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Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

ISP's "Three Strikes" Scheme is Weird and Broken | TorrentFreak - 0 views

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isp strikes scheme weird broken do not wotk piracy music promotion access respect customers aficionados as we support artists alternative

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 16 Feb 15 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 16 Feb 15
     
    " Andy on February 14, 2015 C: 0 Breaking Eircom was one of the first ISPs in Europe to implement a voluntary "three strikes" anti-piracy program but strangely it's now hiding the prospect of disconnections from customers. Together with music group IFPI, they also fail heavily on the piracy education front."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 16 Feb 15
     
    " Andy on February 14, 2015 C: 0 Breaking Eircom was one of the first ISPs in Europe to implement a voluntary "three strikes" anti-piracy program but strangely it's now hiding the prospect of disconnections from customers. Together with music group IFPI, they also fail heavily on the piracy education front."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

RIAA: The Pirate Bay Assaults Fundamental Human Rights | TorrentFreak - 0 views

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human rights assault The Pirate Bay RIAA piracy sharing maniulation culture politics

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 29 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 29 Oct 14
     
    " Ernesto on October 28, 2014 C: 50 Breaking The RIAA has just submitted its latest list of "rogue" websites to the U.S. Government. The report includes many of the usual suspects and also calls out websites who claim that they're protecting the Internet from censorship, specifically naming The Pirate Bay. "We must end this assault on our humanity and the misappropriation of fundamental human rights," RIAA writes." [# ! Funny # ! ... coming from those who #scorn #culture, keep #prices artificially # ! high, treat all Pe@ple as #Thieves, and #lobby #politics to # ! #manipulate #laws for the (#extreme) #benefit of just a #few...]
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 29 Oct 14
     
    " Ernesto on October 28, 2014 C: 50 Breaking The RIAA has just submitted its latest list of "rogue" websites to the U.S. Government. The report includes many of the usual suspects and also calls out websites who claim that they're protecting the Internet from censorship, specifically naming The Pirate Bay. "We must end this assault on our humanity and the misappropriation of fundamental human rights," RIAA writes."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

United States Hosts Most Pirate Sites, UK Crime Report Finds | TorrentFreak - 0 views

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US host majority pirate sites clean polite your home first before criticize chase persecute others'

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 19 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 19 Oct 14
     
    " Ernesto on October 17, 2014 C: 27 Breaking The latest UK IP Crime Report reveals that significant progress is being made in the fight against online piracy but still many challenges remain. One of the main problems traces back to U.S. hosting companies, who according to the report give shelter to most of the investigated pirate sites."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 19 Oct 14
     
    " Ernesto on October 17, 2014 C: 27 Breaking The latest UK IP Crime Report reveals that significant progress is being made in the fight against online piracy but still many challenges remain. One of the main problems traces back to U.S. hosting companies, who according to the report give shelter to most of the investigated pirate sites."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Strike Becomes Totally Dynamic With No Torrents to Takedown | TorrentFreak - 1 views

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strike dynamic torrents sharing

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 05 Apr 15 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 05 Apr 15
     
    " Andy on April 4, 2015 C: 0 Breaking In response to being overwhelmed by DMCA takedown notices, new torrent site Strike now stores no data whatsoever - no torrents, no magnets, no categories and no indexing. The site has become totally dynamic and only fetches data requested by the user. But will these drastic steps be enough?"
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 05 Apr 15
     
    " Andy on April 4, 2015 C: 0 Breaking In response to being overwhelmed by DMCA takedown notices, new torrent site Strike now stores no data whatsoever - no torrents, no magnets, no categories and no indexing. The site has become totally dynamic and only fetches data requested by the user. But will these drastic steps be enough?"
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Peter Sunde: The 'Pirate Movement' is Dead | TorrentFreak - 0 views

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Peter Sunde @brokep pirate movement dead long life whatever share culture health education politics welfare ideas

