File Sharing Being Banned Around the World!

Japan has decided to beat France and the United Kingdom (both who have similar proposals) to become the first country to ban file sharers from the internet.

Oddly the agreement to do so has not come from the Japanese Government, but from Japan’s four internet service provider organizations after pressure (not surprisingly) from the record and movie industries. According to Torrent Freak, the agreement would see copyright holders tracking down file-sharers on the Internet using “special detection software” and then notifying ISPs of alleged infringers. File sharers will initially receive a warning for a first offense, then be disconnected for subsequent offenses, eventually be disconnected from the internet permanently (it wasn’t clear whether the agreement is a three strikes proposal).

The process will formally commence in April and will primarily target users of Winny, the most popular file sharing network in Japan.

YouTube Killer? Time will tell...

There's been a lot of talk lately about The Venice Project a new venture from the guys who brought us KaZaa and Skype. The idea is pretty impressive. Basically instead of having one spot where a video is hosted centrally, the Venice Project would use P2P to pass the video feed around the web. P2P can get the job done more efficiently and faster. So fuckin what you say? So that means better quality videos and no wait times for the player to load. Imagine crystal clear videos from those soon to be widely available HD PVR's and camera's like DJ J's! Frickin' sweet! Not only that but the interface (which is in a limited Beta test at the moment) looks really nice. Well judge for yourself.....Based on their track record I'd say the guys from The Venice Project have a good shot at actually challenging YouTube for user generated web supremacy. YouTube however shouldn't be underestimated, especially since it's part of the Googleopoly. I'm just wondering when we're gonna see some new, and really impressive tricks, from GooTube