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RIAA files 754 new file-swapping suits

December 16, 2004 New lawsuits bring total number of individuals sued by the group for trading songs to 7,706. TAGS: file-swapping, RIAA

RIAA sues 717 file-swappers

January 27, 2005 New lawsuits against alleged file-swappers include 68 unnamed people at universities. TAGS: file-swapping, RIAA, lawsuit

RIAA sues 751 file-swappers

December 15, 2005 The recording industry files a new round of lawsuits. TAGS: RIAA, file-swapping, lawsuit

P2P service gets label deals

February 24, 2005 Wurld Media secures licenses to distribute music from all four of the major record labels. TAGS: file-swapping, P2P

Ruling won't slow file swapping, experts say

June 27, 2005 File-swapping software is so widely distributed, it will be hard to stamp it out or even slow its growth. TAGS: file-swapping, file-swapping company, StreamCast Networks, P2P, Grokster Ltd., Napster Inc., Apple iTunes, Apple Computer

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, computer expert, trojan horse, file-sharing, Kazaa, Symantec Corp., download, code, spyware, antivirus

Number of music file-swappers falls, study says

December 14, 2005 Fewer households are downloading music illegally, but hard-core swappers remain active, researchers say. TAGS: file-swapping, household, NPD Group Inc., research company, P2P, music

Will the court's decision stop P2P file swapping?

June 27, 2005 Movie studios and record labels won a sweeping victory against file swapping with Monday's Supreme Court decision. Will the ruling put a stop to P2P file swapping? TAGS: file-swapping, decision, movie

Altnet to share ad cash with labels

March 2, 2005 The P2P company will split revenue collected by file-swapping companies with certain record labels. TAGS: Altnet, file-swapping company, Sharman Networks Ltd., file-swapping, advertising revenue, Kazaa, P2P

Photos: Making noise at P2P hearings

March 29, 2005 Supporters of both the music industry and file swappers demonstrated their causes before the Supreme Court hearings. TAGS: hearing, file-swapping, P2P, noise, photograph

BitTorrent file-swapping networks face crisis

December 20, 2004 Core sites supporting file-trading communities go dark, in overnight victory for Hollywood and allies. TAGS: file-swapping, BitTorrent, file-trading, victory, hub, community, Hollywood, movies, P2P

Legal music downloads triple worldwide

July 21, 2005 Record industry says digital music sales are rising around the world, while peer-to-peer growth slows. TAGS: file-swapping, P2P, music download, digital music, Apple iTunes, song, Apple Computer

This week in P2P

February 11, 2005 Hollywood gets P2P giant's server logs Also: Philips develops what could be a new weapon in the file-swapping war. TAGS: file-swapping, Philips Electronics N.V., P2P, Hollywood, weapon, music, server

Image: Take a peek at Exeem

January 5, 2005 The file-swapping program, still in beta, promises to merge the strengths of BitTorrent and Kazaa. TAGS: peek, BitTorrent, file-swapping, Kazaa, Time Warner Inc.

FTC spotlights proposals on P2P risks

December 8, 2004 Trade regulators say file-swapping companies are starting to regulate themselves on consumer issues. TAGS: file-swapping, file-swapping company, P2P, proposal, legislator, risk, letter

P2P users traveling by eDonkey

August 29, 2005 BitTorrent loses its file-swapping crown to its rival, possibly due to pressure by Hollywood studios. TAGS: eDonkey, file-swapping, BitTorrent, survey, P2P, Internet Service Provider

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, peer-to-peer company, StreamCast Networks, justice, decision, victory, court, technology company, P2P, Silicon Valley, CEO, movie

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. TAGS: file-swapping, fee, Apple iPod, tax, file-sharing, decision, Canada, agency, hard drive

Judge slows MPAA file-trading suits

November 24, 2004 A California judge says the movie studios have improperly bundled too many separate cases together. TAGS: file-swapping, file-trading, Judge, suit, California, movie

Kazaa finds friends in file-swapping fight

May 16, 2002 Computer and telecommunication giants are pushing a proposal shouldered until now by file-swapping upstarts: Make downloading a song online as legal as listening to the radio. TAGS: file-swapping, Kazaa, Sharman Networks Ltd., Verizon Communications, record company, antipiracy, telecommunications, proposal, technology company, radio, home PC, music, movie, Internet Service Provider, broadband
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