French ISPs sign charter to end illegal filesharing

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French Internet and music groups sign
charter against illegal downloaders

French Internet and music groups sign
charter against illegal downloaders 07/28/2004 11:26 PM
Channel NewsAsia Jul 29 2004 2:58AM GMT

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports |
Iraq war was illegal and breached UN
charter, says Annan

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports |
Iraq war was illegal and breached UN
charter, says Annan 09/17/2004 04:04 PM

Movielink, Charter Sign Online Film Pact
(Reuters)

Movielink, Charter Sign Online Film Pact
(Reuters) 05/24/2004 01:23 AM
Reuters - Online film download company Movielink said on Monday it had signed an agreement with No. 4 U.S. cable television provider Charter Communications Inc. to offer a customized movie service to Charter's high-speed Internet subscribers.

Iraqi Shiites, in a Blow to U.S., Fail
to Sign Temporary Charter

Iraqi Shiites, in a Blow to U.S., Fail
to Sign Temporary Charter 03/06/2004 02:03 AM
Shiite leaders refused to sign Iraq's temporary constitution unless changes are made that would strengthen Shiite power.

French ISPs to Crack Down on Music
Pirates (AP)

French ISPs to Crack Down on Music
Pirates (AP) 07/28/2004 03:01 PM
AP - French Internet service providers agreed Wednesday to cooperate in a crackdown against Web surfers who illegally download music online.

French ISPs to carry the can for dodgy
content

French ISPs to carry the can for dodgy
content 04/13/2004 07:24 AM
Lobbyists push for changes

China urges ISPs to sign
'self-disciplinary' pact

China urges ISPs to sign
'self-disciplinary' pact 06/21/2004 07:42 AM
Wants Net to be healthy

Illegal immigrants, illegal aliens and
the undocumented

Illegal immigrants, illegal aliens and
the undocumented 01/24/2004 07:13 PM
It's only used by frothing-at-the-mouth xenophobes. Not that there's a shortage of them. Google yields 242,000 Web sites where "illegal aliens" appears. ...

"French investigators questioned seven
men pointed out by U.S. intelligence but
found no evidence they planned to use a
Los Angeles-bound jet to launch terror
attacks against the United States,
French authorities said Thursday"

"French investigators questioned seven
men pointed out by U.S. intelligence but
found no evidence they planned to use a
Los Angeles-bound jet to launch terror
attacks against the United States,
French authorities said Thursday" 12/26/2003 09:03 PM

Moore on filesharing of F 9/11

Moore on filesharing of F 9/11 07/04/2004 06:49 PM

Sunday Herald

The activist, author and director told the Sunday Herald that, as long as pirated copies of his film were not being sold, he had no problem with it being downloaded. "I don't agree with the copyright laws and I don't have a problem with people downloading the movie and sharing it with people as long as they're not trying to make a profit off my labour. I would oppose that," he said. "I do well enough already and I made this film because I want the world, to change. The more people who see it the better, so I'm happy this is happening."

Interesting quote, but as Xeni points out, after the box office hit in the US, he can sort of afford to say that. If he felt this way, it would have been cool if he had put a Creative Commons license on it. Still, I think this is better than nothing. Xeni also points out the film's distributor is clearly against "sharing" of the film on the Internet.

via Xeni @ Boing Boing and Creativ e Commons Weblog

Steganos Secure Filesharing 6

Steganos Secure Filesharing 6 08/31/2004 11:38 AM
vnunet.com Aug 31 2004 3:52PM GMT

Phex - the P2P filesharing client

Phex - the P2P filesharing client 08/31/2004 11:25 AM
Gnutella Client Phex 2.1.0 BETA released

Moore on filesharing of F9/11: No prob

Moore on filesharing of F9/11: No prob 07/04/2004 12:11 PM
Michael Moore was quoted in the Sunday Herald today as welcoming the free copying and distribution of his film on the 'Net for noncommercial use. Reading these comments -- made after the film's unprecedented big bang opening -- I can't help but wonder how very significant it would have been for Moore to have released this work under a Creative Commons license, or to have made such comments in advance of the release (perhaps he did, and I missed them?).

