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Pirate Bay on the run as hosts jump ship The Local
File sharing site The Pirate Bay was out of commission on Tuesday as it struggled to find hosting providers willing to serve the site. Last Wednesday, Swedish bandwidth supplier PatrikWeb quit servicing The Pirate Bay, and since then the site has been forced to use different providers throughout Europe, the Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) newspaper reports. At first a supplier in the Ukraine ensured that the site could continue functioning late last week. But the solution was short lived after BREIN, a Dutch anti-piracy organization, discovered Pirate Bay’s traffic was being routed through the Netherlands and pressured a Dutch supplier to cut off service, according to the tech news website Torrentfreak.com. Since then, The Pirate Bay has bounced around to several providers, most recently landing with CB3Rob.net, a German host with ties to the country’s own chapter of the Pirate Party.

Revealed: iiNet’s film copyright defence IT News
Next Tuesday, Perth ISP iiNet will throw the spotlight on the film industry, accusing it of being the primary copyright infringer in a Federal Court case to be heard in Sydney. iiNet provided iTnews fresh details of its defence against Roadshow Films and the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft today. It came less than a week after the Federal Court declined to release the federation’s responses to iiNet’s defence prior to the case being heard. “The alleged authorisation infringement is, on the applicant’s own case, actually brought about by actions of the applicants,” iiNet told iTnews it will argue next week, pointing to how the federation gathered evidence against the ISP. The ISP said it will also argue that wading through every infringement allegation against customers who use peer-to-peer software would put it at commercial disadvantage. iiNet will further argue that it encouraged only legal downloads over its network by offering a “freezone” of unmetered, legal content.

PhotoSketch: better than sliced bread, Photoshop ZDNet
This is quite possibly the coolest thing I’ve ever seen a computer do. What if you could draw some stick figures on a screen and somehow magically create a beautiful image montage? Well, it’s possible. A group of students in China have created PhotoSketch, a project that does exactly what I just described: it takes a rough, hand-drawn sketch, scours the web for photos that match, and runs them through an algorithm, stitching it all together

Media giant to seek bankruptcy protection Canadian Press
The company that owns Global Television and the National Post newspaper is filing for creditor protection in a deal with a key group of lenders, as it seeks court approval to restructure a mountain of debt. Canwest Global Communications Corp. has been struggling for months to deal with the debt load, which the Winnipeg-based broadcaster took on when it bought the former Southam newspapers and the National Post earlier this decade. Business units of the media company that will be filing for creditor protection include the Canwest Television Limited Partnership, which holds Global Television, MovieTime, DejaView and Fox Sports World, and The National Post Company. After the restructuring, Canwest creditors would receive shares of the restructured media company. Canwest’s current shareholders would own just 2.3 per cent of the shares of the new Canwest.

Trial set for movie-mimicking murder Canadian Press
An Edmonton man charged with murder in a case police say mimicked a movie script is to be back in court Oct. 16. That’s when a judge is expected to set Mark Twitchell’s trial date. The fringe filmmaker is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Johnny Altinger. [ Snuff-film maker charged with murder ]

Sex workers to challenge Canada’s prostitution laws CTV
The laws that control prostitution in Canada will go on trial today in a Toronto courtroom. Two prostitutes and a dominatrix are challenging the laws, saying they make no sense. Alan Young, the Osgoode Hall law professor representing the women, says his clients can’t understand why prostitution itself is not directly prohibited, and yet all incidental transactions involved in prostitution are. Young plans to argue in Ontario Superior Court that the Criminal Code sections that prohibit “communication for the purpose of prostitution” means that prostitutes can’t properly screen potential clients. And he’ll argue that the sections barring “living on the avails of prostitution” or “running or occupying a bawdy house” mean that sex workers can’t work indoors or in brothels, or hire security staff to protect themselves. Young will argue that leaves prostitutes vulnerable and forced to work on the streets. The Crown is expected to argue that decriminalizing prostitution could cause women to view it as “a career choice,” make Canada a haven for sex tourism, and perhaps lead to the “red-light districts” across the country. They also plan to argue that prostitution is inherently degrading, dangerous and unhealthy, and should not be encouraged by lax laws.

MGM Catches A Break From Lenders IMDb
Burdened by a heavy debt load that has barely allowed it to remain a functioning studio, MGM on Thursday said that its lenders had agreed to allow it to defer interest payments for the next three months so that it could continue its participation in the development of The Hobbit. MGM currently has a deal with New Line to co-produce the prequel to The Lord of the Rings.

Groundbreaking Agreement Between Verizon Wireless and Google to Leverage High-Speed Network and Open Android Platform for Wireless Innovation Press release
Verizon Wireless and Google(TM) today announced a strategic partnership that will leverage the Verizon Wireless network and the best of the Android(TM) open platform to deliver leading-edge mobile applications, services and devices. Both companies view this agreement as an opportunity to offer consumers an array of products that combine the speed of the nation’s largest and most reliable 3G network with the flexibility of the Android mobile platform. Integral to this agreement is a commitment by the companies to devote substantial resources to accelerate delivery of leading-edge innovation that will put unique applications in the hands of consumers quickly. The two industry leaders will create, market and distribute products and services, with Verizon Wireless also contributing the breadth of its nationwide distribution channels. Consumers will be able to purchase products resulting from the collaboration in Verizon Wireless retail and online stores. Verizon Wireless and Google plan to co-develop several Android-based devices that will be pre-loaded with innovative applications from both parties as well as third-party developers. The family of Android phones on the Verizon Wireless network will come from leading handset manufacturers.

Stallman vs the CodePlex Foundation and Miguel de Icaza H-online
In a posting on his FSF blog, Richard Stallman has attacked Microsoft’s creation of the CodePlex Foundation and dubbed Miguel de Icaza an “apologist” for Microsoft. De Icaza has responded in his own blog comparing Stallman’s language to that of George W Bush, and defending the foundation as “great way of helping steer Microsoft in the right direction”.

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