Megaupload and the US grand jury
P2P filesharing peer-to-peer, posted: 31-Jan-2012 14:29
Megaupload again: according to the US Justice Dept, Dotcom, Batato, Bencko, Echternach, Ortmann, Nomm and van der Kolk were indicted by a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia on January 5 this year. Megaupload and Vestor Ltd were also inclu
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Is this really the Teapot Tape recording?
news, posted: 26-Jan-2012 13:54
As posted on SoundCloud: 2Johns2Cups by goldenturkey This is what police raided NZ media over? Even RadioNZ, which never had the recording but only reported on the issue? :::FACEPALM:::
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Filesonic disables file sharing; due to MegaUpload?
P2P filesharing peer-to-peer, posted: 23-Jan-2012 14:33
While Kim Dotcom and the Megupload people wait to see if they'll be granted bail, it looks like FBI-NZ Police raid on the file storage site may be scaring competitors into ending filesharing. Filesonic has disabled "all sharing functionality" for ins
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Reasons to be cheerful in Warkworth
Humour, posted: 22-Jan-2012 18:15
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What PR people really think of journalists
media, posted: 16-Jan-2012 21:04
David Strom's December story at RWW about the "Ten Biggest PR Blunders of 2011" mentions things that happen every year for as long as I've been in this game. The story isn't so much about blunders as pressure to please the client being passed onto jo
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An industry plundered by pirates
P2P filesharing peer-to-peer, posted: 14-Jan-2012 14:50
I read this story in the Herald about Sione's Wedding 2 earlier today and wondered about the figures quoted in it. Leaving aside the obvious mistake in the first para about the original Sione's Wedding losing $70 million through piracy - that's the e
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Sign up now for NZNOG 12 in Christchurch
news, posted: 11-Jan-2012 13:32
I am told that there are still spaces available for NZNOG 12, so register now. If you do anything Internet related in NZ (and overseas for that matter), the NZNOG 12 conference will be worth attending. Furthermore, I understand beer plays an importan
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This is how ridiculous the whole Intellectual Property Rights situation is
Internet, posted: 10-Jan-2012 16:29
Watching the Microsoft Consumer Electronics Show 2012 presentation. Well, I'm trying to at least, because.. I'm sorry, but that's just stupid.
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Finally, some copyright infringement notices
P2P filesharing peer-to-peer, posted: 7-Jan-2012 17:00
Not for me, but Orcon customer "anonnz", David Zanetti at Tech Liberty blogs. It's a detection notice, sent out by Orcon after a complaint from Warner Music: David notes that the notice probably isn't compliant with the amended Copyright Act, lackin
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Reviews written by Jergan
Humour, posted: 5-Jan-2012 14:24
I find Amazon mostly annoying because the site and the vendors on it have stuff that's priced really well, and often not available in NZ yet cannot be shipped here. If it can be shipped, the freight cost is often more than the price of the item in qu
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