US illegal downloads on the rise

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Illegal movie downloads on the rise,
says the MPAA

Illegal movie downloads on the rise,
says the MPAA 07/10/2004 12:48 PM
25% of all Internet users have downloaded motion pictures illegally, according to the MPAA. Are downloads really costing them money, though?

Illegal Music Downloads Uptick

Illegal Music Downloads Uptick 01/17/2004 10:58 PM
After months in decline, file sharing is on the rise again.

Poll shows only 29% of kids worry about
illegal downloads!

Poll shows only 29% of kids worry about
illegal downloads! 05/21/2004 04:10 AM
In a survey of 8-18 year old's who download music over the Internet there is a trend that the RIAA...

US student awarded patent to prevent
illegal downloads

US student awarded patent to prevent
illegal downloads 05/06/2004 11:40 AM
Computer Shopper May 6 2004 4:13PM GMT

Illegal file sharing on the rise,
despite legal threats

Illegal file sharing on the rise,
despite legal threats 01/16/2004 01:00 PM
A more recent study argues that, far from being in retreat, file sharing is on the rise again.

Music downloads on the rise again

Music downloads on the rise again 04/26/2004 06:12 AM
SiliconValley.com Apr 26 2004 10:03AM GMT

Music downloads on the rise again
(SiliconValley.com)

Music downloads on the rise again
(SiliconValley.com) 04/26/2004 06:08 AM
SiliconValley.com - Internet music downloading is rising again, even as the recording industry's relentless anti-piracy campaign has scared millions of adults away from unauthorized file-swapping networks.

Legal song downloads rise tenfold

Legal song downloads rise tenfold 08/21/2004 12:59 AM
News.bbc.co.uk - Fri Aug 20, 11:05 am GMT

Mozilla Downloads Rise Following US-CERT
Recommendation to Drop IE

Mozilla Downloads Rise Following US-CERT
Recommendation to Drop IE 07/02/2004 09:19 PM

Downloads rise as file traders seek new
venues

Downloads rise as file traders seek new
venues 04/26/2004 11:37 AM
While the number of people downloading music has increased, they're turning to alternatives to avoid the wrath of the record industry, a study shows.

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. ...

Oil futures rise above $44 a barrel Best
Buy 3Q earnings rise 21 percent Stocks
extend rally with mo

Oil futures rise above $44 a barrel Best
Buy 3Q earnings rise 21 percent Stocks
extend rally with mo 12/19/2004 03:28 PM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Wed Dec 15, 11:20 pm GMT

Telus targets 28% rise in 2004 profit
per share on 5% revenue rise, cost cuts

Telus targets 28% rise in 2004 profit
per share on 5% revenue rise, cost cuts 12/20/2003 09:51 AM
Canadian Press Dec 20 2003 9:07AM ET

The rise and rise of embedded Linux

The rise and rise of embedded Linux 04/08/2005 11:52 AM
ZDNet Apr 8 2005 2:54PM GMT

Rise and rise of file-sharing

Rise and rise of file-sharing 03/29/2005 03:58 AM
News.bbc.co.uk - Mon Mar 28, 03:48 pm GMT

The Rise and Rise of IT Administrators

The Rise and Rise of IT Administrators 12/06/2003 01:06 PM
maffstephens writes "Have you noticed how difficult it's become to develop software? Not because software is more complex, but because there seems to be an ...

Why that mix CD might be illegal

Why that mix CD might be illegal 01/16/2004 11:03 AM
BBC Jan 15 2004 9:15PM GMT

Illegal or not?

Illegal or not? 07/01/2004 03:32 PM
Churchgoers get direction from Bush Campaign: The instruction sheet circulated by the Bush-Cheney campaign to religious volunteers lists 22 "duties" to be performed by specific dates. By July 31, for example, volunteers are to "send your Church Directory to your State Bush-Cheney '04 Headquarters or give [it] to a BC04 Field Rep" and "Talk to your Pastor about holding a Citizenship Sunday and Voter Registration Drive." Isn't this blatantly illegal?

more illegal art

more illegal art 02/15/2004 09:16 AM
So my story for the past months has been that this "war" on "piracy" will have unintended consequences -- most importantly, consequences for other creative remix forms of art. After a lecture in London, I was told by a leading executive at a major label that I was "completely wrong." That the "only" thing the record companies care about is controlling "piracy, which means copies." Apparently, Jay Z has inspired them to care more. See the latest entry at Illegal-Art.org.