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 13 Apr 15 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 13 Apr 15
     
    " Peter Sunde on April 4, 2015 C: 0 Opinion Ever since someone had the idea of starting a "pirate party," there've been discussions about the necessity for such a party. In the trail of that discussion, there's always been the one about whether the "pirate movement" is alive or not."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 13 Apr 15
     
    " Peter Sunde on April 4, 2015 C: 0 Opinion Ever since someone had the idea of starting a "pirate party," there've been discussions about the necessity for such a party. In the trail of that discussion, there's always been the one about whether the "pirate movement" is alive or not."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Received a Piracy Letter? UK Solicitor Will Defend You For Free | TorrentFreak - 0 views

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piracy letter received Michael Coyle solicitor will defend You for free charity support exchange

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 21 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 21 Mar 15
     
    " Andy on March 20, 2015 C: 0 Breaking In recent weeks customers of UK ISPs have received letters from copyright trolls demanding settlement for alleged downloading of movies. Today they can fight back. Southampton-based lawyer Michael Coyle informs TorrentFreak that if the accused make a charitable donation in support of his London Marathon run, he will provide his time for free."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 21 Mar 15
     
    " Andy on March 20, 2015 C: 0 Breaking In recent weeks customers of UK ISPs have received letters from copyright trolls demanding settlement for alleged downloading of movies. Today they can fight back. Southampton-based lawyer Michael Coyle informs TorrentFreak that if the accused make a charitable donation in support of his London Marathon run, he will provide his time for free."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

SXSW 2015 on BitTorrent: 8.42 GB of Free Music | TorrentFreak - 0 views

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sxsw free music bittorrent culture is for share

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 23 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 23 Mar 15
     
    " Ernesto on March 21, 2015 C: 0 News The South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival is one of the largest and most popular in the United States. For more than a decade SXSW has been sharing DRM-free songs of the performing artists, 55 GB worth so far. This year's release is the largest thus far with 1,291 tracks totaling more than eight gigabytes. "
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 23 Mar 15
     
    " Ernesto on March 21, 2015 C: 0 News The South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival is one of the largest and most popular in the United States. For more than a decade SXSW has been sharing DRM-free songs of the performing artists, 55 GB worth so far. This year's release is the largest thus far with 1,291 tracks totaling more than eight gigabytes. "
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Missteps in Europe's Online Privacy Bill - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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europe online privacy bill right to be forgotten threat free speech

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 25 Dec 15 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 25 Dec 15
     
    "By THE EDITORIAL BOARD December 21, 2015 The European Union could soon adopt a law that would strengthen online privacy protections for consumers, but it would come at a cost to free expression and leave a redacted history for Internet users."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Netgear Shows Customers How to Share Pirate Movies - TorrentFreak - 1 views

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netgear shows customers how to share pirate movies NYSE politics connivence sharing really helps media and entertainment works companies

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 28 Dec 15 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 28 Dec 15
     
    " Andy on December 26, 2015 C: 86 Opinion Showing users how to send large video files is a task undertaken by dozens of software and hardware manufacturers but for the folks at Netgear the issue is now a controversial one. Want to send a pirate movie to a friend after downloading it from a torrent site? Netgear apparently has an app for that."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 28 Dec 15
     
    " Andy on December 26, 2015 C: 86 Opinion Showing users how to send large video files is a task undertaken by dozens of software and hardware manufacturers but for the folks at Netgear the issue is now a controversial one. Want to send a pirate movie to a friend after downloading it from a torrent site? Netgear apparently has an app for that."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Software Piracy Hurts Linux Adoption, Research Finds - TorrentFreak [# ! Note...] - 0 views

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software piracy hurts linux adoption research finds no way just wrong identifiation

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 22 Feb 16 - No Cached
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      Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 22 Feb 16
       
      # ! No way. Piracy has nothing to do with Linux. It's just another 'biased' press #vane #try to #identify #opensource and '#crime'...
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 22 Feb 16
     
