Press release, May 25, 2005: Acting Assistant Attorney General John C. Richter of the Criminal Division, Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement Michael J. Garcia, and Assistant Director Louis M. Reigel of the FBI’s Cyber Division today announced the first criminal enforcement action targeting individuals committing copyright infringement on peer-to-peer (P2P) networks using cutting edge file-sharing technology known as BitTorrent. This morning, agents of the FBI and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) executed 10 search warrants across the United States against leading members of a technologically sophisticated P2P network known as Elite Torrents. Employing technology known as BitTorrent, the Elite Torrents network attracted more than 133,000 members and, in the last four months, allegedly facilitated the illegal distribution of more than 17,800 titles-including movies and software-which were downloaded 2.1 million times.”
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Daily Archives: May 26, 2005
New IBM Enterprise Software Enables Document Privacy and Enhances Collaboration
IBM press release, May 24, 2005: “IBM today introduced first-of-its-kind software that allows organizations to anonymously share and compare information without revealing private or sensitive personal details, introducing a new era of open, collaborative data sharing in financial services, healthcare, retail and other industries. The breakthrough IBM technology, DB2 Anonymous Resolution, helps customers to rapidly… Continue Reading
Consumer Reports Advises On WiFi Security
Consumer Reports WebWatch Investigations – Wireless Networks Offer Flexibility, Potential Snooping, offers a quick overview of security issue and makes recommendations on enabling safety solutions for home and on the road. Continue Reading
Start Page For Google Print Launched
The Google Print program now has its own homepage, Discover and browse printed material online. [Google Blogoscoped] See also this May 23 posting, Publishers Express Continued Concerns With Google Print for Libraries Program. Continue Reading
UK Copyright Service Provides Online Registration
“The UK Copyright Service provides copyright registration for original works by writers, musicians, artists, designers, software providers, authors, companies, organisations and individuals. Known as Copyright Witness internationally, and the UK Copyright Service in the UK, the service supports international copyright protection by securing independent evidence that will help prove originality and ownership in any future… Continue Reading
Commentary on the Scope, Impact and Business of Blogging
WSJ free content today: Measuring the Impact of Blogs Requires More Than Counting Continue Reading
The First Online Congressional Hearing
Press release, May 24, 2005: Miller, Schakowsky Launch Unprecedented E-Hearing on United Airlines Pension Plans – Online Hearing is Believed to Be First of Its Kind; Witnesses Invited to Provide Testimony Via Email “Representatives George Miller (D-CA) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) launched an online hearing today which they believed to be the first-ever e-hearing… Continue Reading
