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Swedish court overturns landmark file sharing ruling

Technology / Internet

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

A Swedish appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark file sharing ruling that forced an Internet service provider to reveal an Internet user's identity to five publishers.


A picture taken in March 2009 in Paris shows the screen of a computer showing a web site of downloading contents

File sharing drops in Sweden after govt crackdown

Technology / Internet

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (7) | comments 7

More than 40 percent of Swedes engage in illegal file sharing, but recording industry officials have noted a sharp drop since a government crackdown earlier this year, they said Monday.


Sweden: Internet use down after file-sharing law

Technology / Internet

created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity 2.1 / 5 (7) | comments 7

(AP) -- Internet traffic dropped sharply in Sweden this week after a new law cracking down on online copyright violation went into force, experts said Friday.





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Poll: Swedish pro file-sharing party gains support

Technology / Internet

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- A new poll shows a Swedish party that calls for legalizing Internet file-sharing could win a seat in the European Parliament in June.


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Stolen 'X-Men' flick leaps onto Internet

Technology / Internet

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

A stolen copy of the film "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" has leapt around the Internet being downloaded from file sharing websites.


Not Much Anonymity for Unprotected File-Sharers: Researchers Examine P2P Networks

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Sep 26, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (61) | comments 3

The same technology that allows easy sharing of music, movies and other content across a network also allows government and media companies easy access to who is illegally downloading that content.


Sweden: hundreds protest Pirate Bay conviction

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created Apr 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

(AP) -- Wearing bandanas and waving Jolly Roger flags, hundreds of supporters of file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay demonstrated on Saturday against a Swedish court's conviction of the Internet site's organizers.


New system will help computer users avoid illegal file-sharing

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created Oct 29, 2007 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The University of Michigan will launch a new educational service to help students avoid unintentionally infringing copyright law.


Would-be Pirate Bay buyer ousted from stock market

Technology / Business

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- The would-be buyer of Swedish file-sharing Web site The Pirate Bay has been kicked out of the smallcap stock exchange Aktietorget for misleading the market, the Swedish trading platform said Wednesday.


The 160-mile download diet: Local file-sharing drastically cuts network load

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Aug 19, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (18) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ever since Bram Cohen invented BitTorrent, Web traffic has never been the same. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing, however, is a matter of debate.


Spaniard sued for music file-sharing networks

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created May 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Recording companies went to court Tuesday claiming euro13 million ($17.5 million) from a Spaniard they accuse of profiting from computer programs he designed to allow free music downloads over the Internet.


Report: Mashboxx eyes Grokster's carcass

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created Nov 08, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tech analysts are waiting to see who, if anyone, scoops up what's left of Grokster after the file-sharing network closed down Monday.


Fujitsu Develops Secure USB Memory Device Featuring Automatic Data-Erase Function

Fujitsu Develops Secure USB Memory Device Featuring Automatic Data-Erase Function

Electronics / Hardware

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Fujitsu Laboratories today announced the development of two new technologies designed to prevent the unwanted disclosure of data from lost universal serial bus (USB) memory devices and prevent uploads to file-sharing ...



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