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Duke Pulls the Plug on Usenet

May 20, 2010 | 6 Comments

Today, May 20th 2010, marks a sad day for all of us who remember – and grew up with – Usenet. Duke University will be forever pulling the plug on the once-popular means of communication, laying it to rest at long last. More than thirty years ago, Usenet was started by two then-students as a [...]

Business, Internet, Political

MPAA 13, Piracy 0: Three More Allegedly Illicit Sites Sued

Dec 19, 2008 | 10 Comments

The Motion Picture Association of America has been working hard since 2007 to bring movie piracy to a halt. Wednesday, the MPAA filed suits against three more allegedly illicit movie web sites. This brings their total number of lawsuits to 13; though somewhat of a piecemeal approach, they have been successful in combating underground trade [...]