Rise of Nations Demo AvailableMicrosoft
has announced the availability of a demo
version of Rise of Nations: T

Rise of Nations Demo AvailableMicrosoft
has announced the availability of a demo
version of Rise of Nations: T 04/23/2004 09:52 PM
Gigex Apr 24 2004 1:41AM GMT

Is Rip Digital Illegal? (No, Probably
Not)

Is Rip Digital Illegal? (No, Probably
Not) 12/24/2004 12:16 PM

Keep in mind that I'm not a doctor of law (although I retain an honorary PhD in 'Home Cookin''), but something didn't seem right to me when I read Bob Kohn's analysis of Rip Digital's CD ripping service (prompted, as it happens, by our review). Kohn—who it must be noted, is no dime store music law pundit—posited the idea that Rip Digital's service might be illegal, on the grounds that hiring someone else to do your home taping equivalent might fall outside of the scope of the owner's right of reproduction. Here's my expert opinion: Hrmmm.

But I talked to Rip Digital's founder Dick Adams, who assured me that they "architected [their] service in compliance with US copyright law," and even contacted the music industry and made them aware of their plans before they started (not that that prevents a RIAA banhammer in the future, but still). And if you think about it, who could possibly be using Rip Digital to infringe copyright, when the service only rips commercially-pressed CDs you send them and they ear mark each MP3 they send back with a code that ties it to you? You'd have to be the most hardworking pirate in the world to get around their voluntary protections—and then why would you need their service?

Is This Digital Ripping Service Legal? [BobKohn]

Illegal convergence

Illegal convergence 12/15/2003 10:29 AM
Blah, blah, blah, by now we're totally bored with this whole convergence thing -- we get it, you can stream movies and MP3s from your...

...it was illegal, but it worked well...

...it was illegal, but it worked well... 09/16/2004 08:48 PM
Mr. Sbock's Parallel Universe: "Boobs - the female front. These are the image files of the fake artist Mr. Sbock. His mission: To create strange new pics. To publish great female forms, fascinating breasts and beautiful buttocks. To show on the net what no one has seen before." And quite possibly what no one ever wants to see again. [nsfw - maybe unless you work here]

will Apple be illegal?

will Apple be illegal? 06/24/2004 10:53 PM
EFF has mocked-up a complaint against Apple under the pending INDUCE Act.

Is It Illegal To Get Hacked?

Is It Illegal To Get Hacked? 04/21/2004 03:53 PM
Tower Records and the FTC have apparently reached a settlement after the FTC accused them of allowing hackers to access customer records. This brings up a very interesting question that isn't often discussed. Since hack attacks to get at customer data happen all the time how does anyone determine whether or not the company itself is negligent in not protecting the data? At what point is it negligence rather than just being vulnerable? If the standard is set too low, then companies have less incentive to protect their data (though, pissed off customers may provide that incentive). However, blaming the victim for being hacked seems to present a lot of slippery slope style questions.

The question is - was this illegal?

The question is - was this illegal? 08/14/2004 11:54 AM
Scamming in the MMORPG Eve Online

Is Sharing Wi-Fi Illegal?

Is Sharing Wi-Fi Illegal? 08/08/2004 09:06 PM

And On The Third Try... WhenU's Pop-Ups
Are Illegal

And On The Third Try... WhenU's Pop-Ups
Are Illegal 12/24/2003 01:26 PM
WhenU, the Gator-wannabe company, has been happily winning lawsuits left and right, but it seems that people just won't stop suing, and now, yet another judge has found that WhenU's adware pop-ups are illegal. In this case, as much as I think companies like WhenU and Gator are being sneaky and misleading, I think the judge was wrong. There should be nothing illegal about having such an ad pop-up if the end-user knows they installed the software that will do that sort of thing. My problem with these companies is the fact that (at least with Gator), they are incredibly sneaky in getting the application onto your computer, such that many people don't realize they've installed it. However, if people do want to install such an application that pops up ads (why? I have no clue), they should certainly be allowed to do so - as long as it's clear that the pop up is coming from WhenU.

Is Using WiFi Illegal?