The activist, author and director told the Sunday Herald that, as long as pirated copies of his film were not being sold, he had no problem with it being downloaded. "I don't agree with the copyright laws and I don't have a problem with people downloading the movie and sharing it with people as long as they're not trying to make a profit off my labour. I would oppose that," he said.

"I do well enough already and I made this film because I want the world, to change. The more people who see it the better, so I'm happy this is happening."

Link (Thanks, Boris, and Jean-Luc)

Update: An American BoingBoing reader who's a military man in Afghanistan (requesting anonymity) writes, "Every other week here in Kabul, a bazaar is held on our base where local products are sold. Some of those "local products" are pirated movies. I just thought you'd like to know that Fahrenheit 9/11 was the big seller here this Friday."

Feds say filesharing war = drug war

Feds say filesharing war = drug war 01/04/2005 01:19 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: Russell Page sez: This is a bit of an interesting story at CNN about filesharing:

"There are a lot of similarities with the drug war," said David Israelite, chairman of the U.S. Justice Department's Intellectual Property Task Force. "You never really are going to eliminate the problem, but what you hope to do is stop its growth."

Link

Legal filesharing with Weedshare

Legal filesharing with Weedshare 04/12/2004 12:45 PM
Where's the WE in itunes? Weedshare is a filesharing service/company that rewards users for sharing music files. Unfortunately, they're Windows only (and use DRM but with good reason), but still interesting...

Enter Avalanche: P2P filesharing from
Microsoft

Enter Avalanche: P2P filesharing from
Microsoft 06/17/2005 04:26 PM
The Register Jun 16 2005 4:08PM GMT

Antipiracy bill targets filesharing

Antipiracy bill targets filesharing 06/18/2004 01:59 AM

A Grand Unified Theory Of Filesharing

A Grand Unified Theory Of Filesharing 04/12/2004 11:19 AM
Ed Felten is trying to explain seemingly different conclusions found in three different studies on the impact of file sharing to come up with a "A Grand Unified Theory of Filesharing." His theory is that there are really two different types of file sharers - and most people looking at these studies try to take the aggregate data and assume they define a single type of user. The two types he sees are "free riders" and "samplers" - which makes a lot of sense. Those are the two competing forces that everyone (other than the recording industry, who doesn't believe samplers exist) always talk about. All of these studies that suggest little impact on sales from file sharing suggest that these two forces may cancel each other out right now. The studies suggest that younger users are more likely to be free-riders (downloading music instead of buying), while older users are more likely to be samplers (buying music based on what they downloaded and liked). On top of this, he believes that studies that are based on surveys will tend to over count free riders - since samplers may be more aware of the legal issues involved in file sharing, and less willing to admit to the practice. As Felten points out, of course, this only describes the situation today and doesn't try to predict what will happen as today's younger generation of free riders grows older. Of course, if you look back one or two decades, I'm sure we'd see a similar dichotomy where younger music fans (with less money) were much more likely to pass around copied tapes until they got older and could afford to buy more albums. Of course, if you look at this from the view of the recording industry, it would make sense to focus on ways to turn free-riders into samplers. Of course, that's not what they're doing. Right now, they're trying to stop both free-riders and samplers by suing just about everyone. It seems like a better strategy would be to work on ways to give extra incentives to people who buy - such as access to concerts or fan clubs. While these are the types of things more likely to attract younger users, if Felten's theory is right, those are the users who need these incentives more.

MyTunes, iTunes filesharing for windows

MyTunes, iTunes filesharing for windows 11/15/2003 07:46 AM
MyTunes

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Student jailed and fined for filesharing

Student jailed and fined for filesharing 03/14/2005 06:04 PM

A court sentenced a University of Arizona student to jail time and a fine for illegally sharing and possessing copyrighted materials. Some of the films were currently being shown in theaters.

