Linkage

Some collated links

p2pnet.net - tBitTorrent vs. Usenet

Throughout the modern history of P2P, many networks have come and gone. Some networks achieve stunning success, like Napster, FastTrack, WinMX, AudioGalaxy, eDonkey2000, and BitTorrent. There’s an old saying that no empire lasts forever, and neither does the holder of the P2P crown. As Usenet continues to evolve and its clear advantages delineate themselves to the mainstream public, it’s very possible that in the near future, file-sharing may end up where it all began…with Usenet.

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Public Domain Registry?

“Almost a year ago, Access Copyright (”AC”) announced - with great fanfare and some acclaim - a public domain registry project” writes Howard Knoft from Excess Copyright. [Knopf is an Ottawa-based  copyright lawyer who’s been lead counsel on legal challenges both at the Copyright Board and in the Courts against the excesses of the music industry establishment. He’s regularly quoted in the mainstream media and acted against CRIA in the file sharing litigation, and continues to act against the CPCC, in which CRIA is still a major stakeholder, on the levy front.]

Apple’s iPhone a threat to mobile operators? | CNET News.com

Apple’s new iPhone could challenge the hopes of Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel to grow their own mobile music stores.

Game time for Showtime | CNET News.com

Showtime Networks has partnered with game publisher Broadband Libraries to offer an online gaming channel… On Broadband Networks would be a competitor to Turner Broadcasting’s GameTap gaming network that brought back fan favorites like Uru Live. According to analysts, that gaming network has become a place for smaller game companies to go in the face of big-publisher dominance in the game industry.