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FYX No Longer Offering Its 'Global Mode' Workaround
[2012-05-18] We reported this past week on FYX, the new ISP in New Zealand that offered a "Global Mode" that would have let its users access geo-blocked content like Netflix. Those plans have been dialed back as FYX rescinds the service only 48 hours after it went live.
Should ISP's Reveal The Identity Copyright Violators?
[2012-04-30] Earlier this month, a District Court in California ruled against a copyright holder who had wished to obtain the identity of a number of BitTorrent users by subpoenaing the ISP identified with the piracy. The copyright holder, Hard Drive Productions, wanted the IP addresses of the users who participated in the illegal file-sharing but didn't wish to pursue the matter in court. Wisely, the District Court judge sense that Hard Drive essentially wanted the court to do the dirty work for them but not actually employ the court system to prosecute the accused copyright violators and therefore ruled that the ISPs didn't have to reveal the identity of the alleged copyright violators.
Center For Copyright Info In The Works
[2012-04-06] Remember when Google defended itself from any culpability due to "safe-harbor" protection from hosting copyright-infringing material and, instead, argued that the responsibility of policing those infringements should rest with the copyright holders themselves? It appears as that several entertainment companies have begrudgingly taken Google's advice and now, with the help of several internet service providers, are preparing to roll out the Center for Copyright Information, you're one-stop shopping center for all things anti-piracy.
ISPs To Clamp Down On Piracy
[2012-03-16] Internet service providers are set to start clamping down on illegal file sharing this summer, according to the head of the RIAA. Speaking at the annual meating of the Association of American Publishers, RIAA CEO Cary Sherman said that ISPs that are partcipating in the program will begin implementing their new policies by July 12th.
SOPA Goes Down In Flames...Kinda.
[2012-01-16] Internet users rejoice and be free, as SOPA (Stop Internet Piracy Act) is no longer an immediate threat to your freedom on the web.
Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) 101
[2011-12-19] Back in October, legislation was proposed in the United States entitled Stop Online Piracy Act. The bill, labeled H.R. 3261, seeks to widen the abilities of law enforcement and copyright holders against alleged copyright violators. With the vote currently scheduled for December 21, 2011, here's a quick rundown of what both sides of the bill are saying.
ISPs: Why Skype Is Better on the iPad
[2011-11-11] Have you ever wondered how the experience of a certain application differs when using different devices or platforms? Mu Dynamics provides a variety of products that aims to better serve app developers and how they can use infrastructure to their benefit.
Enable Ping ICMP Replies For Amazon EC2 Windows Instances
[2011-10-28] Here's a quick tip on how to configure a Windows Amazon instance to successfully respond to ping requests.
ISPs and Piracy: Six Strikes Then You're Out!
[2011-10-07] Since the Internet is such a big place and has so many sharing services emerging, pirating non-legacy-free copyrighted content is easier than ever through many peer-to-peer underground services. Currently, there is no perfect science to fully stop the act piracy; however, there is now a method in place which will help decrease the rate of piracy happening on the major big-named ISPs.
DDoS Attacks and the Role of ISPs
[2011-09-01] DDoS attacks have been making news as of late--from Sony PSN to the FBI. Many of the attacks, such as those performed by the groups Anonymous and LulzSec among many other individuals, are done entirely out of ideology, such as the attacks on PayPal, MasterCard, and Visa last year in defense of WikiLeaks. In a global survey taken by McAfee, "[e]ighty percent of respondents have faced a large-scale denial of service attack (DDoS), and a quarter reported daily or weekly DDoS attacks." Although small DDoS and general DoS attacks can be handled by competent IT staff, large scale threats bid the assistance of ISPs.
British Court Rules for ISP to Block Site
[2011-08-01] A British court ruled that the biggest British Internet Service Provider, British Telecom, to block access to Usenet binary downloading advocate site, NewzBin2. This ruling should come as no surprise for the NewsBin2 site as the British courts have been considering drastic action against them for over a year. For the courts to rule against a data aggregation service, it is an unprecedented move which puts the onus of responsibility for users' third-party actions on the web site owners. In many earlier copyright situations, for example, The Pirate Bay, have always maintained that because of the nature of Peer-to-Peer technology, the site never hosts the copyrighted files themselves. This ruling puts such sites in jeopardy.
