- Tue Jan 25 2005 File swapping vs. Hollywood
Movie studios and record labels find unlikely bedfellows in Supreme Court fight against file swapping.
Posted by John Borland
- 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
- Tue May 5 1998 Hatch deflates Microsoft event
Hours before a Microsoft rally against delaying Windows 98, the Republican Utah senator sounds off on the event.
Posted by Dan Goodin
- Fri Jun 26 1998 Hatch takes on Microsoft, again
The Utah senator accuses the software giant of stonewalling his investigation before announcing a new round of Microsoft hearings.
Posted by Dan Goodin
- Thu Oct 7 2004 D.C. showdown looms over file swapping
Will a vote in Washington undercut long-standing tolerance for casual copying of movies and TV shows?
Posted by John Borland
- 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
- Thu Mar 17 2005 Anti-P2P lawmaker gets top Senate spot
Sen. Orrin Hatch once suggested that music pirates' PCs be destroyed. Now he's head of the panel writing copyright laws.
Posted by Declan McCullagh
- Tue Apr 3 2001 Desperado storms Capitol Hill
Joined by musician Alanis Morissette, Don Henley pleads with Congress to protect artists online--and Sen. Orrin Hatch vows to help.
Posted by John Borland and Patrick Ross
- Mon Jun 27 2005 Congress applauds file-sharing ruling
There's no sign of a desire in Congress to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in key file-swapping case.
Posted by Declan McCullagh
- Wed Jun 18 2003 Senator OK with zapping pirates' PCs
Sen. Orrin Hatch retreats a bit from his suggestion that copyright holders should be able to remotely destroy the PCs of music pirates, but he says the proposal is still alive.
Posted by Declan McCullagh