Group items tagged Ernesto - Future of the Web

Google Asked to Remove 1,500 "Pirate Links" Per Minute - TorrentFreak [# ! Note] - 0 views

Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 23 Nov 15

" Ernesto on November 22, 2015 C: 43 News Google is facing a never-ending flood of takedown requests from copyright holders, breaking record after record. The company currently processes a record breaking 1,500 links to "pirate" pages from its search results every minute, which is a 100% increase compared to last year."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">" Ernesto on November 22, 2015 C: 43 News Google is facing a never-ending flood of takedown requests from copyright holders, breaking record after record. The company currently processes a record breaking 1,500 links to "pirate" pages from its search results every minute, which is a 100% increase compared to last year."</div>

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Pirate Bay's .org Domain Suspended Pending ICANN Verification - TorrentFreak [Note] - 0 views

Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 07 Dec 15

" Ernesto on December 7, 2015 C: 0 Breaking Pirate Bay's original .org domain was suspended by EuroDNS a few hours ago, after the registrant failed to verify the contact details. Even though it's no longer the main domain name for the site, the bookmark was still in use by many people as a redirect to Pirate Bay's latest home base. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">" Ernesto on December 7, 2015 C: 0 Breaking Pirate Bay's original .org domain was suspended by EuroDNS a few hours ago, after the registrant failed to verify the contact details. Even though it's no longer the main domain name for the site, the bookmark was still in use by many people as a redirect to Pirate Bay's latest home base. "</div>

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WebTorrent Brings BitTorrent to the Web, Impresses Netflix - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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WebTorrent bittorrent inside Internet web browser

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Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 15 Dec 15

" Ernesto on December 13, 2015 C: 132 Breaking BitTorrent currently transfers petabytes of data across the Internet every month, but with the shift to online streaming it's losing prominence. Stanford University graduate Feross Aboukhadijeh is bridging this gap with WebTorrent and has already piqued the interest of Netflix, other tech companies, and many enthusiastic developers."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">" Ernesto on December 13, 2015 C: 132 Breaking BitTorrent currently transfers petabytes of data across the Internet every month, but with the shift to online streaming it's losing prominence. Stanford University graduate Feross Aboukhadijeh is bridging this gap with WebTorrent and has already piqued the interest of Netflix, other tech companies, and many enthusiastic developers."</div>

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Steal This Show S01E02: Rebel Librarians & Pirate Academics - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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rebel librarians pirate academics promotion P2P file-sharing as future of culture

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Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 06 Dec 15

" By Ernesto on December 5, 2015 C: 1 Opinion Today we bring you the second episode of the Steal This Show podcast, discussing the latest file-sharing and copyright news. In this episode we talk about anti-piracy campaigns and why a group of academics are promoting file-sharing, among other things."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">" By Ernesto on December 5, 2015 C: 1 Opinion Today we bring you the second episode of the Steal This Show podcast, discussing the latest file-sharing and copyright news. In this episode we talk about anti-piracy campaigns and why a group of academics are promoting file-sharing, among other things."</div>

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Court: Cox Willingly Failed to Disconnect Pirating Subscribers - TorrentFreak - 1 views

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court cox willingly failed subscribers disconnection Internet piracy Hollywood vs Silicon Valley

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 03 Dec 15 - No Cached

Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 03 Dec 15

" Ernesto on December 2, 2015 C: 151 Breaking District Court Judge Liam O'Grady has just issued a detailed memorandum explaining why Cox isn't entitled to a safe harbor defense. He ruled that Cox willingly failed to disconnect repeat or flagrant 'pirate' subscribers, a decision that could have an enormous impact on all U.S. Internet providers. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">" Ernesto on December 2, 2015 C: 151 Breaking District Court Judge Liam O'Grady has just issued a detailed memorandum explaining why Cox isn't entitled to a safe harbor defense. He ruled that Cox willingly failed to disconnect repeat or flagrant 'pirate' subscribers, a decision that could have an enormous impact on all U.S. Internet providers. "</div>

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EU Proposal Bans Netflix-Style Geo Blocking and Restrictions - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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EU European Union proposal ban geo-blocking

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 09 Dec 15 - No Cached

Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 09 Dec 15

" Ernesto on December 9, 2015 C: 62 Breaking The European Commission has officially presented its plan to abolish geo-blocking and filtering restrictions across EU member states. The new proposal requires online services to allow users to access their accounts all across Europe, even in countries where it's officially not available yet."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">" Ernesto on December 9, 2015 C: 62 Breaking The European Commission has officially presented its plan to abolish geo-blocking and filtering restrictions across EU member states. The new proposal requires online services to allow users to access their accounts all across Europe, even in countries where it's officially not available yet."</div>

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UK Anti-Piracy 'Education' Campaign Launched, Quietly - TorrentFreak [# ! Note] - 0 views

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UK anti-piracy education campaign who teaches industry stop abuses

