Welcome to the first “Week in review” post. A quick rundown of what’s been happening this week. If you’ve noticed anything interesting this past week, feel free to post a comment with any links and a quick description.
- Does news travels faster in traditional media outlets or new media sources – Traditional vs New Media… which is faster?
- This week more has come out regarding Last.fm giving out user information (including IP addresses) to the RIAA. Is your information safe? – Deny This, Last.fm & Another Blanket Denial By Last.Fm
- Yet another Judge removed from the Pirate Bay case due to bias. It doesn’t look like this one is going to end anytime soon – Pirate Bay Trial Fiasco Continues: Second Judge Removed for Bias
- The Pirate Party of Sweden (not directly affiliated with The Pirate Bay) may get a seat in the European Parliament – European Parliament Now Within Grasp of the Pirate Party
- Turns out the ‘Wog’ shooting witness Clare is a fake. She told police that she hadn’t seen anything, something that the media must have missed – ‘Wog’ witness Clare Werbeloff WAS a hoax & HATING CLARE WERBELOFF: A GAME FOR ALL AGES
- Check out the pointless but cool gadget, Geek Chart, that shows off what social media you’re most active on. You can see the Geek Chart I prepared earlier in the sidebar of this blog >>
Quite a lot has happened in the music industry since The Pirate Bay verdict was announced last week. (No, this blog won’t just be about The Pirate Bay!)
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The music industry fell victim to verdict fallout with the IFPI site (the source of a lot of the stats I discussed in my previous post) falling victim to a DDoS attack, making the site slow and inaccessible at times.
As most of you may have already heard, the verdict for The Pirate Bay trial was announced yesterday. GUILTY. The 4 men involved were sentenced to 1 year in prison each and have to split a total fine of just under $5 million AUD. Of course The Pirate Bay legal team will appeal the decision with more questions being answered in a press conference on their website.
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