Is Using WiFi Illegal? 05/03/2004 01:45 PM
A few weeks ago we wrote a post wondering if it's illegal to get hacked. Tower Records was fined for having their customer records hacked, with the rationale that they didn't do enough to protect them. While it makes sense to fine a company that has revealed customer records, this becomes a slippery slope. What if you put in place all sorts of protective measures, and hackers still get through? Or, take the argument in a different direction - what if you think it's fine to leave your system open? With that in mind, Mark Rasch takes a look to see whether or not using WiFi may constitute a felony. It seems like a fine line, but if someone felt it was necessary, you could get in an awful lot of legal trouble for using WiFi. On the end user side of things, connecting to an open WiFi access point may run afoul of laws that make it illegal to "knowingly access a computer used in interstate or foreign communication 'without authorization.'" If the response is that the system was open, and thus the authorization was implied, then does that apply to situations where a customer database is left open as well? What if the security is so flimsy as to basically be non-existent. Where's the line? On the other side of things, Rasch points out that just by setting up a WiFi network, you could be in trouble as well. Unless you carefully make sure that no one outside of your home can access the network, you may run into problems with many state laws that make it illegal to "share" an internet connection, the same way it's illegal to share a cable or satellite TV connection.

Iraq war illegal, says Annan

Iraq war illegal, says Annan 09/15/2004 07:46 PM
UN chief Kofi Annan tells the BBC the Iraq war was illegal and warns elections are at threat from ongoing violence.

Banking on illegal labor

Banking on illegal labor 04/06/2005 05:47 PM
Undocumented workers in the U.S. generate billions of dollars in payroll taxes each year -- and don't see a single benefit from it.

TheMafiaBoss.com "So Real, it Should be
Illegal"

TheMafiaBoss.com "So Real, it Should be
Illegal" 04/16/2005 02:33 AM
TheMafiaBoss.com is an internet online game based on the Real Mafia Life so called "La Cosa Nostra". This game is for those who want to be real Mafia Dons like Al Capone, John Gotti and have all the little Mafiosos "Kiss Their Ring...or Die". [PRWEB Apr 16, 2005]

Illegal Music Sharing Up

Illegal Music Sharing Up 01/18/2004 07:05 AM
College is back in session and kids are stuck indoors from the Winter cold what else did they expect. [DesignTechnica]...

The iTunes Interface Is Illegal?

The iTunes Interface Is Illegal? 06/22/2005 02:17 AM
Just in case you need a bit more evidence for why software patents are a bad idea, we have Slashdot pointing out that Apple has been sued over the interface used in iTunes. Apparently, the UI design for a software media player was patented a few years ago. If you question how this is possibly patentable, you win today's prize... which, if you're in Europe, probably is that you'll be stuck with similar bogus lawsuits and patent shakedowns for the rest of your lives thanks to cluel ess politicians. Congratulations and enjoy...

TSA Work Sloppy, but Not Illegal

TSA Work Sloppy, but Not Illegal 03/26/2005 07:37 AM
Homeland Security fails to keep airline passenger records safe and issues false information about data transfers, but these mistakes aren't against the law, a report says. By Ryan Singel.

Is the Israeli barrier illegal?

Is the Israeli barrier illegal? 07/09/2004 08:33 AM
The International Court of Justice in The Hague is expected to rule that Israel's barrier around the West Bank is illegal. What do you think?

Cheap, Illegal Software

Cheap, Illegal Software 06/10/2004 05:43 PM

OEM software scams on the rise: In a moment of serious self-delusion I almost fell for one of these outfits. Yes, I'll admit, I wanted Dreamweaver MX for $60.

[sigh] Too good be to true, and all that.

It is not difficult to recognise the pirates from reputable resellers: their prices are typically much lower than those offered by official resellers. They often use anonymous domain hosting services and their sites lack sufficient contact information.

More importantly, the software they offer is unlikely to be OEM. Adobe never offered Acrobat or Photoshop (with the exception of Photoshop Elements) as OEM software, but it is widely available from OEM vendors.

I asked Chris for his opinion, and he noted that the ordering page of the site I was looking wasn't even secured with SSL. Yikes.

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Is It Illegal To Say You're Raising
Money?

Is It Illegal To Say You're Raising
Money? 12/19/2004 03:47 PM
You see stories all the time from startup companies saying that they're in the process of raising money from investors. However, the folks at Silicon Beat have noticed that this practice may be illegal. There are plenty of regulations concerning raising funds, and soliciting them from the public without going through the whole SEC process is a no-no. Of course, the companies in question will obviously say that a statement to the press that they're raising money is quite different from soliciting funds -- but depending on how you read the regulations, this might not matter. If the funding source comes by way of this press statement, then it almost definitely does violate regulations. While the regulations are there for a good purpose -- to avoid tricking gullible investors, this does make you wonder if they go too far. Statements to the press shouldn't be considered solicitation of funds no matter what, and any investor at such an early stage is likely to go through a lot more due diligence (one hopes) than simply reading about a company in the news.

collected $110,000 in illegal
contributions

collected $110,000 in illegal
contributions 12/18/2003 04:32 AM
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