Usenet is now looking to be the new target for those seeking civil recourse for their material being shared without authorisation. Ive commented in the past that the current tactics (and proposed DEB) could see a mass migration away from P2P and onto the binaries as their main source of copyrighted material. It to me … Continue reading »
Posted in March 2010 …
Spy v Spy – Warner Brothers wants you? & Oink case dropped, is the DEB a pipedream?
It’s being reported that if you are a student studying a computing related degree at Manchester University and are get an application in before the 30th of March, you can apply for a position as effectively a revenue protection officer for Warner Brothers whilst studying. Good idea? Well, in my opinion, yes. From what I’ve … Continue reading »
Trial – A mobilephobics view of Android (complimented with the HTC Hero)
Mobilephobia, can that be a word? It certainly described my view of mobile phones in the past. I never liked the idea of being contactable where-ever I was and the “advantages” such a having Net access on, proved to be rather a let down. So I continued my dislike of phones. There are two words … Continue reading »
Newsbytes: 26/03/10 – News from around the Web
This week has been a rather busy one for me. Its also been a rather disjointed week, due to building work on our house, which is why Openbytes has not been updated for a few days. I’ve now just started experiencing the delights of an HTC phone and Android which is giving me the ability … Continue reading »
ACS:Law – Back in the news again!
or/ ACS: Law – “Slyck fought the law and er….the Slyck won”? Whilst I promote a copyright infringement free computing experience (as in FOSS), its often a good talking point for Openbytes. Certainly many of the technologies involved are FOSS packages so I feel justified for that reason alone to report on this news. It … Continue reading »
Windows the trojan – Bitdefender is spot on?
Its being reported that users of the virus software Bitdefender have had a surprise with their latest update. Allegedly Bitdefender has identified several parts of Windows as a trojan, fixed them and subsequently brought down Windows. Being flippant, one could argue that Bitdefender was merely doing its job and identifying Windows as a trojan was correct, … Continue reading »
“We’ve told you already, stop using XP”? – XP and IE9 + alternatives.
For those of you that are not experiencing the advantages reported by users around the net from choosing an alternative to IE, there’s further bad news for users who want to stick with XP. We have seen many times that those people who want to stick with Windows are in many cases XP users who … Continue reading »
MaVen – Crew member brought before the courts – Is this really the l33t?
It is being reported that Geremi Adam of the release group MaVen, has received a custodial sentence in Canada. The MaVen group were responsible for releasing many “scene” releases of major films. These releases where often of high quality and refered to as “Telesync” [1] releases. You can read more about these terms later in … Continue reading »
Microsoft been lifting code again? – & Windows Mobile decline.
I find myself writing this article playing catchup. Thanks to my ever problematic ISP finally giving up the ghost and going down completely for the majority of the last week, I now have the task of getting up to speed with whats been going on. Incase you have forgotten I do not work in the … Continue reading »
Davenport & Lyons/ACS Law to get their very own warning letter?
In news that will certainly make for happy reading for some, its being reported that the SRA has sent two Davenport & Lyons Solicitors to a disciplinary tribunal allegedly following complaints from letters sent demanding payment (or court action) for infringement of copyright via file sharing. The SRA is reportedly not stopping there and its … Continue reading »
