Insiders blamed for most online movie piracy

photo credit: RocketRaccoon Unauthorized copying of movies is a major concern for the motion picture industry. While unauthorized copies of movies have been distributed via portable physical media for some time, low-cost, high-bandwidth Internet connections and peer-to-peer file sharing networks provide highly efficient distribution media. Many movies are showing up on file sharing networks shortly… Fortsett å lese Insiders blamed for most online movie piracy

CNNMoney: Why Google Scares Bill Gates

photo credit: manfrys Technology – Why Google Scares Bill Gates – Intro – FORTUNE: «Microsoft was already months into A massive project aimed at taking down Google when the truth began to dawn on Bill Gates. It was December 2003. He was poking around on the Google company website and came across a help-wanted page… Fortsett å lese CNNMoney: Why Google Scares Bill Gates

Hilton ‘House’ waxing high-tech

Hilton ‘House’ waxing high-tech: «Paris Hilton has had some ill-fated encounters with technology as evidenced by her T-Mobile Sidekick and digital video incidents, but she’s still keen to try the latest thing. The multimedia starlet has agreed to podcast about her social and press events in the buildup to the May 6 release of her… Fortsett å lese Hilton ‘House’ waxing high-tech

Adobe to acquire Macromedia

GODAMMIT! Macromedia – Press Room : ADOBE TO ACQUIRE MACROMEDIA ADOBE TO ACQUIRE MACROMEDIA Combined Company to Deliver Industry-Defining Technology Platform for Rich, Interactive Content SAN JOSE, Calif. – April 18, 2005 – Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Macromedia (Nasdaq: MACR) in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately… Fortsett å lese Adobe to acquire Macromedia

Impatient TV viewers turn to BitTorrent

«If TV companies were to offer episodes for download at a small cost at the same time as they air offline they could generate revenue in the same way that Apple’s iTunes does. However, they must be aware of the dangers of losing their core audience to a delivery method that is free, unregulated and… Fortsett å lese Impatient TV viewers turn to BitTorrent

SxSW puts 2.6 GB of music online for 2005 conference

SXSW did something truly groundbreaking for their 2005 conference, when picked on song from each of the hundreds of bands performing at the festival online, and distributed it them with BitTorrent. If you have ever, like me, worked with clearing content from bands for online publishing, you can appreciate the amount of work this must… Fortsett å lese SxSW puts 2.6 GB of music online for 2005 conference