Privacy has always been a major concern for BitTorrent users and there are only a few ways to remain anonymous. By using a secure connection, as the new TorrentPrivacy tool offers, you can bypass almost every firewall or traffic shaping application, while making sure that nobody can see what you're downloading.
Today, Eircom has been outlining details of a new service it will offer to its customer base. The Irish ISP will offer a new product called MusicHub which will allow subscribers to stream music from the big labels including Universal Music, Sony, EMI, Warn …
Educating the most easily influenced members of society is what our world is built upon, so it comes as little surprise that when planning for the future, guiding the youth in a particular direction is a useful strategy. Over the last few years, in an a …
It is no secret that BitTorrent and other file-sharing sites and networks are used as a marketing tool by the entertainment industry. TV-industry insiders have admitted to uploading shows to BitTorrent in advance to generate buzz, and bands do the same …
Tubeify (invites below) is a new mashup of Last.fm, Billboard and YouTube. The site allows users to search for, discover, play and queue video clips in any web browser. The advanced search capabilities and outstanding usability makes it without a doub …
While its birth was a relatively low-key affair, the launch of Mulve into the mainstream proved to be quite the opposite. In September the news of its arrival was reported on dozens of sites but it all came crashing down just a few days later. Undoubtedly …
Once again a Minneapolis jury has decided in favor of the RIAA, handing out a hefty fine for 24 songs shared back in 2006. The verdict is the third milestone win for the RIAA in this case. It all started in 2007 when a jury hit Jammie Thomas-Rasset with …
In February 2009, IRMA – representing EMI, Sony, Universal and Warner – reached an out of court settlement with Ireland’s largest ISP, Eircom. The deal would see the ISP introduce a 3 strikes system for dealing with subscribers who share songs to wh …
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