Last month the popular private BitTorrent tracker OiNK was effectively shut down in a joint effort by Dutch and British law enforcement. OiNK admin Alan Ellis who was arrested during the raid now launched a legal defense fund to cover the legal costs and asks form
The Canadian police announced that it will stop targeting people who download copyrighted material for personal use. Their priority will be to focus on organized crime and copyright theft that affects the health and safety of consumers instead of the cash flow of large corporations.
The 7 year old console is still going strong. The new model will have a few more features, and plans to outsell the PS3.
At one of Toronto’s locations of The Bay department store, four giant screens have suffered from the infamous Blue Screen of Death for days. You’d think that someone would, I dunno, turn off the freakin’ screens…
If you want to use Firebug, Google has something to say about it.
“I just got off the phone With PS3 customer support who kindly informed me that my PS3 is “too dusty” to be replaced under warranty. But won’t provide pictures unless they are subpoenaed.”
DRM-free MP3 tracks outsell their DRMed counterparts by a factor of four to one, says UK-based music store 7 Digital. Not only that, but DRM-free tracks lead to more full album purchases. This should come as nothing but good news to a still-hesitant music industry.
