technology:file sharing

Is #blockchain the Answer for Musicians fed up with the industry?
▻https://hackernoon.com/is-blockchain-the-answer-for-musicians-fed-up-with-the-industry-4226aa8b

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Musicians are fed up with how the current industry controls and exploits their #music. That’s why many are flocking to blockchain platforms, with the hope of making the industry more just and transparentBefore the 1990s, record labels tightly controlled all facets of the music industry from musician funding to distribution and even royalty payment collection.This all changed with the rise of the internet and file sharing platforms such as Napster and Limewire, who made music available anywhere, anytime, and to top it all off, for free.The rise of file sharing platforms crippled the record labels control over the music industry because they no longer controlled the distribution networks of new music, nor did they have time to recover as consumers moved on to digital music distribution.The (...)

#cryptocurrency #business #research

Hako
▻https://hackernoon.com/hako-3825c3a033d7?source=rss----3a8144eabfe3---4

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Hako on Iphone XRA super secure decentralized file sharing application powered by Web 3.0Hako uses protocol called proxy re encryption to secure and permission data efficiently.Hako LogoUnlike other file sharing services such as Dropbox and Google Drive, Hako does not place your keys in the hands of a large companies. The user is always in control of your keys and your data.Centralized storage has a single point of failure (the company) and require a user to be online (connected to the central servers) in order to transfer data and delegate access.PLEASE VOTEjust signup here and then upvote the two projects: ▻https://coinlist.co/registerNCIPFS - CoinListHako - CoinListThe future of the web?Web 3.0 protocolsHako leverages Web 3.0 peer to peer protocols so users can directly share data, as (...)

#coinlist #ipfs #security #dapps #nucypher

Firefox Send is a Free, Encrypted File Sharing Service
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/03/firefox-send-encrypted-file-sharing

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Firefox Send is a free, encrypted file sharing service from Mozilla that lets you anonymously share files up to 1GB. This post, Firefox Send is a Free, Encrypted File Sharing Service, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Salut a Toi at FOSDEM this week-end!
▻https://www.goffi.org/b/NQsienam2XDpRGbA5qHwTV/salut-fosdem-this-week

Hello, a small note to say that I’ll be present at FOSDEM this week-end and I’ll do 2 talks:

“XMPP Beyond Instant Messaging” where I’ll show that XMPP is far more than an instant messaging protocol. Room H.1309 (Van Rijn) Sunday at 9:25 “Salut à Toi: A Python Based Social Network And More” which will be a presentation of the Salut à Toi ecosystem. Room UD2.120 (Chavanne) Sunday at 16:00

I’ll often be at the “XMPP lounge”, but I’m also planning to attend some talks and meet people at other booths, so don’t hesitate to ping me on the SàT XMPP room sat@chat.jabberfr.org (also available from this link) if you want to talk and/or have a demo. Salut à Toi is in stabilisation phase, and the incoming 0.7 release will bring a new desktop/mobile(Android) frontend, advanced file sharing, events, the (...)

Mozilla Thunderbird 60.5 is Now Available to Download
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/01/mozilla-thunderbird-60-5-is-now-available-to-download

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An updated version of the Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail client is now available to download. Thunderbird 60.5 carries a modest set of improvements, including integrated support for the third-party ‘WeTransfer‘ file sharing service. WeTransfer allows users to send files of up to 2GB in size for free, without any registration. When attempting to send a large attachment with […] This post, Mozilla Thunderbird 60.5 is Now Available to Download, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

#blockchain — A Musician’s best friend?
▻https://hackernoon.com/blockchain-a-musicians-best-friend-8ea9ad1621b4?source=rss----3a8144eabf

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Musicians for the past couple of decades, have seen a huge decline in their net revenue from album sales, the most basic reason for the same have been the high constituting margins of record companies and production houses.This disrupted the state of #musicians throughout the world, leaving them with striking low income for their talent.While there have been numerable amounts of attempts to lower the existence of such middlemen none have achieved a margin higher than 20 percent to the musicians.In 1999, Napster a company launched with the aim to create an environment to directly connect the fans with the musicians by use of a real time peer-to-peer file sharing system had given the world the first blood. Napster was later shut down due to alleged copyright infringements as well as a (...)

