www.slyck.comCopyright 2007 Slyck.comFile-Sharing News And Informationen-usYesterday, the trial of Newzbin vs. the MPA concluded. The Newzbin team had just one day to use their augmented legal team in the courtroom. But now that at least this part of the trial is over, we are left to wait and speculate what the outcome will be.http://www.slyck.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=50722Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:25:27 ESThttp://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1922Flashback to 2008. RealNetworks created a DVD copying program called RealDVD that claimed legality by not defeating CSS copy protection. Instead, all the copy protection and DRM goodies are transferred onto the hard drive, barring the individual from exporting the image to P2P networks, blank DVDs, iPods, etc. According to RealNetworks:http://www.slyck.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=50711Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:22:56 ESThttp://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1921Which?, a UK based consumer affair organization, is reporting that yet another round of threatening letters are being received by Britons. Typically, these letters were associated with Davenport Lyons, then ACS:Law. But now there seems to be a new player, Tilly Bailey & Irvine LLP. It's a new name, but apparently, the same game.http://www.slyck.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=50710Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:22:35 ESThttp://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1920That seems to be one of the rationals provided by the NPD Group, referring to yet another survey about the behaviors and downloading habits of the P2P community. CNet reported that according to the NPD Group, the number of people sharing music is down - but interestingly enough - so are the number of people buying digital music.http://www.slyck.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=50691Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:01:22 ESThttp://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1919Here's a head's up on the Newzbin/MPA front. If you've nuked your Newzbin account out of fear of the MPA (an unnecessary move by the way!) you'll probably want to know that the Newzbin/MPA trial is set to resume tomorrow in the UK. http://www.slyck.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=50690Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:49:05 ESThttp://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1918After a dramatic first week to the Newzbin vs. MPA trial, the folks over at Newzbin have regrouped and are ready for their trial to resume on March 2nd. Newzbin had asked for a recess to seek additional legal counsel. This request was granted and in the last week, the extra legal power has worked out. Unlike previous posts, the most recent to Newzbin is considerably more optimistic.http://www.slyck.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=50637Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:08:41 ESThttp://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1917SABnzbd+ 0.5.0 is here, and it doesn't disappoint. The older versions of SABnzbd+ didn't really disappoint either, but today's release ushers in a much more mature version of this open source, community driven, web based news reader.http://www.slyck.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=50635Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:17:47 ESThttp://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1916The UK is moving in a direction that will soon see the infamous Digital Economy Bill either become law or face defeat. In an effort to achieve the latter, citizens of the UK organized a petition on the Prime Minister's website. Today, the petition received a response from the Prime Minister's office.http://www.slyck.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=50627Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:40:38 ESThttp://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1915What does China, Canada, and Russia all have in common? If you said copious wheat production, you're right. But they also have something else in common: the scorn of the IIPA. Who is the IIPA you ask? The IIPA is the International Intellectual Property Alliance. Don't know who they are? They are the combination of MPAA, RIAA, BSA and several other powerful trade organizations that represent the interests of the entertainment industry.http://www.slyck.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=50610Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:28:24 ESThttp://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1914The news server industry is a fascinating place. The marketing involved is even more amazing. Newcomers to the Usenet market are often confronted with a barrage of deals, offers, and most importantly - features. There are four major features to consider when buying a news server account - retention, completion, connections, and security. Let's talk about why we feel many of these features are totally overrated and what you should concentrate on instead.http://www.slyck.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=50598Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:59:55 ESThttp://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1913