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There’s no real innovation in telecom

Telecom has, generally speaking, become a zero-sum game. In fact it probably always was, despite numerous attempts by governments at deregulation. The fact of the matter is that even today, full-duplex voice conversations between two parties is almost entirely...

Copy Protection is the Enemy of Content Distribution

The MPAA has, believe it or not, heard you. You want to copy the material you buy, for use in other devices, etc. You want to, as someone once said, be able to “Rip. Remix. Burn.” your media. And why not? You paid for it. MPAA Boss Dan Glickman is actually...

SBC Won’t Name Names in File-Sharing Cases

*As proof that market dynamics can influence lawmaking, SBC has fallen into step with Verizon in putting up roadblocks to stop the RIAA’s maniacal tirade against P2P. The quote that says it all? * “We are going to challenge every single one of these that...

Terrorism, or, You Have No Rights

—- From: Jeff Bone Date: Thu Mar 20, 2003 7:53:48 AM US/Pacific To: fork [at] xent [dot] com Subject: [SPORK] X == Terrorism, or, You Have No Rights (a) “Drugs fund terrorism” [1] (b) “If you fund terrorism, you are a terrorist” [2] (c)...

E-Mule Project…

http://www.emule-project.net/ This is likely the next wave of file sharing. What’s wrong with GNUtella, you ask? Well, unlike Napster, GNUtella clients install with file sharing turned OFF by default. As a result, the GNUtella network is primarily composed of...