#music #future-of-music #musicblockchain

Transfer Files from PC to PC Over Your Local Network
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/05/transfer-files-ubuntu-windows-wifi-network

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Looking for a simple file sharing app to transfer files from PC to PC using Wi-Fi? If so, we’ve got you covered. LAN Share is free, open-source and cross-platform tool that enables you to quickly send files between computers that run Windows and/or Ubuntu Linux. File transfers happens direct, PC to PC, over your local network or […] This post, Transfer Files from PC to PC Over Your Local Network, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

Fortknoxster: Decentralized, Secure Communication Platform That Does Not Collect Users Data On The…
▻https://hackernoon.com/fortknoxster-decentralized-secure-communication-platform-that-does-not-c

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Fortknoxster: Decentralized, Secure Communication Platform That Does Not Collect Users Data On The BlockchainWhat is Fortknoxster?Fortknoxster is the first decentralized, secure communication and collaboration platform designed to allow participants to exchange information via calls, msgs, emails, group chats, video calls, attachments and p2p file sharing.The platform utilizes the #blockchain to create a peer-to-peer network within which data can be sent using highly secure end-to-end encryption, whilst it decentralizes p2p architecture enables a transparent, self sufficient ecosystem that can be maintained by its users, who are then rewarded for their efforts.What problems does Fortknoxster address?Fortknoxster is designed to offer highly secure encrypted communications services to all (...)

#privacy #ico #investing #ethereum

Mozilla’s Send is basically the Snapchat of file sharing - The Verge
▻https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/2/16086272/mozilla-send-file-sharing-service-launches

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Mozilla has launched a new website that makes it really easy to send a file from one person to another. The site is called Send, and it’s basically the Snapchat of file sharing: after a file has been downloaded once, it disappears for good.

That might sound like a gimmick, but it underscores what the site is meant for. It’s designed for quick and private sharing between two people — not for long-term hosting or distributing files to a large group.

#File_transfert #Chiffrement #Cybersécurité

Mozilla’s New File Sharing Feature is Fast & Secure
▻http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/08/mozillas-new-file-sharing-feature-fast-secure

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’Firefox Send’ is an experimental new feature that lets you easily and securely send file(s) up to 1GB to another person using your browser. This post, Mozilla’s New File Sharing Feature is Fast & Secure, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

WPS Office for Linux 2016 (Apparently) Released
▻http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/06/wps-office-2016-for-linux-update

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A new version of WPS Office for Linux is available to download. It ships with new ’enhancements’, including remote file sharing and improved performance. This post, WPS Office for Linux 2016 (Apparently) Released, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.

About Soulseek
▻http://www.slsknet.org/news/node/680

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Soulseek is an ad-free, spyware free, just plain free file sharing network for Windows, Mac and Linux. Our rooms, search engine and search correlation system make it easy for you to find people with similar interests, and make new discoveries!

▻https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soulseek

Soulseek Technical Discussion–Google Groups
▻https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/soulseek-discussion

Welcome to the official Soulseek technical discussion group!

Please keep chatter focused on technical discussion of the Soulseek client and software environment.
If you’re posting about a problem with the client, please specify whether you’re using SoulseekQt or Soulseek NS (no longer supported), the client build number (should appear at the top of the client application window), and what operating system you’re on.

Download Utopia: A 17-Year-Old File-Sharing Program Is Still the Best Place to Find Obscure Music
▻http://gizmodo.com/download-utopia-a-17-year-old-file-sharing-program-is-1769008601

Soulseek is the creation of Nir Arbel, a programmer who worked on the development team behind the original release of Napster, and it functions in similar ways. What started in 1999 as a means of trading techno and dance tracks grew to encompass rare and obscure music of all genres, slowly becoming an audiophile’s paradise. Vinyl rips of unknown soul groups? Cassette-only harsh noise? Rare compilations from a long-dead black metal label? It’s all there. You can also download the new Justin Bieber album, but with a glut of legal ways to listen to Purpose, it’s certainly not where Soulseek shines.
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The mid 2000s also saw second generation P2Ps and early Bittorrent indexes land in the crosshairs of trade organizations like the RIAA —and the majority went belly-up. Their replacements were blogs that used file storage services like Megaupload and Rapidshare to disseminate obscure music, and Grooveshark-style unsanctioned streaming sites for more populist tastes. By 2012, Megaupload had been taken to court, Rapidshare was neutered, and niche blogs had no reliable way to share their prized collections. Between 2014 and 2015 just about every streaming service that wasn’t legally buttoned up either shut down or was acquired and revived under corporate auspices. Sexier options and a split in the core client meant Soulseek’s user base declined significantly during this time, but it wasn’t enough to fell it completely.

