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Copyright 2.0 Show – Episode 29 – Usenet Sued

By Jonathan Bailey • Oct 22nd, 2007 • Category: Articles, Podcast

With every day that passes by it feels as if I inch closer to Saturday teh 27th and the opening of our haunted house this year. Things are going smoothly but time to write here has been fairly short. However, it is still Monday and I still was able to make a little time to sit down with Chris from Numly.com to discuss the week’s copyright news in our usual sarcastic manner.

All totaled, the show had fifteen stories, including the following:

  • YouTube Releases Fingerprinting Technology
  • Radiohead Can’t Stop Piracy, Even When the Work is Free
  • The Record Labels Sue Usenet
  • Perez Hilton is in Hot Water Again
  • Law Firm Thinks “View Source” is Illegal
  • And Many more…

You can download the MP3 file here. Those interested in subscribing to the show can do so via this feed.

Also, while you’re at it, consider taking a look at the new Numly Web Site that Chris ambushed me with at the beginning of the show. Feel free to send him your thoughts on it as well. .

Still Pretty Show Notes



Jonathan Bailey is The Webmaster and author of Plagiarism Today, which he founded in 2005 as a way to help Webmasters going through content theft problems get accurate information and stay up to date on the rapidly-changing field. He is also a consultant to Webmasters and companies to help them devise practical content protection strategies and develop good copyright policies.
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  • I can't believe Usenet is even around still. I would have thought it'd die off after porn and warez became easier to access.
  • I've heard that websites such as Youtube and Myspace are using fingerprint technology or something similar to confirm people's identities, and maybe even keep the information on record. Isn't that an invasion of privacy?
  • JB
    Jeremy: You and me both. I really though Usenet was just a realm for Uber nerds and old guys who remember the "good old days" of the Web. Looks like I was wrong.

    Mr. J: I haven't heard of this taking place. In fact, YouTube has been pretty clear that their technology doesn't have such capability. According to them, they can't even use it to distinguish between porn and other types of content or detect copyrighted material that has not been submitted. It seems unlikely that they have the capability to read faces.

    I could be wrong though, have you seen an article on that?
  • Fingerprint technology for Facebook? Is that even possible? Wouldn't your PC have to be enabled with the appropriate hardware or software or whatever is required?
  • JB
    Recliners: The idea is that since Usenet hosted some of the groups, they could use the technology on their servers to prevent the files from being uploaded to begin with or to take them down before they get downloaded.

    This is similar to what YouTube is doing now.

    Hope that explains it!
  • Makes things clearer, thanks.
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