    " Ernesto on February 21, 2016 C: 24 News New research suggests that software piracy has a detrimental effect on the adoption of Linux desktop operating systems. Piracy is one of the reasons why Windows has been able to maintain its dominant market position, making open source alternatives "forgotten victims" of copyright infringement."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 22 Feb 16
     
    " Ernesto on February 21, 2016 C: 24 News New research suggests that software piracy has a detrimental effect on the adoption of Linux desktop operating systems. Piracy is one of the reasons why Windows has been able to maintain its dominant market position, making open source alternatives "forgotten victims" of copyright infringement."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Pirates Spend Much More Money on Music, Study Shows - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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pirates sharers spend much money music study best customers agaist markeet thought scial manipulation through supply control

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 28 Feb 16 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 28 Feb 16
     
    " y Ernesto on February 26, 2016 C: 41 News A new study has shown that music piracy is still rampant in the United States with 57 million people between the ages of 13 and 50 accessing music through unauthorized sources. Interestingly, however, these pirates also spend significantly more money on CDs and paid downloads, more than their counterparts who only consume legally."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 28 Feb 16
     
    " y Ernesto on February 26, 2016 C: 41 News A new study has shown that music piracy is still rampant in the United States with 57 million people between the ages of 13 and 50 accessing music through unauthorized sources. Interestingly, however, these pirates also spend significantly more money on CDs and paid downloads, more than their counterparts who only consume legally."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

University: 'Pirating' Students Being Deliberately Targeted - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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university students deliberately target for sharing misnomer piracy '#They' attack knowledge between skyrocketing tuition and now prosecution

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 05 Dec 15 - No Cached
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      Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 05 Dec 15
       
      # ! Between skyrocketing tuition and, now, students persecution, it seems that the real plan is to destroy Universities, a direct attack to knowledge... and Freedom.
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 05 Dec 15
     
    " Andy on December 3, 2015 C: 84 Breaking Data published by Central Michigan University has revealed a worrying trend in copyright complaints. Out of 1,912 received so far in 2015, more than 80% were from Rightscorp, a company that demands cash to settle. The university's chief information officer believes that campuses like his are being deliberately targeted"
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 05 Dec 15
     
    " Andy on December 3, 2015 C: 84 Breaking Data published by Central Michigan University has revealed a worrying trend in copyright complaints. Out of 1,912 received so far in 2015, more than 80% were from Rightscorp, a company that demands cash to settle. The university's chief information officer believes that campuses like his are being deliberately targeted"
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

When Authors Demand Payment For Every Copy, They Advocate Communism - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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authors demand payment copy communism advocate Falkvinge

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 22 Dec 15 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 22 Dec 15
     
    " Rick Falkvinge on December 21, 2015 C: 114 Opinion Yes, really. There's a whole lot of confusion in the dangerous and wrong cliché that "authors must be paid" for every copy that's made. We live in a market economy for good reasons."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 22 Dec 15
     
    " Rick Falkvinge on December 21, 2015 C: 114 Opinion Yes, really. There's a whole lot of confusion in the dangerous and wrong cliché that "authors must be paid" for every copy that's made. We live in a market economy for good reasons."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Copyright Troll Partner Threatens to Report Blogger to the Police - TorrentFreak [# ! '... - 0 views

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copyright trolls threatening threat bloggers

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 04 Apr 16 - No Cached
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      Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 04 Apr 16
       
      # ! :/ Just another #sad #copyright #trolling #story...
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 04 Apr 16
     
    " Andy on April 3, 2016 C: 43 Breaking A company assisting US-based copyright troll outfit TCYK LLC has just threatened to report a blogger to the police. Joe Hickster, an anti-troll activist who has helped dozens of wrongfully accused individuals avoid paying settlement fees, was threatened after describing troll services company Hatton and Berkeley as being involved in a smoke-and-mirrors operation."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 04 Apr 16
     
