The big picture: The first Usenet servers opened in 1980, over 10 years prior to the inception of the original World Wide Web. After 40 years, this distributed discussion system is still thriving, and ...

AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwired - Jan 27, 2014) - Giganews, the world's most popular Usenet access provider, announced today that they have reached 2,000 days of high-quality binary retention and more than ...

The recording industry has racked up another significant legal victory over an Internet-based piracy facilitator. By Billboard Staff The recording industry has racked up another significant legal ...

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In a new series of lawsuits, Hollywood studios for the first time are targeting companies that provide access to Usenet newsgroups. This corner of the Internet, largely a leftover from the days before ...

It’s the tree of life, and for no particular reason, either. What? Today we’ll be setting up our Usenet software to look at an RSS feed. (You can also accomplish pretty much the same thing using ...

(IDG) -- A part of the Internet that predates the Web, and once was one of the busiest places online, is becoming a breeding ground for some of the Net's most vicious viruses, says one security firm.

Horton’s message was a response to a previous post, the intact original of which is now lost to history, from one “sdcarl!rusty,” aka Rusty Wright. With this incomplete fragment of a cryptic exchange, ...

Usenet is a wonderful service for finding and downloading digital media, giving you speed and reliability you won't find with other file-sharing options—like, say, BitTorrent. Here's a quick guide on ...

Pure Usenet provides a good, reliable service with affordable plans. A 7 day free trial with unlimited downloads is also included. Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or ...

Major record companies have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Usenet.com, Billboard.biz has learned. By Billboard Staff Major record companies have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit ...