By JR Raphael
Contributing Writer, [GAS]
The Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) says it uses the same exact tools familiar to file sharers to track them down. Specifically, RIAA officials told the Chronicle of Higher Education it watches LimeWire for a list of copyrighted songs. It’s actually hired a full-time company to monitor those titles and look for anyone trading them.
From there, the virtual cops use software to scan through the hosts and find individual IP addresses, then go after the violators. This program is only focused on college-based servers at the moment.
A fantastic cartoon by artist Kerry Callen: Btw, the objects on the bottom of page…
For today’s edition of “Deal of the Day,” here are some of the best deals…
Few Star Wars characters are as despised as Jar Jar Binks, but even though almost…
https://youtu.be/AVHuvI0fbTI?si=QUDn02ygm9j5yoMr From Wired: Psychiatrist Dr. Eric Bender answers your questions about mental health from Twitter.…