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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Benjamin Sperry

Benjamin Sperry

Netflix going up against cable with original series deal - 0 views

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    Looks like Netflix is expanding by offering original content through their service. This will make them even more competitive with cable TV.
Benjamin Sperry

BitTorrent is to stealing movies what "bolt-cutters are to stealing bicycles" - 0 views

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    Looks at a piece of legislation being debated right now that is intended to address piracy. "The bill would give the government legal tools to blacklist a "rogue" website from the Internet's Domain Name System, ban credit card companies from processing US payments to the site, and forbid US-based online ad networks from working with the site. It even directs the government to keep a list of suspect sites, even though no evidence has been presented against them in court."
Benjamin Sperry

P2P lawyers score a victory; mass subpoenas can proceed - 0 views

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    One way that some have tried to deal with piracy is by suing large groups of people that are sharing a file, rather than sue individual people. The problem is that there is a debate on whether it is alright to clump these people into a single case. This article shows that some attorneys have ruled that you may not lump multiple file sharers into a single case, while others have ruled this practice to be fine.
Benjamin Sperry

B-School Admission Essays, For a Fee - 0 views

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    This article looks at two companies that offer original written works for money. You pay them, and they write an essay on the topic you need. They speak with representatives from these companies, and one says that they are only providing sample essays for instructional value. The end of the article also looks at groups who fall into a grey area, asking how much help is too much?
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New privacy concerns for Facebook over phone numbers, addresses - 0 views

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    This article explains how Facebook is deciding to allow third-party app developers to have access to the users phone number and address. It explains that Facebook is taking some precautions to make sure that this feature is as safe as possible, but others mentioned in the article do not agree that it is enough.
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