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bit(ter)(torrent) fight to the end

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November 30, 2008 19:07

Towards the close of November, a legal spat has broken out between a number of South African Torrent sites and RiSA (the Recording Industry of SA - a lobbying group representing a number of South African music producers). A what? What is a torrent you may ask? A Torrent is basically a bookmark of...

digital piracy = “dangerous” e-stealing?

.h
October 28, 2008 19:36

Recently some Somali pirates caught the world’s attention, but another kind of pirate has also recently been hunted, although with much less drama than the Somali food pirates. Since the beginning of this month, the BSA (Business Software Alliance), has been airing advertisements on local...

fighting politics online

.h
September 28, 2008 20:48

There is no doubt about it – generation X and Y is firmly rooted online, especially with the advent of mobile phones with internet browsing capabilities. The battle of politics has always been to get the right information to the right people, right on time. This shift can be seen very well in the ...

zuma judgment - some more commentary

.h
September 14, 2008 17:27

Up to this stage, br!ghtshark has been quiet on the Zuma front. This doesn’t mean he hasn’t been following it closely though… Over time there have been a lot of noise in the “Zuma-case” commentary, from some arrogant uneducated peeps, to some other inciting cartoonists...

airways – air waves, why fly – wifi.

.h
August 30, 2008 11:09

For frequent flyers, the words “please switch off all cellphones and other electronic devices” or “do not switch on your cellphone until the cabin doors have been opened” is unambiguous with flying. Don’t get too used to this now though - South African Airways is in...