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 02 Dec 15 - No Cached

Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 02 Dec 15

" Ernesto on December 1, 2015 C: 57 Opinion After a long wait the UK's broad anti-piracy effort operated by ISPs and copyright holders has finally launched. The UK Government-funded program aims to warn and educate illegal file-sharers in the hope of decreasing piracy rates over time, but thus far the response has been rather underwhelming."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">" Ernesto on December 1, 2015 C: 57 Opinion After a long wait the UK's broad anti-piracy effort operated by ISPs and copyright holders has finally launched. The UK Government-funded program aims to warn and educate illegal file-sharers in the hope of decreasing piracy rates over time, but thus far the response has been rather underwhelming."</div>

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BitTorrent Still Dominates Internet's Upstream Traffic - TorrentFreak - 0 views

Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 08 Dec 15

" Ernesto on December 8, 2015 C: 20 News New data published by Canadian broadband management company Sandvine reveals that BitTorrent can be credited for a quarter of all upstream Internet traffic in North America, more than any other traffic source. With heavy competition from Netflix and other real-time entertainment, BitTorrent's overall traffic share is falling."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">" Ernesto on December 8, 2015 C: 20 News New data published by Canadian broadband management company Sandvine reveals that BitTorrent can be credited for a quarter of all upstream Internet traffic in North America, more than any other traffic source. With heavy competition from Netflix and other real-time entertainment, BitTorrent's overall traffic share is falling."</div>

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RIAA Wants $17 Million Damages From 'New' Grooveshark - TorrentFreak - 0 views

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 02 Nov 15 - No Cached

Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 02 Nov 15

" Ernesto on October 31, 2015 C: 34 Breaking The RIAA is asking a New York federal court to issue a default judgment against the 'reincarnation' of the defunct Grooveshark music service. The record labels are demanding more than $13 million in piracy damages plus another $4 million for willful counterfeiting. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">" Ernesto on October 31, 2015 C: 34 Breaking The RIAA is asking a New York federal court to issue a default judgment against the 'reincarnation' of the defunct Grooveshark music service. The record labels are demanding more than $13 million in piracy damages plus another $4 million for willful counterfeiting. "</div>

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Pirate Party Beats Iceland's Government Coalition in the Polls - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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pirate party beats iceland government coalition polls advanced society shares piracy helps economy international

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 26 Oct 15 - No Cached

Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 26 Oct 15

" Ernesto on October 23, 2015 C: 23 Breaking The Pirate Party in Iceland continues to gain support, causing a revolution in the local political arena. According to the latest poll the party now has over a third of all votes in the country, beating the current Government coalition."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">" Ernesto on October 23, 2015 C: 23 Breaking The Pirate Party in Iceland continues to gain support, causing a revolution in the local political arena. According to the latest poll the party now has over a third of all votes in the country, beating the current Government coalition."</div>

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Spotify Helps to Beat Music Piracy, European Commission Finds - TorrentFreak [# ! Note] - 0 views

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spotify helps beat music piracy European Commision finds so offer leggal affordable onlne services but ...

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 29 Oct 15 - No Cached

Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 29 Oct 15

" Ernesto on October 28, 2015 C: 30 Breaking New research published by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre shows that Spotify is helping to beat piracy. The researchers examined the effects of legal streaming on torrent downloads and found that Spotify displaces piracy. However, the overall impact on revenue is neutral as streaming also cuts legal track sales."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">" Ernesto on October 28, 2015 C: 30 Breaking New research published by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre shows that Spotify is helping to beat piracy. The researchers examined the effects of legal streaming on torrent downloads and found that Spotify displaces piracy. However, the overall impact on revenue is neutral as streaming also cuts legal track sales."</div>

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Google Opposes Whole-Site Removal of "Pirate" Domains - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 21 Oct 15 - No Cached

Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 21 Oct 15

" Ernesto on October 21, 2015 C: 6 Breaking Google is rejecting calls from copyright holders to remove entire domain names from Google search based on copyright infringements. In a letter to the U.S. Government the company points out that this would prove counterproductive and lead to overbroad censorship"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">" Ernesto on October 21, 2015 C: 6 Breaking Google is rejecting calls from copyright holders to remove entire domain names from Google search based on copyright infringements. In a letter to the U.S. Government the company points out that this would prove counterproductive and lead to overbroad censorship"</div>

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Europe's 'Net Neutrality' Could Allow Torrent and VPN Throttling - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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net neutrality telecoms regulation could throttle VPN Bittorent another assault on privacy and Human Rights

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 23 Oct 15 - No Cached

Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 23 Oct 15

" By Ernesto on October 22, 2015 C: 65 News Next week the European Parliament will vote on Europe's new telecoms regulation which includes net neutrality rules. While the legislation is a step forward for many countries, experts and activists warn that it may leave the door open for BitTorrent and VPN throttling if key amendments fail to pass. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">" By Ernesto on October 22, 2015 C: 65 News Next week the European Parliament will vote on Europe's new telecoms regulation which includes net neutrality rules. While the legislation is a step forward for many countries, experts and activists warn that it may leave the door open for BitTorrent and VPN throttling if key amendments fail to pass. "</div>

