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SoulseekQT Build 2/1/2012

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:12:07 GMT

SoulseekQT is a Qt desktop client for the Soulseek peer-to-peer file sharing network.

Ares 2.1.8

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:12:31 GMT

Ares is a free open source file sharing program that enables users to share any digital file including images, audio, video, software, documents, etc.

The Anarchist in the Library: How the Clash Between Freedom and...

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:13:11 GMT

The Anarchist in the Library: How the Clash Between Freedom and Control is Hacking the Real World and Crashing the System From Napster to Total Information Awareness to flash mobs, the debates over who gets to control information and technology has revolved around a single question: How closely do we want the virtual world to resemble the real ... (more)

Dickerson Run man charged with disseminating child pornography

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:53:25 GMT

Mark Hofmann is a Daily Courier staff writer and can be reached at 724-626-3539 or via e-mail. Charges were filed at District Judge Dwight Shaner's office Friday against John Joseph Minnick, 64, of 224 Water St.

East Greenwich man to serve 20 years on child porn charge

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:39:12 GMT

An East Greenwich man who pleaded guilty to advertising and offering to share child pornography was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison.

Northborough Man Charged With Spreading Child Porn

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:19:57 GMT

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. - A Northborough man was arraigned on child pornography charges today in Westborough District Court after an investigation by State Police Detectives and Northborough Police.

Rogers to cease 'throttling' Internet traffic

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:19:59 GMT

Rogers Communications Inc. is getting out of the business of deliberately slowing down Internet traffic, the company announced Friday.

Drug Addiction and Your Computer

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:10:08 GMT

Would you give a known drug user your personal information? Would you open a checking or credit card account for an admitted con artist? Would you put your full name, date of birth, home address, and social security number online for anyone to use as they wished? Hopefully, not knowingly.

Peer-to-Peer Filesharing: Cold War Tactics Revisited

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:05:41 GMT

In 2010, Berlin-based media artist Aram Bertholl began another big chapter in file sharing.

The Eigentrust algorithm for reputation management in P2P networks

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:51:03 GMT

Peer-to-peer file-sharing networks are currently receiving much attention as a means of sharing and distributing information.

To Fileshare or Not To Fileshare, That...

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:47:26 GMT

The implications of P2P technology, or file sharing, are nothing short of profound.

Child porn case puts online filesharing program on trial

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:42:12 GMT

A Prince George man stood trial Wednesday for allegedly downloading child pornography onto a friend's computer while visiting her home.

Porn Companies File Mass Piracy Lawsuits: Are You At Risk?

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:32:23 GMT

Since the Recording Industry Association of America announced in 2008 that it would stop suing individual users for illegally downloading music, the high-profile piracy lawsuit has essentially disappeared.

Musicmetric: Co-Founder Talks Pro Edition, P2P Data Tour Planning App

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:22:54 GMT

Musicmetric is a web analytics platform that recently launched a Pro edition in Beta.

Prosper.com Funds More Than $300 Million in P2P Personal Loans

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:17:52 GMT

Prosper.com , a peer-to-peer lending marketplace for personal loans and investments, announced today that it has funded more than $300 million in P2P consumer loans since inception.

Zopa and lend-to-save websites hit back over 'rising risk' claims

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:17:51 GMT

Furious lend-to-save websites have hit back at accusations of luring savers into a money-exchange trap, where they are taking on too much risk to boost the return on their nest egg.

Bandwidth Management Using Squid

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:03:16 GMT

We tell you how to install and configure the most popular open source proxy server on the web for blocking websites in the first of this multi-part series Freeing up congested networks is one of the most common tasks that network administrators do on a daily basis.

Bridgeport man sentenced to federal prison for possessing child pornography

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:43:58 GMT

Ramon Paul Fernandez, 37, of Bridgeport was sentenced Jan. 26 by United States District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to one year and one day of imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release for possessing child pornography.

File-Sharing Website The Pirate Bay Brushes Off Guilty Verdict

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:29:15 GMT

Four backers of the eponymous file-sharing website The Pirate Bay were denied an appeal to the Swedish Supreme Court on Wednesday, which upheld a 2010 appeals court guilty verdict of abetting copyright infringement.

Master/worker or P2P Grid? How about You choose?

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:29:14 GMT

In its initial design, JPPF is a distributed parallel processing framework based on a master/worker architecture.

Studios winning the battle to stop Oscar screeners from leaking; losing the war

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:29:13 GMT

For ten years, Kickstarter founder Andy Baio has been compiling his "Pirating the Oscars" reports, which document which Oscar-nominated movies are available as downloads on P2P and other file-sharing services, measuring how effective the studios are at controlling leaks of "screeners" -- DVDs set to members of the Academy for review consideration.

Waukesha Man Charged With Child Porn Possession

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:24:31 GMT

A 21-year-old Waukesha man is facing multiple felony charges after police discovered child pornography on his computer.

New tactic in mass file-sharing lawsuit: just insult the EFF

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:51:33 GMT

An old legal aphorism says, "If the facts are on your side, pound on the facts. If the law is on your side, pound on the law.

