th April 2003 the first tunes were sold.
Within five days the store had sold over one [...]