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French "Three Strikes" Law Unexpectedly Thrown Out
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| In an incredible turn of events, the French HADOPI legislation, which seemed
| certain to become law, has been thrown out:
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| French lawmakers have unexpectedly rejected a bill that would have cut off
| the Internet connections of people who illegally download music or films.
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?blogid=14&entryid=2080
France rejects Three Strikes
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/09/hadopi_senate_no/
The Pirate Bay's Anonymity Service Signs 100,000 Users Pre-Launch
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| Over 100,000 people have already signed up for The Pirate Bay’s new anonymity
| service, Ipredator, designed to hide IP addresses from the authorities, the
| Bay's spokesman says.
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http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/04/the-pirate-bays.html
So it's back where they started -- disconnecting innocent families, raising
costs for network babysitting, and achieving nothing at all.
Recent:
New law increases demand for anonymous web surfing
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| Demand for services offering anonymity, such as virtual private networks
| (VPN), has skyrocketed as internet users react to the new IPRED law which
| came into force in Sweden on Wednesday, Svenska Dagbladet reports.
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http://www.thelocal.se/18658/20090403/
SXSW 2009 on BitTorrent: 6 GB of Free Music
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| The South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival is one of the largest and most
| popular in the United States. For the fifth year in a row, SXSW has released
| a DRM-free, RIAA-safe collection of songs totaling 6 GB, which can all be
| downloaded for free, thanks to BitTorrent.
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http://torrentfreak.com/sxsw-2009-on-bittorrent-6-gb-of-free-music-090312/
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