MX510 » file sharing http://blog.mx510.com MX510 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:30:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Pirate Bay founders lose final appeal in Sweden, prison looms on the horizon http://blog.mx510.com/2012/02/01/pirate-bay-founders-lose-final-appeal-in-sweden-prison-looms-on-the-horizon/ http://blog.mx510.com/2012/02/01/pirate-bay-founders-lose-final-appeal-in-sweden-prison-looms-on-the-horizon/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:11:00 +0000 Amar Toor http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/01/pirate-bay-founders-lose-final-appeal-in-sweden-prison-looms-on/ It looks like Pirate Bay's legal drama has finally come to a close in Sweden, where the Supreme Court today turned down the site's final appeal. At the center of the case are the file sharing site's founders -- Fredrik Neij, Peter Sunde and Carl Lundström -- who have been battling Swedish prosecutors for quite a few years now. After being convicted of facilitating copyright infringement, the trio was initially sentenced to prison. They appealed the ruling in 2010 and, though they failed to overturn it, managed to see their 12-month sentences reduced by between two and eight months. Today, though, their final attempts were shot down, with the Court's dismissal. The fines and prison terms remain the same: ten months for Neij, eight months for Sunde and four for Lundström. There's also a fourth co-founder involved, Gottfrid Svartholm, who has been absent from several hearings. Under today's ruling, his original 12-month sentence will stand, and the four men will have to pay a total of $6.8 million in damages. Because the case has dragged on for at least five years, however, there's a chance that the sentences could be reduced by 12 months (bringing them down to zero), as is common in the Swedish legal system. The decision on this matter, however, remains with the court. TorrentFreak reports that at least one defendant intends to appeal to the European Court of Justice, though the results wouldn't have any effect on Sweden's decision.

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Permalink SlashGear  |  sourceTorrentFreak  | Email this | Comments]]> http://blog.mx510.com/2012/02/01/pirate-bay-founders-lose-final-appeal-in-sweden-prison-looms-on-the-horizon/feed/ 0 In the wake of Megaupload crackdown, fear forces similar sites to shutter sharing services? http://blog.mx510.com/2012/01/24/in-the-wake-of-megaupload-crackdown-fear-forces-similar-sites-to-shutter-sharing-services/ http://blog.mx510.com/2012/01/24/in-the-wake-of-megaupload-crackdown-fear-forces-similar-sites-to-shutter-sharing-services/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:42:00 +0000 Michael Gorman http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/23/in-the-wake-of-megaupload-crackdown-fear-forces-similar-sites-t/ The Feds put the smackdown on Megaupload and its whole executive team last week, charging them with criminal charges for copyright infringement and racketeering in addition to conspiracy to commit copyright infringement and money laundering. As a result, it appears that several other cloud locker companies have curbed their sharing ways to avoid similar DOJ entanglements. FileSonic and Fileserve have eliminated file sharing from their service menus, and Uploaded.to is no longer available to those of us in the US. Naturally, none of these companies have said that Megaupload's legal problems are the reason for the changes, but the timing suggests it's more than mere coincidence. Disagree? Feel free to speculate about the possibilities in the comments below, and let us know if any other online storage services have made similar moves while you're at it.

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Permalink Techdirt  |  sourceDigital Trends  | Email this | Comments]]> http://blog.mx510.com/2012/01/24/in-the-wake-of-megaupload-crackdown-fear-forces-similar-sites-to-shutter-sharing-services/feed/ 0 Federal prosecutors shut down Megaupload file-sharing site, founders charged http://blog.mx510.com/2012/01/20/federal-prosecutors-shut-down-megaupload-file-sharing-site-founders-charged/ http://blog.mx510.com/2012/01/20/federal-prosecutors-shut-down-megaupload-file-sharing-site-founders-charged/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:35:00 +0000 Donald Melanson http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/19/federal-prosecutors-shut-down-megaupload-file-sharing-site-foun/
Details are still somewhat light at the moment, but reports are now coming out that the popular Megaupload file-sharing site has been shut down by Federal prosecutors in the US, and that the sites founders and other individuals have been charged with violating piracy laws. According to The New York Times, the indictment says that the company has cost copyright holders some $500 million in lost revenue, and that the site was at one time the 13th most popular on the internet. As the Times also notes, this news comes a day after Megaupload voluntarily blacked out its website to protest the SOPA and PIPA legislation now being considered by Congress.

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Federal prosecutors shut down Megaupload file-sharing site, founders charged originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  sourceThe New York Times  | Email this | Comments]]> http://blog.mx510.com/2012/01/20/federal-prosecutors-shut-down-megaupload-file-sharing-site-founders-charged/feed/ 0 Federal prosecutors shut down Megaupload file-sharing site, founders charged http://blog.mx510.com/2012/01/20/federal-prosecutors-shut-down-megaupload-file-sharing-site-founders-charged-2/ http://blog.mx510.com/2012/01/20/federal-prosecutors-shut-down-megaupload-file-sharing-site-founders-charged-2/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:35:00 +0000 Donald Melanson http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/19/federal-prosecutors-shut-down-megaupload-file-sharing-site-foun/
Details are still somewhat light at the moment, but reports are now coming out that the popular Megaupload file-sharing site has been shut down by Federal prosecutors in the US, and that the site's founders and other individuals have been charged with violating piracy laws. According to The New York Times, the indictment says that the company has cost copyright holders some $500 million in lost revenue, and that the site was at one time the 13th most popular on the internet. As the Times also notes, this news comes a day after Megaupload voluntarily blacked out its website to protest the SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy legislation now being considered by Congress.

