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Popular Music Blog Shut Down

SOCA has taken control of a music blog's domain name

By Subrato Paul | February 15, 2012 filed in Info Technology |
Tags: , anti-piracy, censorship, illegal downloads, info tech, infotech, music, music blog, rnbxclusive, shut down, soca, technology

RnBXclusive.com was one of the most popular music blogs dedicated to latest and hottest music. The popular music blog is now shut down. Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) of UK has taken control of the site’s domain name.

Anonymous Launches Music Albums

Music for Anonymous, by Anonymous and others, together in one place

By Subrato Paul | February 11, 2012 filed in Info Technology, Video & Image Post |
Tags: , anonradio, anonymous, anti-piracy, censorship, info tech, infotech, music, music album, radio payback, technology, video blog post, wvp, YouTube

The folks at Radio Payback and AnonRadio teamed up to launch a music Album dedicated to Anonymous. The first one gained a lot of support, so they decided to launch a second one. The Newest Album, titled “Revolution”, is dedicated to outline Anonymous’s role in the revolutions of 2011, mixing different world genres.

Wikipedia Blackout on Wednesday

English Wikipedia blacks out for 24 hours to protest anti-piracy bills

By Subrato Paul | January 18, 2012 filed in Info Technology |
Tags: , #WikipediaBlackout, anti-piracy bills, blackout, boing-boing, censorship, english wikipedia, google, info tech, infotech, pipa, reddit, sopa, technology

The English version of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia blacks out its website at midnight Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday, January 18, 2011 for 24 hours in protest against anti-piracy laws being proposed in the US. Wikipedia is considered one of the Internet’s most popular websites, with millions of visitors daily.