Netflix Neutrality, Speaking Out Against Tiered Plans
[2011-07-11] A member of Netflix's management derided the recent maneuverings of the Telecommunications Industry that he witnessed at the annual National Cable Television Association. He was not speaking about the recent agreement by ISPs and the Entertainment Industry to send increasing "alerts" to people seen to be sharing copyrighted content. He was speaking of the intentions of the Telecom companies' when they are planning on the eventual future where bandwidth is scarce and customers must offset that demand by paying for bandwidth and content in tiers. It is the only way they see to stem the growing use of high-speed Internet services such as high definition video streaming.
Game-changing 1Gbps Fiber Experiment in California
[2011-06-17] Beyond the United States, much of the modern world enjoy much greater broadband speeds. The U.S. currently shows an average of 11.24 Mbps according to NetIndex and continues to rank below countries such as South Korea, with an average of 32.93 Mbps, which is 66% faster, and Bulgaria at 18.74 Mbps is 40% faster than the U.S. The country ranks 30th on that index of average speeds, and while the U.S. won't suddenly see it's average speed jump, but about 60 homes in California are getting 1 Gbps fiber connections direct from the Internet backbone at less than traditional service fees seen around the country.
New Bill Could Force ISPs Keep User Data
[2011-05-20] A new user data-logging bill that is being introduced is heating up the Net Neutrality deabte. Rep. Lamar Smith of The House Judiciary Committee, is preparing a bill which would require internet service providers to retain information about their users to aid in criminal investigations.
Britains superfast broadband lines set to pass 250,000 this month
[2011-04-29] Virgin Media and BT lead the way to NGA services
High-speed broadband is starting to catch on in Britain, with the total number of superfast lines delivering speeds in excess of 25Mbps set to pass the 250,000 mark this April - according to the broadband analysts Point Topic.
Comcast Rolls Out Faster Internet Service
[2011-04-15] Comcast has introduced its newest fast Xfinity Internet speed tier, Extreme 105, is now available to more than 40 million homes in major markets across the nation including San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Denver, Chicago, Miami, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and the majority of Boston, among others.
How Can I Test My Internet Connectivity Bandwidth Speed?
[2011-04-01] I'm skeptical of my Internet provider. They claim that I have a turbo high speed Internet connection and as far as I can tell, it's just as slow as the connection I use at school. That's bogus. How do I tell or test my actual connection speed so I can know whether I have a good deal or whether they're just lying to me?
Sprint And Sierra Partner On 4G Mobile Hotspot Access
[2011-03-18] Sprint and Sierra Wireless are set to release Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot by Sierra Wireless.
FCC Takes Hit In Latest Legislation Over Net Neutrality
[2011-03-04] For those who have been keeping up with the battle between the FCC, and ISPs over net neutrality, heard some drastic news recently. The House of Representatives, in a vote, have decided to withhold money from the FCC to implement their net neutrality rules. There are a lot more hoops to jump through before it becomes actual law, but this is a key first step.
Service Providers Switching to IPv6
[2011-02-11] If you haven't heard yet, the internet as we know it is coming to an end. As other articles of this type have stated; don't panic. With destruction, comes creation. As we wave goodbye to IPv4, the protocol we rely on, we say hello to IPv6. There have been many discussions regarding the switch, however, very few have mentioned what will happen to the ISPs.
Wikipedia Head Takes Aim at Net Neutrality
[2011-01-21] Though the American Net Neutrality debate has been raging for a while it seems to have only just kicked off in the UK. Even so, campaigners have already started to acquire some high-profile detractors.
The ISP Graduated Response Effort Against Piracy
[2011-01-07] Around two years ago, the RIAA announced a new effort to battle online piracy. Instead of threatening costly lawsuits, they would partner up with ISPs to tackle piracy with a 'graduated response' effort. This meant the ISPs would monitor their traffic better, and try to single out illegal P2P users. After 2 years, is the system working?
Google Taps Sonic.net For Standford Fiber Network
[2010-12-17] Broadband provider Sonic.net has announced it has been selected to operate and support the trial fiber-to-the-home network Google is building at Standford University.
Should ISPs Be Charged With Removing Piracy?
[2010-12-03] Helienne Lindvall at the Guardian asserts that ISPs must play their part in stamping out piracy. Her argument is that despite the convictions against the Pirate Bay, the site is still very much online. Likewise, contrary to the efforts of the courts to shutdown LimeWire, a few vigilant souls have restored the client.
BBC Warns ISPs Against Broadband Throttling
[2010-11-19] UK ISPs that try to limit users' download speeds may come up against the largest broadcaster in the world. The BBC warned ISPs this week that it could show individuals a sort of traffic light, allowing them to see - and presumably object - when traffic was being throttled.
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