Music Ally

A new filesharing study claims to refute the “Long Tail” theory made famous by Chris Anderson, arguing that (at least in the p2p world) downloading patterns strongly resemble those in the world of mainstream hits. (more…)

Getting ISPs to disconnect customers who are repeatedly caught sharing music illegally is the hot new theory when it comes to copyright protection, although ISPs’ willingness to do it varies. However, the European Parliament has now weighed in, narrowly voting to signal its opposition to the idea (by 314-297 votes). (more…)