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Spanish Indie Labels To Sue The Gov't For Not Stopping File Sharing
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| This is pretty disappointing. Last year, I
| actually bought a bunch of CDs (yes, physical
| CDs) from an indie label in Spain that I only
| heard about after a friend sent me some MP3s
| suggesting I might like a couple of the bands
| on the label. After checking out their
| websites (and being able to listen to some of
| the songs) I ended up ordering a bunch of CDs
| from the label. Just last week, I bought two
| more albums (downloads, via CDBaby) from the
| same label. Yet, according to these labels
| (and I can't tell if the label whose CDs I
| purchased is part of the lawsuit), they would
| have been better off suing my friend. Indie
| labels should be leading the way here:
| focusing on giving fans real reasons to buy,
| rather than suing the government for not
| putting up more protectionist barriers to
| pretend it can hold back what the technology
| allows.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20100302/0237008356.shtml
Spanish police arrest masterminds of 'massive' botnet
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8547453.stm
Spanish Police Take Down Massive Mariposa Botnet
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| Spanish authorities have arrested three men
| in an operation that has crushed a major
| botnet network of infected computers.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/190634/spanish_police_take_down_massive_mariposa_botnet.html
Recent:
Ofcom to charge terminated downloaders to appeal
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| Lord Mandelson is planning to make cut off
| internet subscribers pay to appeal in
| infringement of copyright dispute
| resolution processes. In short, if you are
| cut off by Ofcom for illegally
| downloading, even if youâre innocent,
| youâll have to pay to appeal against the
| decision.
|
| A House of Lords committee is currently
| going over the Dark Lordâs Digital Economy
| Bill. Last night, Lord Faulkner of
| Worcester highlighted for the committee
| Amendment 200A, which âallows for the
| possibility that subscribers may be asked
| for a contribution towards the costs of
| the appeals processâ.
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http://www.techeye.net/security/ofcom-to-charge-terminated-downloaders-to-appeal
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