Soulseek isn’t the only P2P to survive these major crackdowns, but where single source P2Ps are concerned, it essentially stands alone—a living fossil. Former competitors that still receive software updates are prohibitively difficult for many users to configure, have transitioned away from their old protocols to become Bittorrent-only, or are virtual ghost towns.

#musique #internet #P2P

file.io - Ephemeral file sharing
▻https://www.file.io/#one

Simply upload a file, share the link, and after it is downloaded,
the file is completely deleted. For added security, set an expiration on the file and it is deleted within a certain amount of time, even if it was never downloaded.

All files are encrypted when stored on our servers.

This looks super cool. Nice curl examples.

New defensive publication from ownCloud: file syncing encryption
▻http://hroy.eu/posts/owncloud-encryption-defpub

Last month, I have worked with Björn Schießle on ownCloud’s first defensive publication. This one covers ownCloud’s encryption system.

The challenge is that ownCloud is a free software server for file syncing and file sharing, and you can connect it to different storage backends. However, you don’t necessarily want these storage providers to access data unencrypted.

Thus, being able to use encryption to protect user data is paramount, but not trivial. Users of local encryption tools such as GnuPG will know that.

Fortunately, ownCloud has offered an encryption system for more than a year.

The source of their defensive publication is available on Linux Defenders’ repositories. In order to make it, I started working from Björn’s blog post. It turns out that Björn already had documents describing (...)

qaul.net – قول
▻http://qaul.net/text_en.html

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qaul.net implements a redundant, open communication principle, in which wireless-enabled computers and mobile devices can directly form a spontaneous network. Text messaging, file sharing and voice calls are possible independent of internet and cellular networks. Qaul.net can spread like a virus, and an Open Source Community can modify it freely.

In a time of communication blackouts in places like Egypt, Burma, and Tibet, and given the large power outages often caused by natural disasters, qaul.net has taken on the challenge of critically examining existing communication pathways while simultaneously exploring new horizons.

noatta.ch
Instant Temporary File Sharing
▻http://noatta.ch

1. You get a random link that you can share privately with your friends.
2. Browsing to that URL establishes a real-time connection.
3. You instantly see what others share.
4. When you add a new file, its file name and size will be broadcasted over the noatta.ch server to any other people visiting your URL.
5. Downloading is a simple HTTP request to the server.
6. The server will then individually tell the browser that shares the file to upload a chunk of it.
7. After passing it to the downloader, it will continuously ask the sharer to pass the next chunk until end of file.

Out in the Open: An #NSA-Proof #Twitter, Built With Code From #Bitcoin and #BitTorrent
▻http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2014/01/twister

#Twister is surprisingly easy to use for an application that’s so new, that isn’t controlled by a central authority, and that places so much emphasis on security. Other decentralized alternatives to Twitter and Facebook — such as Pump.io, Identica and Diaspora — require that you either operate your own dedicated server or trust someone else to run a server for you. Twister works more like #peer-to-peer file sharing software: Launch the app, and it connects with other users. There’s no need for a central server.

Un exemple de piratage par les requins de la propriété intellectuelle, via la police :

▻http://blog.easydns.org/2013/10/08/whatever-happened-to-due-process

#nom_de_domaine #DNS

RIANZ withdraw one of first cases to Copyright Tribunal | Tech Liberty NZ
►http://techliberty.org.nz/rianz-withdraw-one-of-first-cases-to-copyright-tribunal

la #hadopi néo-zélandaise met la zone dans un appart en #colocation ; la titulaire l’abonnement internet incriminé obligée de quitter son logement…

The defendant was a student in a flatting situation and was the account holder for the flat’s shared internet account. She has never used file sharing software and we had to explain to her what it was and how it worked. It seems likely that one of her flatmates had it installed.

