| Today In News |
 | Netgear Introduces BitTorrent-Enabled Internet TV Player (1 comments)
Rather than watching videos on a PC screen, users can watch content from a variety of different Internet sources, including BitTorrent, on their living room TV. |
| Wed January 7 |
 | Hustler Europe Hires Anti-P2P Group to Fight Piracy (0 comments)
Looking to crackdown on illegal file-sharers using using mass infringement notifications. |
 | NIN's BitTorrent Releases Becomes Amazon's Top-Selling Album of '08 (2 comments)
Even though the album was available for free on BitTorrent tracker sites everywhere, fans purchased the album from the online retailer in droves. |
| Tue January 6 |
 | RIAA Blames Harvard Law Professor for Dragging Out File-Sharing Case (2 comments)
There's been a development in the RIAA lawsuit where a Harvard Law professor decided to step in. |
 | iTunes Going DRM-Free (3 comments)
Can "upgrade" previously purchased songs for 30 cents each, will also be able to purchase music using an iPhone. |
 | Major ISPs Deny Plans to Help RIAA Disconnect File-Sharers (0 comments)
Certainly hesitant about terminating customers amidst economic downturn, but some may be quietly assisting and trying to avoid customer backlash and negative PR. |
| Mon January 5 |
 | Veoh Scores Legal Victory for Video Sharing Sites (1 comments)
While a victory, the EFF notes it may also just be a footnote in a long list of lawsuits against user generated sites. |
 | Harvard Prof Fighting RIAA Back in Court Tomorrow (1 comments)
Trial was delayed over inability to argue case in a RI court even though is a Federal case. |
 | New Trojans Block Mininova, The Pirate Bay, and Suprbay (0 comments)
One only mysteriously prevents users from accessing BitTorrent tracker sites, while another also downloads malicious code and opens pop-up windows for rogue security software. |
 | Irish Music Industry Wants Hotels and Prisons to Pay Royalties (1 comments)
Says exemption in copyright law for sleeping quarters is wrong, noting that “in nearly every other jurisdiction in Europe, music played in bedrooms has to be licensed. |
 | RIAA Fires MediaSentry (1 comments)
There are reports surfacing that says that the RIAA has fired a so-called p2p investigator. |
| Sun January 4 |
 | It's Now Legal for Police to Hack Your Computer Without a Warrant in Britain? (2 comments)
If it's the job of the government to safeguard the interests of citizens, it's sure hard to tell these days with moves like this. |
| Fri January 2 |
 | Blogger Writes from Inside the Newest Police State on the Planet (0 comments)
What would it be like if all those anti-privacy laws you keep hearing about passed? Just ask someone who lives in India. |
 | Spanish Govt Anti-File-Sharing Campaign Angers Internet Users Group (0 comments)
Insists must end to avoid "the manipulation of public opinion to the benefit of private interests. |
 | Piracy Who? MPAA Enjoys Record Overseas Profits - AGAIN! (5 comments)
Despite repeated dire predictions for the health of the movie industry and the welfare of the people it employs, is estimated to surpass last year's all-time box office record of nine and a half billion dollars. |
| Thu January 1 |
 | Australian Internet Filtering Plan Will Be Mandatory for Everyone - No Opt-Out (5 comments)
After the internet filtering trial, there will be no such thing as opting out of the internet filters. |
 | Major Record Label Admits CD Sales is Not a Measure of Success (0 comments)
In the face of another major slump in CD sales, the major record labels say they have other streams of revenue as well. |
| Wed December 31 |
 | What Will 2009 Bring to Filesharing and Technology? (0 comments)
It's the end of 2008 as we know it, but what will 2009 bring? We look at the past for clues into the future. |
 | BringIt Lets You Win Cash Playing Video Games (0 comments)
Gamers from around the globe can play video games for real money by competing in head-to-head challenges and multiplayer bracket style tournaments. |
 | Record Label Partners With What.CD to 'Revolutionize Industry Landscape' (0 comments)
Open Your Eyes Records and the BitTorrent tracker site team up to prove that "P2P technology and record labels can work hand-in-hand to accomplish their ultimate goals: getting artists heard and growing their fan bases. |
| Tue December 30 |
 | NFL, NBA, MLB Not Worried About Free Live Sports Streams on TVants.com Yet (0 comments)
'Please don't log on to tvants,com and watch our major exciting games live for free'. |
 | CBC Reporter Spends Four Months Issuing Complaint to Telecom Complaints Commission (0 comments)
Just about everything is quick on the internet unless you're a Canadian and have a complaint about a telecommunications giant. |
 | Spammer Uses isoHunt for Cover in Scam e-Mail (2 comments)
"Miss Doris" claims to have met me on the BitTorrent tracker site, and is simply searching "for a good man who understands what sex, marriage, and real love is all about. |
 | BREIN Takes Down 75 BitTorrent Tracker Sites (0 comments)
Dutch anti-piracy organization claims victory, but world yawns as more appear in its place. |
 | ISP Says RIAA Must Pay for Piracy Protection (2 comments)
Bayou Internet and Communications owner Jerry Scroggin says the entertainment industry can't expect him to work for free. |
 | Researchers Want to Team Up With ThePirateBay to Understand Youth Morals (0 comments)
Researchers want to know how teens in Sweden develop their morals and social norms through websites like MySpace and ThePirateBay. |
| Mon December 29 |
 | Windows 7 Beta Leaked onto BitTorrent (0 comments)
Windows 7, a beta of it's up and coming operating system, has reportedly been leaked on BitTorrent. |
 | UK MP Requests Feedback from Public Over Website Ratings Idea (0 comments)
While it's something occurring in Britain, it also could affect talks between Britain and the United States too. |
 | RIAA Loses Ability to Appeal in Jammie Thomas Case (0 comments)
The Jammie Thomas case has recently took a turn for the worse for the RIAA. |
| Sun December 28 |
 | Jammie Thomas Case Transcript Posted Online (0 comments)
It may very well be one of the most well-known file-sharing cases of 2008 and as the year comes to a close, it seems only fitting that the entire transcript has been posted. |
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