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Kazaa owner takes heart in P2P ruling

August 20, 2004 Sharman Networks applauds U.S. appeal court decision that lets peer-to-peer software makers off the hook. TAGS: Sharman Networks Ltd., P2P, Kazaa, Morpheus, Grokster Ltd., decision, court, copyright law, Australia, motion, entertainment, owner, file-sharing, broadband, U.S.

HP drops iTunes, taps RealNetworks for music

January 5, 2006 Computer maker's highly touted deal with Apple ends at last, with decision to distribute rival music software. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., RealNetworks Rhapsody, HP, computer company, Apple Computer, Apple iTunes, decision, entertainment, Apple iPod, PC

Fighting the final digital battle

August 9, 2005 Red Swoosh CEO Travis Kalanick says the long-standing chill between technologists and the entertainment industry may soon start to thaw. TAGS: Grokster Ltd., Universal Studios, distribution, digital media, entertainment, P2P, media company, innovation, Hollywood, decision

Canada deems P2P downloading legal

December 12, 2003 Downloading copyrighted music from peer-to-peer networks is legal but uploading files isn't, say Canadian copyright regulators, who also impose a $25 fee on some MP3 players. TAGS: Canada, P2P, fee, regulator, decision, law, copy protection, RIAA, copyright law, court, MP3 player, Apple Computer, consumer electronics, entertainment, hard drive, MP3

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: Sony Betamax, file-swapping company, Grokster Ltd., court, file-swapping, file-sharing, P2P, investor, copyright law, decision, entertainment, venture capital, attorney, start-up, HP, Intel

The benefits of mutual distrust

August 25, 2005 David Sohn of the Center for Democracy and Technology says the IP and high-tech communities can break their long-running impasse. TAGS: song-swapping, Grokster Ltd., court, consensus, entertainment company, copyright law, entertainment, decision, battle

Price tag added to online music videos

February 2, 2005 After years treating them as promotional material, label Universal Music will start charging for musicians' videos. TAGS: Universal Music Group, AOL Music, on-demand, Yahoo Launch, label, MTV, policy, America Online Inc., online music, decision, video, satellite, MSN, radio, entertainment, Yahoo! Inc.

Why punish the technology?

January 28, 2005 The war against file swapping is taking a dangerous turn, writes CNET News.com's Charles Cooper. TAGS: file-swapping, StreamCast Networks, Grokster Ltd., Sony Betamax, Napster Inc., P2P, law, MP3 player, Hollywood, entertainment, decision, recorder, MP3

Hollywood takes P2P case to Supreme Court

October 8, 2004 Studios, record labels ask top judges to overturn case protecting file-swapping companies. TAGS: Aimster, file-swapping company, ruling, file-swapping, StreamCast Networks, entertainment company, court, P2P, Grokster Ltd., federal judge, RIAA, entertainment, Hollywood, decision

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, senator, Sen., holder, Grokster Ltd., copyright law, decision, entertainment

Cyberspace races to offer Jackson verdict

June 13, 2005 News sites used the highly awaited event as a chance to experiment with methods of getting news out fast. TAGS: verdict, Google News, jury, cyberspace, count, CNN, decision, Google Inc., entertainment, California, photograph
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