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Yet Another #Report Says More #Innovation, #Rather Than #More #Enforcement, #Reduces #Piracy | Techdirt | # ! 8-) …

  from the the-data-keeps-flowing dept It’s not like many of us haven’t been saying this for years: but fighting piracy through greater copyright enforcement doesn’t work. It’s never worked and it’s unlikely to ever work. A year ago, we released our big report, The Carrot or the Stick? t | Mike Masnick | ______________   … Continue reading →

‘#Mutable’ #Torrents #Proposal #Makes #BitTorrent #More #Resilient | TorrentFreak | # ! …

Behind the scenes, groups of individuals are trying to make BitTorrent better with steady, incremental updates. A new proposal tabled by P2P developer Luca Matteis envisions a tweak to the protocol that would allow greater resilience in the BitTorrent ecosystem. | Andy | _________     # ! … #Tech always #overtakes the #Law # ! … Continue reading →

Four #Key #Digital #Challenges for the #Music #Industry in 2016 | Digital Music News | # ♩ …

  This past year has been very eventful one for the music industry.  The major debates centered on royalties, the freemium model and the place of YouTube in the industry.  This piece takes a look at the main digital challenges for the industry over the course of 2016. Processing the finances. The majority of music … Continue reading →

#NBCUniversal #patents a #method for #hunting #BitTorrent #pirates | thenextweb.com | # ! :/ ‘#Extraordinary’, …

NBC Universal has patented a way to detect files being shared by large groups of people on peer-to-peer networks in real-time. | Abhimanyu Ghoshal | ___________________________________________     # ! … and now, what about to  ‘Patent a #method’ for #satisfying # ! #Aficionados/#customers, givin’ ’em what They demand: # ! like #good and #affordable, #widely … Continue reading →

#Music #Downloads Post #Their #Worst #Decline #EVER | digitalmusicnews.com | # ! we (#They’) can think…

Is 2016 the year that killed music downloads? That’s increasingly likely, with the latest stats showing a shocking plunge during the first half. | Paul Resnikoff | ___________________   # ! … a lot of reasons for this ‘decline’: # ! ranging from labels incompetence to the whole industry scorn # ! towards their main customers, … Continue reading →

#UK #Bill Introduces 10 #Year #Prison Sentence for #Online #Pirates | TorrentFreak | # ! #Dissuasive…

The UK Government’s Digital Economy Bill, which is set to revamp current copyright legislation, has been introduced in Parliament. One of the most controversial changes is the increased maximum sentences for online copyright infringement. Despite public protest, the bill increased the maximum prison term five-fold, from two to ten years. | Ernesto | ____________   # … Continue reading →

#ICANN: We #Won’t #Pass #Judgment on #Pirate #Sites | TorrentFreak | # Yes, Please: …

Following more pressure from rightsholders, domain name oversight body ICANN has again made it clear that it will not act as judge and jury in copyright disputes. In a letter to the president of the Intellectual Property Constituency, ICANN chief Stephen Crocker says that ICANN is neither “required or qualified” to pass judgment in such … Continue reading →

#AppealsCourt #Tells #Government It #Must #Extend Educational Institution #FOIA #Fee #Price #Break To #Students | Techdirt | # ! …

from the you-can-always-make-it-up-with-student-loan-interest dept | Tim Cushing | The perennial FOIA Reform Masquerade Ball is again under way, with legislators attempting to dodge blustery requests to “cut in” by administration officials and similarly-motivated federal agencies. The dance usually ends with Congressional committee chairmen yanking needles from records and booting everyone out of the dancehall. ________________ # … Continue reading →

#PirateBay #Traffic #Doubles #Despite #ISP # | Blockades | TorrentFreak | # ! #Bad Luck, ‘#IP Guys’…

In recent years the entertainment industries have pushed hard to get The Pirate Bay blocked in various countries. Despite these efforts the notorious torrent site has managed to double its visitors. The United States remains the most popular traffic source while roughly 9% of all users access the site through a proxy.

Source: torrentfreak.com

# ! … #try #wiser next time.

(# ! #Progress can’t be blocked…
# ! What about #New #Production/#Distribution #Policies…?)

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#Verizon #claims #commoncarrier #rules would #require #Web #services to #pay #ISPs | ArsTechnica | # ! #Everybody…

Verizon also says FCC’s no-blocking rule could be too strict.

… Verizon is making an alarmist argument in its response to the Federal Communications Commission’s network neutrality proposal. …

Source: arstechnica.com

# ! …. #wants to #Rule The #Web
# ! … that really #belongs to The #People
# ! As the #Right to #Communicate, #Learn, #Share, #Thrive…

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