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Music industry sues P2P firm Lime Wire

August 4, 2006 Federal lawsuit comes a week after makers of Kazaa file-sharing technology agreed to pay music labels $115 million. TAGS: LimeWire, recording industry, business model, P2P, record company, file-sharing, lawsuit, Kazaa

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. TAGS: file-swapping, Grokster Ltd., LimeWire, trojan horse, computer expert, file-sharing, Kazaa, Symantec Corp., code, download, spyware, antivirus

Australian court rules against Kazaa

September 5, 2005 Judge says managers of the peer-to-peer software had authorized users to infringe on music copyrights. TAGS: Sharman Networks Ltd., Altnet, Kazaa, Brilliant Digital Entertainment, respondent, music industry, Grokster Ltd., claim, RIAA, P2P, manager, Australia, file-sharing, CEO

With settlement, Kazaa casts off its pirate garb

July 27, 2006 The notorious P2P service tries to go straight, but even a multimillion-dollar deal with record labels might not be enough. TAGS: Sharman Networks Ltd., Kazaa, recording industry, settlement, P2P, EMI Group Plc., Grokster Ltd., Napster Inc., Australia, file-sharing, decision, U.S., Apple iTunes

Sharman pleads innocence as trial winds down

March 23, 2005 Judge will rule in four to six weeks. Company's CEO agrees to a freeze of her personal assets. TAGS: Sharman Networks Ltd., Kazaa, Akamai Technologies Inc., file-sharing, evidence, existence, P2P, trial, attorney, server

Kazaa owners may face time in jail

December 15, 2005 Australian record industry initiates contempt proceedings against the masterminds behind the file-sharing software. TAGS: Sharman Networks Ltd., Tony Bannon, Kazaa, recording industry, Altnet, proceeding, Sydney, motion, Australia, owner, order, file-sharing, CEO, IP

Recording industry shows how to lose by winning

October 17, 2007 As it seeks to fight digital theft, intellectual-property expert Nancy Prager says the music business is waging the wrong campaign. TAGS: RIAA, court, plaintiff, damage, defendant, file-sharing, P2P, campaign, outcome, Kazaa, intellectual property, organization, owner, song, music, opinion

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. TAGS: file-swapping, music download, Shawn Fanning, file-trading, P2P, file-sharing, Apple Computer, digital music, Kazaa, Canada, Apple iTunes, Yahoo! Inc., decision, Apple iPod, Microsoft Corp.

Morpheus makers file suit against eBay

May 24, 2006 StreamCast Networks includes online auctioneer to list of defendants that includes Kazaa and Skype. TAGS: StreamCast Networks, Michael Weiss, Morpheus, Skype, defendant, eBay Inc., lawsuit, file-sharing, Kazaa, VoIP, P2P, IP

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. TAGS: RIAA, file-swapping, injunction, copyright law, lawsuit, file-sharing network, court, Chicago, Kazaa, decision, file-sharing, song, CD

Week in review: Where's the Apple iKiller?

October 5, 2007 Microsoft and Verizon have designs on Apple territory, while record labels send a message to file sharers. Also: Will a Net access tax be stopped? TAGS: Verizon Wireless, Microsoft Zune, Week in review, antipiracy, reader, Apple iPhone, Verizon Communications, Kazaa, file-sharing, Apple Computer, Apple iPod, Microsoft Corp.
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