Besides incarceration, Dhaliwal also was sentenced to three years' probation and 200 hours of community service, and fined $5,400.

(via Edupage )

RIAA Files 477 New Filesharing Lawsuits

RIAA Files 477 New Filesharing Lawsuits 04/28/2004 05:32 PM

XNap - java filesharing client

XNap - java filesharing client 03/13/2003 06:03 PM
XNap 2.4r1 released

Filesharing-savvy CD promo strategy for
Green Day

Filesharing-savvy CD promo strategy for
Green Day 09/27/2004 01:19 AM
Xeni Jardin: BoingBoing Matthew Hawn says, "The band Green Day is selling pre-printed CDRs with the artwork of their last 5 major-label albums. You can buy the pack for $7.99. The band is coyly suggesting that these are for people who buy music digitally but file-sharing fans should rejoice that their CD don't have to look home-made. Nice gesture from the band to their fans... and a clever marketing ploy by their label, Warner Bros." Link

Five Giants in Technology Unite to Deter
FileSharing

Five Giants in Technology Unite to Deter
FileSharing 01/06/2004 05:36 AM

nytimes.com/2004/01/05/business/05share.html
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Doom 3 Demo Prompts Filesharing Frenzy

Doom 3 Demo Prompts Filesharing Frenzy 09/19/2004 03:18 PM
Just hours after a demo of Doom 3 for Windows made its debut onto the Web, copies began to spread throughout the game's vast network of enthusiast sites and peer-to-peer torrents. id Software has produced a playable demo of Doom 3's three level Mars City mission that is sure to push players' hardware to its limits.

Ask a Music Producer/Publicist About
Filesharing and the RIAA

Ask a Music Producer/Publicist About
Filesharing and the RIAA 10/30/2003 11:48 PM

Economist: assault on filesharing by
entertainment biz is senseless

Economist: assault on filesharing by
entertainment biz is senseless 03/28/2005 01:18 PM
Xeni Jardin: Tomorrow, the US Supreme court will hear arguments in MGM v. Grokster, a case which will determine the fate of internet filesharing apps -- and any other tech invention that could potentially be used for copyright infringement. This news analysis piece in the Economist says "attacking the technology behind file-sharing could stifle innovation without tackling the industry’s long-term problems."

But even if the entertainment business manages to coax more users into paying for legal downloads and succeeds in court against Grokster and StreamCast, its problems are unlikely to go away. True, a Supreme Court ruling in the industry’s favour would put paid to other P2P services. But it is not clear that curbing illegal downloading will translate into extra sales for the music business. A rush into legal downloading would hardly be good for sales of CDs: some cannibalisation is inevitable. And perhaps the decline in global sales is indicative of a far greater problem for the music industry—consumers simply think that many of its products are just not worth paying for

Link (Thanks, Ryan).

Felten's Grand Unified Theory of
Filesharing

Felten's Grand Unified Theory of
Filesharing 04/12/2004 03:34 PM
On "Freedom to Tinker," Ed Felten writes:

Recently we've seen several studies of the impact of filesharing on CD sales. We have enough data now to draw some (very) preliminary conclusions, assuming the studies are correct. Despite the apparent contradictions between the various studies, I think there is a plausible theory that can explain them all -- a Grand Unified Theory of Filesharing.

Link

Economist:: legal assault on filesharing
by entertainment biz is senseless

Economist:: legal assault on filesharing
by entertainment biz is senseless 03/28/2005 10:15 AM
Xeni Jardin: Tomorrow, the US Supreme court will hear arguments in MGM v. Grokster, a case which will determine the fate of internet filesharing apps -- and any other tech invention that could potentially be used for copyright infringement. This news analysis piece in the Economist says "attacking the technology behind file-sharing could stifle innovation without tackling the industry’s long-term problems."