Copyright Scofflaws Beware : ISPs to Begin Monitoring Illicit File Sharing | Threat Level | Wired
►http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/10/isp-file-sharing-monitoring

la future #hadopi américaine a l’air encore plus compliquée que la française :)

The nation’s major internet service providers by year’s end will institute a so-called six-strikes plan, the “Copyright Alert System” initiative backed by the Obama administration and pushed by Hollywood and the major record labels to disrupt and possibly terminate internet access for online copyright scofflaws.

The plan, now four years in the making, includes participation by AT&T, Cablevision Systems, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon. After four offenses, the historic plan calls for these residential internet providers to initiate so-called “mitigation measures” (.pdf) that might include reducing internet speeds and redirecting a subscriber’s service to an “educational” landing page about infringement.

#surveillance #copyright #internet

Open Source Challenger to Dropbox and Box.net: ownCloud
►http://www.readwriteweb.com/cloud/2011/12/open-source-challenger-to-drop.php

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The file sharing, synchronization market led by Dropbox is a popular target these days. For many companies, it’s a chance to horn in on a growing market and carve out a piece of the pie for themselves. For open source projects, it’s a chance to return control of personal data to the user. For the folks behind ownCloud, it’s both.

Now this is what will happen to you if yout try to connect a workstation inside your windows domain to the Dropbox (german): ►http://www.iris-media.info/spip.php?article3874 No, you don’t want to try.

Google translation (english): ►http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=de&rurl=translate.google.de&sl=de&tl=en&u=http://www.iris-media.info/spip.php%3Farticle3874&usg=ALkJrhj3Ja5Jd9IDCPuO1fkh7qLd

Personally I think that ►http://sparkleshare.org might be a good start for your own data sync solution.

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Anonymous takes down Department of Justice and Universal Music — RT
►http://rt.com/usa/news/anonymous-doj-universal-sopa-235

After a Department of Justice-executed raid today on the file sharing site Megaupload, hackers aligned with the online collective Anonymous have shut down the websites for both the DoJ and Universal Music Group, the largest record company in America.

Both universalmusic.com and justice.gov went down on Thursday afternoon, less than hours after it was revealed that Megaupload had been brought down by federal authorities and four people linked to the site, all outside of America, were arrested and charged with a conspiracy related to copyright infringement.

“It was in retaliation for Megaupload, as was the concurrent attack on Justice.gov,” Anonymous operative Barret Brown tells RT on Thursday afternoon.

Brown adds that “more is coming” and Anonymous-aligned hacktivists are pursuing a joint effort with others to “ damage campaign raising abilities of remaining Democrats who support SOPA.”

File sharing is now an official religion in Sweden
►http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-pick/file-sharing-is-now-an-official-religion-in-sweden-2012014

Yes, file sharing has been officially recognized as a religion by the Swedish government. The Church of Kopimism is the fruit of philosophy student Isak Gerson’s efforts. After two unsuccessful attempts to convince authorities to recognize the religion (its methods of praying or meditiaton were deemed too informal), Kopimism was finally granted religious status.
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copying of information is ethically right
spreading information is ethically right
* copying or remixing information from another person is an act of respect and an expression of faith
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Most religions have a formal set of symbols, and Kopimism is no exception. It appropriately uses Control-C and Control-V (keyboard shortcuts for copy and paste) as sacred symbols.

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100 sharers are responsible for 75% of downloads over #BitTorrent | Console Digest
►http://www.consoledigest.com/100-sharers-are-responsible-for-75-of-downloads-over-bittorrent-1133.

A new research reveals that only a relatively small group of hackers are responsible for three quarters of files downloaded on BitTorrent. (...) Researchers in Carlos III University in Spain discovered that only a small “economically interested” group of people are responsible for most of the downloaded content on the file sharing network BitTorrent.
(...) Researchers examined over 50 thousand torrents on “mininova” and “Pirate Bay” websites and found that about 67% of the content uploaded and 75% of the content downloaded by users originates from a small group of about 100 users whose goal is to generally promote their private sites and profit from viewing ads on their sites. According to researchers, locating these uploaders and canceling the profitability of #advertising piratical content on BitTorrent may decrease the number of file sharers online in 40% and completely change BitTorrent.

#p2p #economy