Thursday, February 23, 2006

Out with the old & in with the new

EDonkey server Razorback2 seized, operator jailed:
p2pnet.net, Razorback Bust: by the MPAA (21 February 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/7987> at 22 February 2006

p2pnet.net, Belgian police bust Razorback (21 February 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/7980> at 22 February 2006

Hollywood rejoices over the closure of Razorback2:
Yahoo News, Hollywood hails shutdown of music-sharing server (22 February 2006) <http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22022006/80-91/hollywood-hails-shutdown-music-sharing-server.html> at 23 February 2006

BUT !!!!!!! Razorback2's loss makes absolutely no difference with connections to the eDonkey network INCREASING overnight:
p2pnet.net, Razorback out, Kademlia in (23 February 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/8004> at 24 February 2006

Kazaa back in court:
S Hayes 'Kazaa defence cites 1920s case' The Australian (Australia) 21 February 2006 <http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,18214048%5E27317%5E%5Enbv%5E15306-15319,00.html> at 22 February 2006

L Hearn 'Kazaa case back in court' Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), 20 February 2006 <http://www.smh.com.au/news/breaking/kazaa-case-back-in-court/2006/02/20/1140283981605.html> at 21 February 2006

Letter from DCIA to RIAA on the issue of licensing (or the lack there of):
p2pnet.net, DCIA letter to ARIA surfaces (20 February 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/7970> at 21 February 2006

Danish ISPs ordered to disconnect copyright offenders:
AGIPNEWS, Court Ruling Confirms Internet Service Providers Must Act to Stop Web Piracy (16 February 2006) <http://www.ag-ip-news.com/GetArticle.asp?Art_ID=2694&lang=en> at 22 February 2006

Digital Music News, Danish Supreme Court Rules Against ISPs in Piracy Case (21 February 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#022106danish> at 22 February 2006

BitTorrent helps out with the SXSW Music Festival for the second year in a row:
Digital Music News, BitTorrent Inc. Offers Support of SXSW Music, Film Festivals (22 February 2006) <http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/index_html#022206sxsw> at 23 February 2006

Copyright brainwashing week in the USA:
p2pnet.net, Copyright Awareness Week (21 February 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/7985> at 23 February 2006

New Dutch file sharing network removes all anonymity (did they think this one through?):
p2pnet.net, Triblet: New Dutch p2p network (21 February 2006) <http://p2pnet.net/story/7977> at 22 February 2006