Update: As The Verge reports, the indictment itself doesn't mince any words, calling Megaupload an "international organized criminal enterprise allegedly responsible for massive worldwide online piracy," and alleging that Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom et al generated more than $175 million in "criminal proceeds." Those charges also come with some potentially hefty prison sentences, including a maximum 20 years for conspiracy to commit racketeering, five years for copyright infringement, 20 years for money laundering, and five years for each of the substantive charges of criminal copyright infringement.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Federal prosecutors shut down Megaupload file-sharing site, founders charged originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  sourceThe New York Times, US Department of Justice  | Email this | Comments]]> http://blog.mx510.com/2012/01/20/federal-prosecutors-shut-down-megaupload-file-sharing-site-founders-charged-2/feed/ 0 iTwin announces Multi functionality, wants to host USB filesharing collabs http://blog.mx510.com/2012/01/11/itwin-announces-multi-functionality-wants-to-host-usb-filesharing-collabs/ http://blog.mx510.com/2012/01/11/itwin-announces-multi-functionality-wants-to-host-usb-filesharing-collabs/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0000 Billy Steele http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/itwin-announces-multi-functionality-wants-to-host-usb-fileshari/ If you jumped on the iTwin bandwagon, you're about to get even more functionality from your filesharing USB. The company has announced Multi, a free upgrade that will allow users to share files stored on a Windows machine or Mac with a few of their cohorts simultaneously. Once you snag the update, plugging multiple iTwins into the same computer will allow remote access for multiple users via an internet connection. This piece of kit allows you to skip the cloud when collaborating on projects as the files never leave the host machine. Existing iTwin users will be prompted for an update when plugging in the device as a whole. All the details on how the tech works are in the PR, just after the break.

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BitTorrent harnesses technology for friendly filesharing service, Share originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink GigaOm  |  sourceShare  | Email this | Comments]]> http://blog.mx510.com/2012/01/07/bittorrent-harnesses-technology-for-friendly-filesharing-service-share/feed/ 0 Bell Canada will stop throttling your P2P traffic, might charge instead http://blog.mx510.com/2011/12/25/bell-canada-will-stop-throttling-your-p2p-traffic-might-charge-instead/ http://blog.mx510.com/2011/12/25/bell-canada-will-stop-throttling-your-p2p-traffic-might-charge-instead/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 12:14:00 +0000 James Trew http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/25/bell-canada-will-stop-throttling-your-p2p-traffic-might-charge/ Since the CRTC took a swipe at net neutrality a few years back, Bell Canada internet customers have maligned its P2P packet-shaping ways. From March 1st, however, users can file-share at the speeds nature (or your ISP) intended. In a letter to the aforementioned regulator, Bell points out that improvements to its network and the proliferation of video streaming mean that the more nefarious traffic just isn't denting its capacity like it used to. As such, the firm will withdraw all P2P shaping for both residential and wholesale customers. So, those ISPs buying their bandwidth from Bell could see the amount they need go up, and with talk of a capacity-based billing model, this could mean charges passed on to users. At least, for now, all that legitimate sharing you do will go unhampered.

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Permalink Huffington Post  |  sourceArs Technica  | Email this | Comments]]> http://blog.mx510.com/2011/12/25/bell-canada-will-stop-throttling-your-p2p-traffic-might-charge-instead/feed/ 0 Skype for Android adds support for sharing photos, video and other files http://blog.mx510.com/2011/12/14/skype-for-android-adds-support-for-sharing-photos-video-and-other-files/ http://blog.mx510.com/2011/12/14/skype-for-android-adds-support-for-sharing-photos-video-and-other-files/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:17:00 +0000 Terrence O'Brien http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/13/skype-for-android-adds-support-for-sharing-photos-video-and-oth/ Skype 2.6 for Android Just in time to really annoy your family and friends with holiday greetings, Skype for Android has updated to version 2.6, bringing with it support for sharing photos, videos and other files with your contacts. Being able to quickly transfer pics of your gifts and clips of children tearing into meticulously wrapped presents to people on your buddy list is just the most notable change to the VoIP client. Plenty of other tweaks have taken place, even if they're primarily under the hood. For one, video quality has improved specifically on devices running NVIDIA's Tegra 2. A bunch more phones have also been added to the app's whitelist, including Motorola's latest super-phones the Droid RAZR and Droid 4. You can head on over to the Android Market now to get the latest Skype update.

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Permalink   |  sourceSkype Blog, Skype (Android Market)  | Email this | Comments]]> http://blog.mx510.com/2011/12/14/skype-for-android-adds-support-for-sharing-photos-video-and-other-files/feed/ 0 Dropbox for Teams offers businesses copious amounts of sharable storage http://blog.mx510.com/2011/10/31/dropbox-for-teams-offers-businesses-copious-amounts-of-sharable-storage/ http://blog.mx510.com/2011/10/31/dropbox-for-teams-offers-businesses-copious-amounts-of-sharable-storage/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 06:27:00 +0000 Terrence O'Brien http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/31/dropbox-for-teams-offers-businesses-copious-amounts-of-sharable/ Dropbox for Teams Dropbox is an indispensable part of many a computer users' arsenal, including several here at Engadget. But, the company hasn't had a viable option for businesses who would have an obvious use for a tool that allows you to easily sync files between PCs, share them amongst users and always have backups in the cloud. The boys and girls at the Y Combinator startup know that there's lots of money to be made in the enterprise space and that's why they've unveiled Dropbox for Teams. The general experience is the same, but rather than individually managed chunks of storage, teams share one large repository, starting at 1TB for five users. The base plan costs $795 a year and additional users, which also includes 200GB of storage, can be tacked on for $125 annually. The business offering also includes special tools for administrators to add or delete users and dedicated phone support. Check out the full PR after the break.

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