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Leaked e-mails reveal MediaDefender's antipiracy woes
September 20, 2007
Messages portray a company overwhelmed by file-swapping community and skepticism from entertainment executives.MediaDefender is wake-up call for entertainment sector
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Napster Inc.
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P2P
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e-mail
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Sony Corp.
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File-sharing programs carry Trojan horse
January 3, 2002
Popular file-sharing programs Grokster and LimeWire are privacy time bombs, say computer experts who found "spyware" bundled with the downloads.
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Symantec Corp.
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antivirus
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FTC focuses on file swapping
December 15, 2004
Two-day workshop will look at consumer risks, copyright implications of peer-to-peer technology.
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Apple Computer
No iPod tax for Canada
July 28, 2005
Court action means iPods won't have extra fee attached. But it also rekindles debate over legality of file swapping.
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New RIAA file-swapping suits filed
March 23, 2004
The record industry group steps up the pace of its legal action--with a new focus on students.
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Year in review: iPods rule as courts reason
December 22, 2004
Technology giants rushed to catch Apple Computer's iTunes lead, while peer-to-peer forces won significant court battles.
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Shawn Fanning
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Apple Computer
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Canada
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Yahoo! Inc.
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Apple iPod
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Microsoft Corp.
File-swapping leaders nearing D-day
February 1, 2006
With record labels' lawsuit threats pending, time left for eDonkey and its peers to make deals is running short.
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Sony Corp.
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music
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movie
Kazaa ads tell P2P users to speak up
November 17, 2003
Advertisements from Sharman Networks, distributor of Kazaa, call on file swappers to lobby labels to put aside their animosity toward the popular file-sharing software.
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U.S.
Week in review: Swap away, eh?
April 2, 2004
File swappers find a little shelter in Canada from the Net's copyright storm, but they may not feel as welcome in other parts of the world. Also: Ballmer and McNealy--best buddies?
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Sun Microsystems Inc.
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Steve Ballmer
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U.S.
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Microsoft Corp.
Judge: File sharing legal in Canada
March 31, 2004
A judge rules that making copyrighted music available for sharing on a computer network is not illegal in Canada.
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service provider
eDonkey pulls ahead in European P2P race
October 14, 2003
European peer-to-peer network users are abandoning traditionally popular applications like Kazaa in favor of new P2P software, according to new research.
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Gnutella
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WinMX
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Israel
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Germany
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U.K.
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Europe
Congress to legislate file swapping?
September 28, 2005
California senator issues peer-to-peer ultimatum: "Either it's going to be legal, or it isn't going to exist."
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Canada ruling won't stop music lawsuits
December 16, 2003
Downloading music through peer-to-peer services now enjoys regulatory approval, but that may do little to prevent the music industry from taking its own action against file swappers.
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Grokster chief heads to Spanish P2P firm
October 15, 2003
Wayne Rosso, president of the file-swapping company, resigns to take the helm of younger Spanish peer-to-peer technology rival Blubster.
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Studios, RIAA target student piracy
April 27, 2006
Organizations send letters to 40 universities, urgently asking them to curtail illegal file sharing on their school networks.
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Court upholds sizable file-swapping fine
December 12, 2005
Chicago woman who claimed that she was "sampling" songs is fined $22,500 in precedent-setting appeal.
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CD
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.
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BearShare P2P service sold following settlement
May 5, 2006
Free Peers strikes agreement with four record companies, then sells BearShare to subsidiary of file-sharing service iMesh.
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Napster, IBM promise cache savings
March 10, 2004
Napster says its Super Peer system, based on IBM's blade server architecture, will help bandwidth-hungry organizations, like universities and ISPs, conserve network assets.
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IBM Corp.
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Internet Service Provider
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Oops! They're swapping again
January 16, 2004
After months of decline, music downloads over peer-to-peer services are on the rise, a new report shows.
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