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Congress: P2P networks harm national security

July 24, 2007 House of Representatives panel chairman says peer-to-peer networks pose a "national security threat," new laws needed. TAGS: national security, P2P, politician, copyright law, law, LimeWire, Rep., chairman, document

States, artists urge top court to hear P2P case

November 9, 2004 Software companies say Supreme Court shouldn't hear record, movie industries' appeal on legality of file-swapping software. TAGS: StreamCast Networks, file-swapping, P2P, Grokster Ltd., artist, copyright law, movie, attorney

Comcast, BitTorrent bury the hatchet

March 28, 2008 After months of sparring, the companies say they've found common ground--and maybe even a way to make both ISPs and file sharers happy. TAGS: BitTorrent, Comcast Corp., blog, Declan McCullagh, copyright law, file-sharing, Internet Service Provider, P2P, broadband

France may sanction unfettered P2P downloads

December 22, 2005 Parliament gave initial approval to the concept, but roadblocks remain, and the entertainment industry is on edge. TAGS: amendment, copyright law, sanction, France, approval, proposal, nation, organization, P2P, copy, music

Record labels tout program to disable swapping

September 22, 2005 Digital File Check program gives parents and employers a tool for removing file-sharing software from their computers. TAGS: employer, copyright law, antipiracy, file-sharing, RIAA, P2P, movies, music

Congress threatens P2P networks on porn

July 28, 2005 Senators say they don't want to rewrite copyright law--but they're peeved that kids can find porn on file-swapping networks. TAGS: porn, P2P, Sen., senator, Grokster Ltd., copyright law, decision, software company

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, StreamCast Networks, justice, file-swapping company, entertainment company, P2P, software company, behavior, attorney, entertainment, idea

Anti-P2P bill may slip past legislative rush

November 18, 2004 Top copyright official predicts Induce Act won't be part of slew of bills Congress will vote on before the holidays. TAGS: Induce Act, anti-P2P, intellectual property protection, intellectual property, copyright law, holiday, bill, consumer electronics, P2P, database

Court ruling could squeeze P2P pennies

June 27, 2005 Grokster ruling is likely to give investors pause when faced with the prospectus for a file-sharing start-up. TAGS: file-swapping company, Sony Betamax, Grokster Ltd., file-swapping, investor, court, P2P, file-sharing, decision, copyright law, venture capital, attorney, start-up, entertainment, Intel, HP

Top court to hear landmark P2P case Tuesday

March 28, 2005 Technology companies worry, while Hollywood pushes for revisions on how copyright law affects products. FAQ: Betamax--tech's favorite ruling TAGS: file-swapping, Sony Betamax, StreamCast Networks, Grokster Ltd., VCR, innovation, copyright law, technology company, Hollywood, software company, P2P, U.S., TV, Sony Corp.

Getting real about the Grokster case

February 8, 2005 Public-interest advocate Gigi Sohn says the peer-to-peer debate can't be resolved through one-sided proposals. TAGS: file-trading, Grokster Ltd., debate, principle, copyright law, media company, compensation, decision, consumer electronics, file-sharing, P2P

Week in review: Swapping on the ropes

December 16, 2005 Recent court activity suggests that illegal song swapping may be facing its swan song. TAGS: song-swapping, Kazaa, Week in review, household, copyright law, P2P, MySpace, song, Google Inc., music, U.S., CD

Congress applauds file-sharing ruling

June 27, 2005 There's no sign of a desire in Congress to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in key file-swapping case. TAGS: Grokster Ltd., Induce Act, Patrick Leahy, court, politician, spokeswoman, file-swapping, Rep., copyright law, decision, senator, file-sharing, Democrat, Republican, P2P
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