Archive for the ‘tech’ Category

BitTorrent seed farmer found guilty, faces 10 years in jail

Monday, June 30th, 2008

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A federal jury convicted 26-year-old Daniel Dove for both felony copyright infringement as well as conspiracy, the US Department of Justice announced on Friday. Dove, the last remaining administrator of EliteTorrents.com who did not plead guilty, now faces up to 10 years in prison.

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New Google Friend Connect Tool Helps Sites Be More Friendly

Monday, May 12th, 2008

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Google is introducing a Web site tool called Friend Connect today that promises to extend the reach of social networks such as Facebook to any site that wants to use the tool.

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Congressman to Comcast: Stop interfering with BitTorrent

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

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While a class action lawsuit is definitely one way to get Comcast to behave, another perhaps more productive way to do so is to have politicians step in and regulate.

On Tuesday, I discussed the issue of Comcast’s anti-BitTorrent “network management” with Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va., who is a strong supporter of consumer rights and has led the battle to undo the damage caused by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA.

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