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U.K. man threatened with BitTorrent lawsuit

March 18, 2005 Movie studios serve legal papers to owner of Web site, claiming he allowed people to download copyright films. TAGS: BitTorrent, copyright infringement, lawsuit, torrent, Mr., film, movie, lawyer, U.K., information technology

The Supreme Court's ruling against P2P

June 27, 2005 What did the justices say? What does it mean to me? Questions about Grokster and file swapping's future answered. TAGS: copyright infringement, Grokster Ltd., StreamCast Networks, file-swapping, peer-to-peer company, file-swapping company, Morpheus, P2P, court, IM, movie, e-mail

BitTorrent user convicted over movie sharing

October 25, 2005 Hong Kong man who distributed three Hollywood films on network will be sentenced for copyright infringement Nov. 7. TAGS: BitTorrent, copyright infringement, Bram Cohen, P2P file sharing, P2P, Hong Kong, movie

Supreme Court rules against file swapping

June 27, 2005 In unanimous decision, justices say Grokster and others could be held responsible for widespread copyright infringement. TAGS: Grokster Ltd., file-swapping, copyright infringement, StreamCast Networks, peer-to-peer company, decision, justice, victory, court, P2P, technology company, Silicon Valley, CEO, movie

Report: Eminem sues Apple for copyright infringement

July 31, 2007 Rap singer alleges Apple needs permission from publishers before selling music on iTunes, news report says. TAGS: Eminem, copyright infringement, music publisher, Apple Computer, publisher, music, Apple iTunes

Supreme Court mulls file-swap 'pushers'

April 6, 2005 Middle-ground ruling in P2P case could focus on companies that actively encouraged copyright infringement. TAGS: file-swapping, Grokster Ltd., copyright infringement, copyright law, justice, file-swapping company, StreamCast Networks, entertainment company, P2P, behavior, software company, entertainment, attorney, idea

Does video have a Napster problem?

March 13, 2006 As Hollywood adapts to online realities, video-sharing sites could soon face a day of reckoning. TAGS: Napster Inc., Metallica, copyright infringement, eDonkey, P2P, Usenet, file-sharing, video, YouTube, CEO, movie, TV

FAQ: Betamax--tech's favorite ruling

March 28, 2005 A 1984 Supreme Court decision legalized the VCR and provided much of the legal context for today's consumer electronics industry. TAGS: Sony Betamax, file-swapping, copyright infringement, video recorder, Grokster Ltd., VCR, consumer electronics, studio, FAQ, decision, Sony Corp., recorder, P2P, U.S., video

Years into case, SCO asserts copyright infringement

January 6, 2006 After three years of accusations, SCO Group has finally begun aiming a legal charge of copyright infringement toward a Linux supplier. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., copyright infringement, claim, SCO UnixWare, accusation, Unix, Utah, supplier, Linux, lawsuit, SuSE, IBM Corp., complaint

YouTube's fate rests on decade-old copyright law

March 13, 2007 Wording of DMCA, which appeared in Congress long before the Web video revolution, could determine whether YouTube disappears. TAGS: Viacom Inc., DMCA, YouTube, copyright infringement, fate, hosting company, copyright law, Napster Inc., Google Inc., attorney, video

Music publishers accuse XM of copyright infringement

March 23, 2007 Group says satellite radio operator is encouraging piracy through "iPod-like" devices capable of recording and playing back on-air tracks. TAGS: music publisher, XM Satellite Radio, copyright infringement, satellite radio, radio, satellite, song, music, Apple iPod, MP3
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