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GOT.
HBO’s Game of Thrones P2P popularity shows no signs of abating. This is evidenced by the over 5 million (and counting) illegal downloads of Season Five’s Premiere.
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged Blogski, Downloading, DRM, P2P, Piracy, Technology
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Down Under…
As some one of the world’s most enthusiastic P2P nations, an Australian court-ruling subpoenaing an ISP to disclose their end-user, customer data regarding illegally downloading a copy of an American movie could set a precedent for the on-going, global/legal wranglings of DRM.
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged Australia, Blogski, DRM, ISP, P2P, Piracy, Technology
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They’re Back!
Pirate Bay’s 9 lives look to be continuing as the P2P-site is reportedly planning to re-launch with their best iteration (ever).
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged Blogski, DRM, File-sharing, P2P, Piracy, Technology
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D’oh!
Score one for Sony. Take one away for any given theater that declined to show The Interview (due to missing out on the buzz surrounding said film).
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged Bit Torrent, Blogski, DRM, Hacking, Piracy, Sony, Technology
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Direct-To-Torrent.
In light of Sony’s hit movie (Bit Torrent) The Interview being the firm’s #1 online movie the company might want to look more seriously at said distribution model (independent of the circumstances surrounding said release).
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged Blogski, DRM, Hacking, Piracy, Sony, Technology
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Requested Suspension
Sony’s request that Twitter suspend the account of the person who posted their leaked information is yet another in an on-going development between the ‘net / Social Networking as it once was (decentralized and uncensored) and the Internet / Social … Continue reading
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged Blogski, DRM, Hacking, Piracy, Social Networking, Sony, Technology, Twitter
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Ahoy Matey!
Whilst Pirate Bay might’ve been taken down earlier this week, unless a cease-and-desist is issued, given that Iso-hunt copied their database and posted it on-line, P2P piracy looks to remain for now… (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/nZibsf
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged DRM, Online Piracy, P2P, Pirate Bay, Technology; Blogski
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Exclusionary…
Should it really come as any surprise that Apple (yes, the former non-Microsoft that seems to now be more akin to Redmond than different) worked to block all their competition’s access to the iPod? (Source) Engadget: http://goo.gl/7wH0jP
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged Apple, Blogski, DRM, iPods, iTunes, Music, Technology
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Rent vs. Buy…
If the enclosed report is actually true (leaving piracy aside) the Industry’s Titans are way behind the curve… (Source) Wired: http://goo.gl/zGrNKY
Posted in Cupertino's Reign
Tagged Blogski, Buy, Content, DRM, Piracy, Rent, Technology
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Market Manipulation?
Benign and/or sinister… Perhaps it’s a bit of both: Giving away 500 millions copies of a (now and for sometime, ‘Fortune 500’) band’s latest album had to be a mutually-crafted decision. After the commercial failure of their previous release, U2 … Continue reading