    " Andy on April 3, 2016 C: 43 Breaking A company assisting US-based copyright troll outfit TCYK LLC has just threatened to report a blogger to the police. Joe Hickster, an anti-troll activist who has helped dozens of wrongfully accused individuals avoid paying settlement fees, was threatened after describing troll services company Hatton and Berkeley as being involved in a smoke-and-mirrors operation."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

UK "Porn Filter" Triggers Widespread Internet Censorship | TorrentFreak - 2 views

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internet filter porn simple censorship protecting some facats businesses aand banning socia response culture spreading manipulation

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 03 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 03 Jul 14
     
    " Ernesto on July 2, 2014 C: 38 Breaking A new tool released by the Open Rights Group today reveals that 20% of the 100,000 most-visited websites on the Internet are blocked by the parental filters of UK ISPs. With the newly launched website the group makes it easier to expose false positives and show that the blocking efforts ban many legitimate sites, TorrentFreak included. "
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 03 Jul 14
     
    " Ernesto on July 2, 2014 C: 38 Breaking A new tool released by the Open Rights Group today reveals that 20% of the 100,000 most-visited websites on the Internet are blocked by the parental filters of UK ISPs. With the newly launched website the group makes it easier to expose false positives and show that the blocking efforts ban many legitimate sites, TorrentFreak included. "
Paul Merrell

CPSC files lawsuit against Amazon to force it to recall dangerous products, including f... - 1 views

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Amazon defective-products litigation

shared by Paul Merrell on 15 Jul 21 - No Cached
  • Federal safety regulators filed a lawsuit against Amazon on Wednesday that accuses the retail giant of refusing to recognize regulators’ authority to force the company to recall defective and unsafe products, setting up a fight over how much responsibility Amazon should take for the products it sells on its website.Support our journalism. Subscribe today.arrow-rightThe action by the Consumer Product Safety Commission comes after months of behind-the-scenes negotiations between regulators and Amazon as the agency tried to persuade the company to follow the CPSC’s rules for getting dangerous products off the market, according to a senior agency official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to comment on internal discussions.The official said Amazon officials refused to acknowledge that the CPSC has the authority to compel the company to remove unsafe products.A lawsuit was viewed as a last resort, the official added.
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Pirate Bay Blocking Case Heard By European Court of Justice - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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Pirate Bay blocking case European Court of Justice no direct infringement

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 29 Oct 16 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 29 Oct 16
     
    " Andy on October 28, 2016 C: 27 Breaking The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has just heard a long-running case involving The Pirate Bay, Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN, and a pair of local ISPs. Should the infamous torrent site be blocked at the ISP level, even though it may not be a direct infringer itself?"
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Steal This Show S02E05: Trolling For Justice - TorrentFreak - 1 views

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trolling justice Steal This Show

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 03 Nov 16 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 03 Nov 16
     
    " By J.J. King on November 3, 2016 C: 0 News Bits Today we bring you the next episode of the Steal This Show podcast, discussing renegade media and the latest file-sharing and copyright news. In this episode we talk to The Yes Men's Mike Bonanno, aka Igor Vamos."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Rightscorp Threatens Every ISP in the United States - TorrentFreak [# ! Link Note...] - 1 views

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isp threat corruption Rightscorp

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 12 Aug 16 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 12 Aug 16
     
    " Andy on August 12, 2016 C: 54 Breaking Following a court win by its client BMG over Cox Communications this week, Rightscorp has issued an unprecedented warning to every ISP in the United States today. Boasting a five-year trove of infringement data against Internet users, Rightscorp warned ISPs that they can either cooperate or face the consequences."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

'Mutable' Torrents Proposal Makes BitTorrent More Resilient - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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mutable torrents make bittorrent more resilient law always behind technology solution understading transparency AND dialogue

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 14 Aug 16 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 14 Aug 16
     
    " Andy on August 13, 2016 C: 39 News 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."
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