But even if the entertainment business manages to coax more users into paying for legal downloads and succeeds in court against Grokster and StreamCast, its problems are unlikely to go away. True, a Supreme Court ruling in the industry’s favour would put paid to other P2P services. But it is not clear that curbing illegal downloading will translate into extra sales for the music business. A rush into legal downloading would hardly be good for sales of CDs: some cannibalisation is inevitable. And perhaps the decline in global sales is indicative of a far greater problem for the music industry—consumers simply think that many of its products are just not worth paying for

Link (Thanks, Ryan).

"Freedom to Tinker: A Grand Unified
Theory of Filesharing"

"Freedom to Tinker: A Grand Unified
Theory of Filesharing" 04/14/2004 10:32 PM

Schwarzenegger signs bill requiring
email addresses for filesharing

Schwarzenegger signs bill requiring
email addresses for filesharing 09/23/2004 11:15 AM
Xeni Jardin: California governor Arnold Schwarzenneger -- a man who found considerable fame and fortune in Hollywood -- signed an MPAA-backed bill into law Tuesday that requires anyone sharing a file that goes to more than 10 people outside their immediate family to provide a valid email address and title of the work.

California file sharers who trade songs or films without providing an e- mail address will be guilty of a misdemeanor, under the first-in-the-nation measure that could make it easier for law enforcement to track down people who illegally download copyrighted material. The bill is the latest attempt by film and music trade associations to combat the hard-to-police use of file-sharing software.

The signing was hailed by the bill's sponsor, the Motion Picture Association of America, whose president, Dan Glickman, noted in a statement that Schwarzenegger had "a unique understanding of the powerful impact of piracy.'' The governor remains a member of the Screen Actors Guild, which supported the bill.

Link to SF Chronicle story, link to SB 1506 bill text. (thanks Michael Parenti, Matthew Mills, Andy, and others)

ICT Empowerment Charter on track

ICT Empowerment Charter on track 04/16/2004 01:01 AM
Sunday Times South Africa Apr 16 2004 5:22AM GMT

Charter Wants Verizon Treatment

Charter Wants Verizon Treatment 12/24/2003 08:12 PM
Seeing the recent Verizon/ RIAA subpoena decision the folks at cable provider Charter Communications have responded with a "what the hell?" since they just got a completely different ruling and were forced to hand over the names of 200 subscribers. So now, in light of the newer Appeals Court decision, the folks at Charter are going back to court and asking to have their decision overturned and asking the RIAA to give back the information on their 200 customers. Of course, I'm no lawyer, but I'm pretty sure the Verizon ruling is in a completely different circuit, so the Verizon ruling isn't actually a precedent. Still, it could make a court reconsider. Either way, it sounds like these sorts of cases may take a while to settle.

charter schools suck

charter schools suck 08/18/2004 03:08 PM
AFT-funded study .. an NYT article

nytimes.com/2004/08/17/education/17charter.html
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BBC Charter Review site

BBC Charter Review site 12/13/2003 08:11 AM

bbccharterreview.org.uk/index.html
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Charter Loses Another Top Exec

Charter Loses Another Top Exec 09/17/2004 12:35 PM
TheStreet.com Sep 17 2004 3:41PM GMT

Firebird Annoyances and the Charter

Firebird Annoyances and the Charter 10/28/2003 11:07 PM
Sam Rowe: "I'm really, deeply annoyed with Firebird. To make matters worse, everywhere I turn, everyone is lauding it as the best thing since scroll-wheels. So here goes..." Mozilla Firebird 1.0 Development Charter: "While the goal is to provide Firebird with a comprehensive set of tools useful to web developers...

Charter, Cisco Hotspot

Charter, Cisco Hotspot 06/09/2004 05:35 PM
Unstrung.com Jun 9 2004 9:42PM GMT

Old Rivalries Take Shine Off EU Charter
Victory

Old Rivalries Take Shine Off EU Charter
Victory 06/19/2004 01:39 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jun 19 2004 4:33PM GMT
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