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Since the closure of MaxReboot (R.I.P) :( Sniper has also been forced to move again. This time our friends at Warp2search have decided to host his famed error codes, hints & tips resource. This is what he had to say..

Sniper Tech version 2.3 is here and has been completely reworked from the ground up. Features of Sniper Tech include a Hints N Tips and Search sections with the aim of making computers easier to use. This new update is the first move to creating the Sniper Tech Open Source Development Project (OSTDP) that will offer a chance for more people to get involve with computers / internet and would allow computer related websites to add a help section to their site.

New Features in the latest version:

• Rename section from Sniper to Sniper Tech
• New Backend Page Design
• Standardised Page Design
• Replace Root Module with Management Module
• Customisable the colour scheme of each Section#
• Enhance Advertising System (Now uses Iframes)
• Added Sniper Tech Section Map
• Improved Navigation with section Descriptions and Logos
• Now Displays Version count with What New information

View: Sniper Tech 2.3 here!
News source: Digital Sniper @ Warp2search

"Litigation is never our preferred course" said Edward P. Murphy, NMPA's CEO. "But when a company repeatedly demonstrates its intent, despite repeated warnings, to continue to engage in and facilitate activities it knows are causing grave harm to creators and copyright owners, there is little choice but to defend our rights through the legal system. To do otherwise would be to abandon America¡¦s music community to the pirates"
Among the numerous recording artists and songwriters whose works are being unlawfully distributed include: Brandy, Boys II Men, Dave Mathews Band, Celine Dion, Shakira, Enya, the Beatles, Shakira, Billy Joel, Destiny's Child, Alicia Keyes, James Brown, Linkin Park, Madonna, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Paula Cole, Lalo Schifrin, Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer, and countless others.

Matt Oppenheim, Senior Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs of the RIAA, said that the litigation was a last resort after numerous out-of-court warnings to Audiogalaxy were ignored or resulted in half-hearted attempts to fix the problem.

"Audiogalaxy and Napster are cut from the same cloth," said Oppenheim. "Audiogalaxy is profiting by providing its users a library of pirated music, including today's most popular hits. Though claiming fealty to copyrights, Audiogalaxy continues to offer up virtually all of the music we told them should be excluded. The firm's sieve-like filter has been totally ineffective."

Specifically, the suit, which also names Michael Merhej, head of Audiogalaxy as a defendant, charges that:

* Audiogalaxy had ample knowledge of the massive infringements occurring daily on its system, and in fact marketed itself as the next Napster.

* Audiogalaxy clearly had the ability to control the works available on its system and acknowledged the ability to remove users, or alternatively, to exclude certain content.

* Audiogalaxy provided users with a fully integrated, centralized structure and facility, including a hub of central computers to which users connected; a continuously updated database and index of infringing sound recordings; information about file size, popularity and download speed of files; and proprietary software to facilitate efficient identification, copying and distribution of recordings.

* Like Napster, Audiogalaxy seeks to profit from its pirate system by building an extensive user base to attract advertisers and investment dollars.