HOLLYWOOD, Calif.–The Motion Picture Association of America is calling on broadband providers to pull the plug on copyright-infringing users.
Jim Williams, the MPAA’s chief technology officer and senior vice president, said on Thursday that it’s in the best interests of Internet providers to sift through data traveling across their networks and interrupt transmissions that violate copyright law.
“Much of the Internet is being clogged up with stolen goods,” Williams said at a technology policy conference here. “Basically you have a bunch of free riders who are hogging the bandwidth (and taking) it away from legitimate consumers.”
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This was an interesting post I saw at Romow’s Blog.
Microsoft’s troubles with its new Vista operating system just got a bit worse.
Yahoo news is reporting that the British agency in charge of educational technology (known as Becta) has banned the use of both Microsoft Vista and Office 2007 from UK schools and universities, citing compatibility issues and poor performance…Read the full post
The software giant says it will give free support until March 18, 2009, to those experiencing difficulty installing Service Pack 1.
Microsoft realizes that many who have attempted to install service pack 1 (SP1) for Microsoft Vista have had major trouble doing so.
They have decided to provide support FREE of charge to ANYONE who is having problems installing the Vista SP1. You can contact using email, online chat or phone.
One note I want to point out, that a Microsoft spokesperson said the following: “the user will always be advised if costs are involved. Whether enterprise customers will also receive support without cost will depend on their agreement.” I guess free is not always completely free.
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif.–The Motion Picture Association of America is calling on broadband providers to pull the plug on copyright-infringing users.
