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France Officially Terminates Three Strikes File-Sharing Penalties…

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In a world where the music fan is drifting away from downloads — paid, illegal, or whatever — does something like 'three-strikes' make sense?  France has decided it doesn't. Moving forward, file-swappers wil... Read More...
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The Latest: Samsung’s Endorsement of Jay-Z’s “Magna Carta Holy Grail”

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A couple weeks after the rumored $20 million deal between Samsung and Jay-Z, a Samsung commercial aired last night during the NBA Finals that also announced the rapper's new LP, Magna Carta Holy Grail.  In a... Read More...
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Right Now: Subscribers to Non-6 Strikes ISPs Could Face Massive Penalties…

Paul Resnikoff
June 7, 2013
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It's a detail that could easily be overlooked by the lay subscriber.  And, worse, confuse the entire lay of the subscriber land.  According to details unearthed Friday by Torrentfreak, subscribers to ISPs not p... Read More...
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Sprint and Clear Channel Collaborating for “Show Your Stripes” Campaign

Priscilla Kim
June 6, 2013
Sprint and Clear Channel announced that they are joining forces to collaborate for iHeartRadio's "Show Your Stripes" campaign, an initiative to increase job opportunities for prior servicemen. The purpose is to... Read More...
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Jay-Z and Samsung Reportedly Closing On a $20 Million Deal

Priscilla Kim
June 4, 2013
Samsung and Jay-Z are reportedly coming to an agreement on closing a deal worth $20 million, according to details emerging this morning.  An unknown source told The New York Post that Jay-Z wants to "develop so... Read More...
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Three-Strikes Is Largely Ineffective and ‘Very Questionable,’ French Report Finds…

Paul Resnikoff
May 14, 2013
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This is one of the strongest votes yet against three-strikes disconnections in France, despite earlier evidence that piracy is being curtailed.  But according to a government-commissioned report, playing bad co... Read More...
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Three Strikes: A Complete & Total Failure In South Korea…

Paul Resnikoff
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The following comes from Electronic Frontier Foundation International Director Danny O'Brien and Global Policy Director Maira Sutton, both of whom take a very critical look at three strikes, 'graduated response... Read More...
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It's been said before, and it's being reiterated again for customers.  Because even if a user faces 'six strikes' or sixty, Comcast (and other ISPs) will not be disconnecting the account.  Under any circumstanc... Read More...
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British ISPs Ordered to Block File-Sharing Websites – But What About Grooveshark?

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Late last week BSkyB, BT, Virgin Media and three other UK broadband providers were ordered by the high court to block access to the music and movie file-sharing websites Kickass Torrents (KAT), H33T and Fenop... Read More...
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We Asked Verizon About the New Copyright Alert System. Here’s What They Said…

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The following is a conversation between Digital Music News (posing as a prospective customer) and a Verizon FiOS sales representative. ... Read More...
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Six Incredibly Predictable Results of ‘Six Strikes…’

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Last month, we marveled at how the ISPs effectively de-fanged 'three-strikes,' and replaced it with a far softer 'six-strikes' instead.  Then again, the powerful oligopoly that controls broadband access in the ... Read More...
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