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Within a year, IP (internet protocol) addresses are expected to run out. Each IP address is like a unique phone number assigned to whatever device you’re using to connect to the internet. Without a valid IP address you won’t be able to connect to the outside world, so they’re important. But now that our computers,

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Everybody Panic! IP Addresses Will Run Out This Year

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A new study by the Internet Commerce Security Laboratory claiming that virtually all (99.7 percent) files available via BitTorrent websites are pirated has been…

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Borat – New Study On Internet Piracy Branded Bogus

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Tech: Musicians 2Crank up fame

The Internet has opened up a world of opportunities for discovery around the globe. In the music industry, it is opening doors for many new talents, writes IZWAN ISMAIL

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Dying to download – part 2

I wrote a post last week about a law being considered and the feedback on my opinions was resoundingly negative.

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Dying to download – part 2

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Is digital killing the local video store?

There was a time not that long ago when if you wanted to watch a movie that was no longer in the theatres, video rental outlets were about the only way to do so. Today, avid movie-watching consumers have far more options

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UFC goes to war!

Zuffa, LLC, (Zuffa), the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®), announced today that it has served subpoenas on two streaming video websites, commanding them to reveal the identities of users who have uploaded video of live Pay-Per-View UFC events.

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UFC goes to war!

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Film pirates have formidable new MPAA foe

MPAA has reportedly reached an agreement with former Senator and Vietnam War hero Bob Kerrey. He could give film studios more punch in Washington.

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Civil rights campaigner the Open Rights Group has blasted Ofcom proposals on the “initial obligations code” that would effectively introduce a “three strikes and out” regime to control online piracy.

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ORG blasts Ofcom’s three strikes code on copyright pirates

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BSAA, Microsoft want Aussie software piracy cops

The Business Software Alliance Australia — a group which represents software companies on intellectual property issues — has called for Australian governments to create specialised cyber cops who would track down software pirates and bring them to justice.

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Most BitTorrent files illegal: study

IF it were possible to scoop up an armful of files shared on BitTorrent, the overwhelming majority of it would be illegally copied or pornographic.

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