Virtuaffinity News 2003

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The Register - Music and Media
Biting the hand that feeds IT

eMusic rattles ISPs over legal downloads
Pakman eats dots, avoids ghosts

The boss of Apple?s iTunes nearest rival eMusic has warned that recent deals struck between the music industry and UK internet providers could threaten the existence of legal sites.?


Nokia pitches 'free music with old phone' offer
Comes With Music comes with old 5310

Nokia has said its Comes With Music free song download service is coming to the UK. The only snag: you?ll have to buy a phone that?s more than 12 months old.?


Now Hollywood is chasing UK downloaders
And getting the wrong guy

Exclusive Tiscali threatened to disconnect a customer for illegally downloading a TV show last week, after receiving a copyright infringement notice from a Hollywood studio. The only problem was the customer had quit the ISP months before the alleged transgression was made.?


Reformatting freetard fubars RIAA fight
Kazaa user destroyed evidence

Good grief, people. As things are, we'll never have to pay for recorded music ever again. Getting free music online is as easy as picking up five pound notes in the street (when no one's watching) - and the chances of facing a fine range from minimal to non-existent.?


GooTube cheers online gay porn ruling
Court boots Veoh suit, steels DMCA

Much to Google's delight, a federal judge has dismissed a porn infringement suit brought against online video site Veoh.com.?


Mery Xmas

VirtuAffinity would like to wish all our clients and everyone we have worked with during 2003 a very merry xmas.

To aid you in the xmas wind down we have provided a xmas game for you to while away those office hours.

Virtuaffinity Xmas Game

December 2003 | Roy Wilding
Broadband Marketing Project (PROJECT NOW CLOSED)

VirtuAffinity in association with MultimediaMarketing.Com (MMC) supported by the North-West Broadband Fund and North-West Development Agency launch a broadband marketing project. Designed to help small to medium sized companies improve their marketing effectiveness and to encourage the take up and use of Broadband technologies in Greater Manchester.

Through this project, your company will be eligible for:

  • Connection to VirtuAffinity Broadband with a £100.00 rebate.
  • Free Domain Name.
  • Unlimited E-Mail Address.
  • Telephone Technical Support.
  • Free consultancy VirtuAffinity session.
  • Free access to MMC's "Improving Marketing Effectiveness Programme" online marketing training for 3 months.
  • Free copy of MMC's unique online toolkit to enable you to create an effective Marketing Plan for your company that you retain after the project.
  • Free support by email during the project.
  • A Certificate of Completion for your personal records.

To register for the project download the registration form available in our download section.

November 2003 | Simon Wharton
Virtuaffinity WiFi Presentation

VirtuAffinity are facilitating a WiFi presentation at the CircleClub in Manchester on 15th October. Guest speakers are Clive Mayhew-Begg, CEO of MyZones who will be presenting "Public Access HotSpots, Why Free is the key..." Also presenting is Dr T.B. Senior of Mancom who will deliver "A Wireless Network in Whalley Range" Doors are open at 6pm for presentations at 7pm. All with even the vaguest interest in WiFi are welcome.

October 2003 | Simon Wharton
Oldham Athletic Supporters Trust

The Oldham Athletic Supporters Trust have taken on VirtuAffinity services to drive forward the Trust Oldham brand and generate much needed revenue for the club. Supporters of the Trust, or any football fan or member of the community, can sign up to get their Internet services from Trust Oldham and at no additional cost to themselves, money goes into the Trusts coffers while they surf the Net.

September 2003 | Simon Wharton
Northern Film Network

VirtuAffinity have been contracted by the Northern Film Network to deliver their new website. The site will be built to enable the Film community to access online and offline resources with greater ease and to act as a showcase for the talent in the North West.

September 2003 | Roy Wilding