XBox Live gamers beware

[Wedgie]

Wow is a way of life, it's not a game.

[zipzap]

I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo followed suit sooner rather than later. The latest 4.2 system update for the Wii did absolutely nothing, other than wipe out people's Homebrew and DVDx softmod hacks.

It's a shame their developers spend more time in blocking the Wii's capabilities (such as being able to watch DVD movies and better exploiting the 2 USB slots in back) rather than advancing them further.

The cynic in me thinks there must be a Wii 2.0 around the corner. That's what bloody Apple do with their iPods - they're quite capable of releasing firmware to give older iPods greater functionality but the business model prefers you to upgrade instead.

[Wedgie]

I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo followed suit sooner rather than later. The latest 4.2 system update for the Wii did absolutely nothing, other than wipe out people's Homebrew and DVDx softmod hacks.

It's a shame their developers spend more time in blocking the Wii's capabilities (such as being able to watch DVD movies and better exploiting the 2 USB slots in back) rather than advancing them further.

The cynic in me thinks there must be a Wii 2.0 around the corner. That's what bloody Apple do with their iPods - they're quite capable of releasing firmware to give older iPods greater functionality but the business model prefers you to upgrade instead.

Agreed, good post.

[JAS]

On a similar theme...wouldn't be surprised that if this appears successful other countries might do the same...if nothing else treat it as a warning to password protest your wi-fi connection if you use one.

Regards
JAS

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8381097.stm
(link to full and longish article)

Around 15,000 suspected pirates may soon get legal letters accusing them of illegally sharing movies and games.

ACS:Law plan to send notes to the accused in the New Year offering a chance to settle out of court for "several hundreds of pounds"....

...ACS: Law recently obtained two High Court orders that require ISPs to hand over the names and addresses of the account holders for 30,000 IP addresses, a number which can identify a computer on the internet. It is currently preparing three more.

The orders were obtained on behalf of two German clients: DigiProtect and MediaCat.

Both firms are licensees of copyright work. They act on behalf of copyright holders, including various pornography studios, to pursue alleged copyright infringements.

They use software to monitor file sharing networks to harvest IP addresses which are then turned over to law firms to get account details...

...Mr Crossley admitted the account holder may not be the person sharing files illegally. As a result, he said, the letter, would also invite the recipient to name the person they thought was responsible.

The growing popularity of wi-fi means many people share an internet connection. Recent studies have also shown that many people do not password protect their wi-fi connections, meaning they can be hijacked and used for nefarious means.

[dedja]

The cynic in me thinks there must be a Wii 2.0 around the corner. That's what bloody Apple do with their iPods - they're quite capable of releasing firmware to give older iPods greater functionality but the business model prefers you to upgrade instead.

Of course, and will continue to do so as people keep buying them!

[dedja]

On a similar theme...wouldn't be surprised that if this appears successful other countries might do the same...if nothing else treat it as a warning to password protest your wi-fi connection if you use one.

Regards
JAS

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8381097.stm
(link to full and longish article)

Around 15,000 suspected pirates may soon get legal letters accusing them of illegally sharing movies and games.

ACS:Law plan to send notes to the accused in the New Year offering a chance to settle out of court for "several hundreds of pounds"....

...ACS: Law recently obtained two High Court orders that require ISPs to hand over the names and addresses of the account holders for 30,000 IP addresses, a number which can identify a computer on the internet. It is currently preparing three more.

The orders were obtained on behalf of two German clients: DigiProtect and MediaCat.

Both firms are licensees of copyright work. They act on behalf of copyright holders, including various pornography studios, to pursue alleged copyright infringements.

They use software to monitor file sharing networks to harvest IP addresses which are then turned over to law firms to get account details...

...Mr Crossley admitted the account holder may not be the person sharing files illegally. As a result, he said, the letter, would also invite the recipient to name the person they thought was responsible.

The growing popularity of wi-fi means many people share an internet connection. Recent studies have also shown that many people do not password protect their wi-fi connections, meaning they can be hijacked and used for nefarious means.

Easy solution, get ISPs to block peer-to-peer as he retreats to avoid being shot down in flames