[ NNSquad ] Two very different views of P2P

One man's meat is another man's poison?

Reproduced from Digital Media Wire;

o British Govt. Threatens to Compel ISPs to Police File-sharing

London - The British government has threatened to enact legislation that would compel Internet service providers in the country to take actions to curb illegal file-sharing, if ISPs and entertainment industry interests cannot come up with voluntary policies by April 2009. [more..]

o European Union Invests $20.5 Million in P2P TV Project

Brussels - The European Union has invested $20.5 million in a research project that is exploring the use of peer-to-peer technology for Internet television delivery across Europe. [more..]

On Feb 25, 2008, at 12:10 PM, Lauren Weinstein wrote:

This story hasn't seen much mainstream media play yet. Apparently
the means chosen by Pakistan's ISPs to conform to their government's
attempt to block their people's access to "religiously offensive"
video materials -- low level routing changes -- managed to disrupt
YouTube access worldwide over the weekend, with effects in some areas
still apparently continuing. All details are not entirely clear
at this time.

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/02/25/1322252

--Lauren--
NNSquad Moderator