Paulo Coelho: 'Welcome to Download My Books for Free'

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:46:15 GMT

Signing a blog post as "Pirate Coelho," bestselling author Paulo Coelho has joined a promotional program at the infamous file sharing site, The Pirate Bay.

Teen Anal Nightmare P2P lawyer charged with felony

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:36:54 GMT

The saga of West Virginia's homegrown P2P porn lawyer appears headed to a strange, sad end after felony charges were filed against him in state court.

Federal courts: Pediatrician pleads guilty to receipt of child pornography

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:36:53 GMT

Yancy Craft, 41, faces a minimum sentence of five years and up to 20 years in prison for receipt of child pornography.

Private online lending really deserves some credit

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:22:12 GMT

Zhao Nan directs enterprise development for Renrendai, which operates a website that puts together small borrowers and lenders.

Megaupload Shutdown: Why Internet Piracy Will Prevail

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:43:44 GMT

U.S. federal prosecutors say the data hosted on Megaupload servers could be deleted as early as Thursday -- a grim prospect for anyone who's ever used the cyberlocker for legitimate purposes, such as storing work files.

Beng Chin Ooi Receives 2012 IEEE Computer Society Kanai Award

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:38:35 GMT

Los Alamitos, California, Jan 30, 2012 -- Beng Chin Ooi, professor of computer science and dean of the School of Computing at the National University of Singapore, has been named winner of the IEEE Computer Society's 2012 Tsutomu Kanai Award.

Harnessing the predictive power of virtual communities

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:24:17 GMT

Scientists have created a new algorithm to detect virtual communities, designed to match the needs of real-life social, biological or information networks detection better than with current attempts.

VIP Torrent 4.0.4.0

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:40:50 GMT

Vip Torrent is designed to be a P2P file sharing software for movies, software, music, mp3, documents and games downloads.

Napster Relaunches In Europe

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:26:42 GMT

Napster , the original peer-to-peer music sharing service, will live on as a streaming service in the UK and Europe as a challenger to Spotify .

WiGig: More than Wi-Fi on Steroids

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:16:43 GMT

Wi-Fi is one of the world's most widely used wireless technologies. Two common downsides of that popularity are interference and often slow speeds.

Proto teleporting: Printing 3D objects

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:43:06 GMT

The NYT piece is focused on the intellectual property issues. But what I sense is the coming of age of 3D printing.

IFPI Publishes Digital Music Report 2012

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:38:26 GMT

The digital music business saw unprecedented global expansion in 2011, while key steps forward were taken in several markets to help tackle digital piracy.

Independent Audit Confirms Industry-Best Returns of P2P Lender Prosper.com

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:24:04 GMT

The report confirmed Prosper's 10.69% annualized seasoned rate of return, net of fees, for the period of July 1, 2009 through September 30, 2011.

VCs show healthy appetite for peer-to-peer companies

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:04:12 GMT

Venture capital firm investment in peer-to-peer technology continues to build strength, according to a recent VentureTrends report by VentureDeal .

Child rape videos get 18-year sentence for Colerain Twp. man

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:54:50 GMT

The Reds addressed their need for starting pitching depth tonight, as John Hayman reports that the Reds have signed starting pitcher Jeff Francis to a... CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman is reporting on Twitter that the Reds have agreed to sign free agent left-hander Jeff Francis to a minor-league deal.

Tioga Child Porn Sentence

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:45:22 GMT

A Tioga County man has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for possessing and producing child pornography.

Rogers Faces P2P Throttling Charge

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:40:29 GMT

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission claims to have evidence that Rogers Communications Inc.

Man Arrested for Distributing Child Pornography in the Poconos

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:35:39 GMT

Hoppe was a manager at Discount Trophy in Stroudsburg. Now he is a prisoner in the Monroe County Correctional Institute.

Newton Librarian Arrested On Child Porn Charges

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:31:01 GMT

A A Newton librarian has been arrested on child pornography charges, a week after a Newton teacher was arrested on similar charges.

CRTC Officially Cites Rogers For Neutrality Violations - ISP Has Until February 3 to Resolve Issues

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:26:27 GMT

As Canadian network neutrality complaints rise sharply after the nation imposed new neutrality laws, Rogers is busily responsible for more than half of them -- as the company continues to use network management platforms that impact legitimate traffic, applications and games .

GuideHop and iStopOver Team Up To Fuse Local Activity And Rental Discovery

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:11:27 GMT

Rip Empson is a writer at TechCrunch. He covers startups, because he loves them.

Ontario company touts Internet investigative tool

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:02:09 GMT

JADsoftware is about to release a new version of its Internet Evidenc Finder, which it says is used by investigators around the world Many PC users understand that hitting the delete button doesn't necessarily make every document on a hard drive evaporate.

East Stroudsburg man charged with sharing child porn online -

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:47:38 GMT

An East Stroudsburg man is accused of sharing child pornography on his computer via a peer-to-peer file sharing network, according to the Monroe County District Attorney's Office.