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Startup Leverages DMCA Notices As Artist Marketing Tool - TorrentFreak [# ! Note] - 0 views

Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 07 Jan 16

" Ernesto on January 6, 2016 C: 39 Breaking Every day millions of pirates are being tracked by companies working for the entertainment industries. This data is often used to warn or even sue alleged offenders, but a new startup is taking a different route. Instead of punishing pirates they treat them as fans, allowing artists to use DMCA notices as a marketing tool."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">" Ernesto on January 6, 2016 C: 39 Breaking Every day millions of pirates are being tracked by companies working for the entertainment industries. This data is often used to warn or even sue alleged offenders, but a new startup is taking a different route. Instead of punishing pirates they treat them as fans, allowing artists to use DMCA notices as a marketing tool."</div>

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Pirates Fail to Prevent $38 Billion Box Office Record - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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US Billions record 2015 Box Office despite thanks piracy

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 10 Jan 16 - No Cached

Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 10 Jan 16

" Ernesto on January 9, 2016 C: 67 Opinion Hollywood tends to leave no opportunity unused in its quest to show that online piracy is devastating the movie industry. However, this supposed devastation is not visible at the box office this year. In 2015 worldwide box office grosses surpassed $38 billion, while North American theaters raked in more that $11 billion for the first time in history. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">" Ernesto on January 9, 2016 C: 67 Opinion Hollywood tends to leave no opportunity unused in its quest to show that online piracy is devastating the movie industry. However, this supposed devastation is not visible at the box office this year. In 2015 worldwide box office grosses surpassed $38 billion, while North American theaters raked in more that $11 billion for the first time in history. "</div>

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FBI Investigates Hollywood Ties to Pirated 'Hateful Eight' Screener - TorrentFreak [# !... - 0 views

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FBI investigation ties links Holliwood pirated copies '#They' know sharing actually increase sales

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 25 Dec 15 - No Cached

Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 25 Dec 15

" Ernesto on December 23, 2015 C: 143 Breaking The pirated screener of Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight" has been traced back to a copy sent to a top Hollywood executive. The FBI is currently investigating the breach, which is part of series of leaked screeners that appeared online in recent days. Meanwhile, The Hateful Eight has been shared more than a million times through various unauthorized channels."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">" Ernesto on December 23, 2015 C: 143 Breaking The pirated screener of Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight" has been traced back to a copy sent to a top Hollywood executive. The FBI is currently investigating the breach, which is part of series of leaked screeners that appeared online in recent days. Meanwhile, The Hateful Eight has been shared more than a million times through various unauthorized channels."</div>

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SXSW 2016 on BitTorrent: 10.33 GB of Free Music - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 20 Mar 16

By Ernesto on March 20, 2016 C: 17 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, over 69 GB worth so far. This year's release breaks a new record with 1,593 tracks totaling more than 10 gigabytes.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"> By Ernesto on March 20, 2016 C: 17 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, over 69 GB worth so far. This year's release breaks a new record with 1,593 tracks totaling more than 10 gigabytes. </div>

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EFF Warns Against Broad "Stay Down" Anti-Piracy Filters - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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eff warn warning broad Internet www take down filters Intellectual Property enforcement possible abusecensorship thought control thought control

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 23 Jan 16 - No Cached

Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 23 Jan 16

" Ernesto on January 22, 2016 C: 47 Breaking Copyright holders want websites to implement strict filters to guarantee that content stays down after a DMCA notice is received. The EFF warns against these demands, arguing that they will lead to a "filter everything" approach. According to the EFF this will result in more abuse and mistakes from often automated takedown bots. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">" Ernesto on January 22, 2016 C: 47 Breaking Copyright holders want websites to implement strict filters to guarantee that content stays down after a DMCA notice is received. The EFF warns against these demands, arguing that they will lead to a "filter everything" approach. According to the EFF this will result in more abuse and mistakes from often automated takedown bots. "</div>

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U.S. Judge: Advertiser Is Not Liable for Pirate Sites - TorrentFreak - 1 views

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u s judge advertiser not liable pirate sites users activity sharing piracy

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 06 Oct 16 - No Cached

Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 06 Oct 16

" Ernesto on October 5, 2016 C: 34 Breaking Advertising network JuicyAds has scored an early victory at a California federal court. In a tentative ruling, District Court Judge George Wu says he will grant a motion to dismiss the complaint from adult entertainment publisher ALS Scan. This would mean that the advertiser is not liable for the infringements of any pirate sites it does business with."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">" Ernesto on October 5, 2016 C: 34 Breaking Advertising network JuicyAds has scored an early victory at a California federal court. In a tentative ruling, District Court Judge George Wu says he will grant a motion to dismiss the complaint from adult entertainment publisher ALS Scan. This would mean that the advertiser is not liable for the infringements of any pirate sites it does business with."</div>

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Judge: Vague IP-Address Evidence is Not Enough to Expose BitTorrent 'Pirates' - Torrent... - 1 views

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vague IP address not enough evidence bittorrent pirates