- Thu Sep 30 2004 Senate postpones vote on file-swapping bill
The Induce Act, which was scheduled for a markup in the Senate Judiciary committee, is touted as a way to ban file-swapping networks.
Posted by Declan McCullagh
- Tue Nov 30 2004 Fighting for file swapping on Capitol Hill
As chief lobbyist for Kazaa's parent company, Philip Corwin says the entertainment industry is sparing no expense to squash the P2P phenomenon.
Posted by Declan McCullagh
- Tue Jul 19 2005 Time for lawmakers to act on Grokster?
Maybe, maybe not. A panel of lawyers butts heads over whether regulating file-swapping services is best left to the courts.
Posted by Anne Broache
- Wed Sep 29 2004 File-sharing debaters swap harsh words
At the Digital Hollywood conference, fur flies over peer-to-peer technology and copyright issues.
Posted by Stefanie Olsen
- Wed Apr 6 2005 Supreme Court mulls file-swap 'pushers'
Middle-ground ruling in P2P case could focus on companies that actively encouraged copyright infringement.
Posted by John Borland
- Mon Jun 27 2005 Supreme Court rules against file swapping
In unanimous decision, justices say Grokster and others could be held responsible for widespread copyright infringement.
Posted by John Borland
- Wed Apr 17 2002 International rulings cloud file swapping
Just weeks after a Dutch court rebuffed a suit targeting Kazaa, a Tokyo court has ordered a local online music file-swapping service to shut down.
Posted by Gwendolyn Mariano
- Tue May 27 2003 File swapping shifts up a gear
A new breed of peer-to-peer tools promises to speed up transfer times for large downloads such as movie files and to be a thorn in the side of Hollywood.
Posted by John Borland
- Thu Sep 18 2003 Why file swapping tide is turning
RIAA President Cary Sherman tells CNET News.com that the aggressive pursuit of Internet file swappers will slow the pace of unauthorized online downloads of copyrighted music.
Posted by John Borland
- Tue Aug 10 2004 Windows update hits file-sharing networks
Peer-to-peer advocates say the technology is about more than just swapping copyrighted music and video. Really.
Posted by Ina Fried
