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MegaUpload May Start Remove Data This Week

Following up on previous reports concerning MegaUpload’s legal status, the _Associated Press_ confirmed that all of the file-sharing service’s data—whether legal or illegal—could be erased as soon as this Thursday, February 2.   read more

Congress Looks to Pass Anti-File Sharing Legislation

In an effort to crack down on rampant illegal file sharing, the Senate and the House of Representatives have both recently proposed new pieces of legislation that, if passed, could have serious consequences for how people share media over the Internet.  read more

Portishead asks fans for music distribution advice

In one simple word, the world of music distribution changed 10 years ago: Napster. Although the free download service only lasted two years (the Napster that currently exists is a pay service, Roxio, that bought the name and logo), it forever altered the way we buy and listen to music. Since then, numerous bands have, perhaps at times against the wishes of their record companies, stepped forward and offered unique ways to distribute music. Radiohead, of course, comes to mind. The Raveonettes released a bunch of digital-only EPs last year. Irish pop-rock trio Ash announced it would no longer produce...  read more