Last.fm and the Diabolical Power of Data Mining | Electronic Frontier Foundation Technical Analysis by Peter Eckersley Recently, there was a minor scandal when TechCrunch accused Last.fm of turning over information — the identities of…
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(Via Techdirt.) RIAA’s New Policy Isn’t About Deterrence, It’s About Sidestepping Due Process: “On Friday, the RIAA announced its plan to end their campaign of suing thousands of alleged downloaders; instead, it has negotiated with…
(Via TorrentFreak.) RIAA Stops Lawsuits, But Not the Threats Ironically, the decision by the RIAA to stop their mass lawsuits is followed by a proposal to target an even larger group of Internet users. The…
RIAA won’t sue, but will throttle: “ Abandons lawsuit campaign The Recording Industry Association of America has signaled a major strategy shift in its war against the downloading of copyrighted music, saying it would largely…
Music Industry Drops Effort to Sue Song Swappers: “The Recording Industry Association of America says it will try to stop alleged music pirates by working with Internet service providers to cut access to frequent abusers….
RIAA adopts new antipiracy strategy: “The record industry has dropped its longtime legal strategy of targeting individuals suspected of sharing music files online and is working instead with Internet service providers to send warnings before…
Post from: TorrentFreak “ Anti-Piracy Lobby Defeats European Democracy: “ An amendment designed to protect Internet users from the anti-piracy lobby has been rejected by President Sarkozy of the European Council. The rejection goes against…
(Via Techdirt.) Big Guns Come Out In Effort To Show RIAA’s Lawsuits Are Unconstitutional: “People have been submitting this story nonstop, but I wanted to take some time to read the details before commenting on…
Judge declares mistrial in RIAA filesharing case, sets aside $222,000 verdict: “ Filed under: Misc. Gadgets We always thought that the RIAA’s first-ever filesharing trial victory against Jammie Thomas was a little suspect since the…
File Sharing Lawsuits at Crossroads, After 5 Years of Litigation: “Five years ago, the Recording Industry Association of America began a massive litigation campaign against file sharers. More than 30,000 lawsuits later, many are questioning…