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How label-backed P2P was born

August 22, 2005 A look at how top record label and P2P execs worked for a cease-fire--and wound up with a new kind of digital music service. TAGS: Grokster Ltd., peer-to-peer company, P2P, file-swapping, CEO

Last waltz for Grokster

November 7, 2005 File-swap stalwart to pull plug on P2P network, hand $50 million in damages to studios, labels, publishers. TAGS: Grokster Ltd., StreamCast Networks, file-swapping, file-swapping network, settlement, entertainment company, P2P, attorney, agreement, entertainment, analysis, movie

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

Mark Cuban to finance Grokster defense

March 27, 2005 Cuban says a Grokster loss would create a stifling legal environment that would harm technological innovation in the United States. TAGS: Mark Cuban, Grokster Ltd., technological innovation, StreamCast Networks, RIAA, Napster Inc., file-swapping, P2P, finance, defense, software company, U.S., entertainment

Grokster teams with P2P radio

November 15, 2004 Mercora's new interactive Webcasting service finds a risky partnership in record labels' foe. TAGS: Mercora, Grokster Ltd., webcasting, file-swapping company, file-swapping, record company, P2P, radio, music

Record labels send more letters to P2P services

September 15, 2005 Recording Industry Association of America sends cease-and-desists to seven P2P services it says induce copyright infringement. TAGS: RIAA, Grokster Ltd., WinMX, file-swapping, P2P, LimeWire, spokesperson, letter, decision

P2P group seeks peace but talks tough

September 29, 2003 A newly launched trade group that includes Grokster and Lime Wire offers to negotiate with record labels but at the same time denounces its foes as "tyrannosaurical." TAGS: P2P, RIAA, Grokster Ltd., peer-to-peer company, LimeWire, event

The Supreme Court's ruling against P2P

June 27, 2005 What did the justices say? What does it mean to me? Questions about Grokster and file swapping's future answered. TAGS: copyright infringement, StreamCast Networks, Grokster Ltd., file-swapping, peer-to-peer company, file-swapping company, Morpheus, P2P, court, IM, movie, e-mail

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." TAGS: Grokster Ltd., file-swapping, senator, P2P, intellectual property, California, file-sharing, retailer

Industries digest Grokster ruling

June 29, 2005 Companies mull how Supreme Court's decision will change the landscape for the file-swapping and entertainment industries. TAGS: file-swapping, Grokster Ltd., iMesh, StreamCast Networks, P2P, eDonkey, LimeWire, landscape, software company, decision, movie

Who's who in the P2P debates

June 27, 2005 The Grokster case has prompted dozens of organizations to weigh in. Here's a rundown of key players and why they care. TAGS: Grokster Ltd., file-swapping, StreamCast Networks, RIAA, Napster Inc., P2P, lawsuit, Hollywood, Kazaa, software company

Theft by any other name

June 27, 2005 Critics of the Supreme Court's Grokster decision never mention the real stumbling block, writes CNET News.com's Charles Cooper. TAGS: Grokster Ltd., court, Sony Betamax, theft, decision, P2P, Napster Inc.

Supreme Court to hear P2P case

December 10, 2004 High court to decide whether file-swapping companies like Grokster should pay for piracy. TAGS: file-swapping, StreamCast Networks, Grokster Ltd., Morpheus, P2P, Napster Inc., attorney, decision, software company, movies, Apple Computer, MP3 player, music, MP3

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., copyright law, artist, movie, attorney

Grokster case: Winners and losers

June 27, 2005 Supreme Court ruling could have profound impact on tech landscape--beyond current battle of Hollywood vs. a few P2P sites. TAGS: Grokster Ltd., file-swapping, Snocap, loser, P2P, EMusic, winner, Napster Inc., America Online Inc., decision, music, Yahoo! Inc., Internet Service Provider, Apple Computer

Musicians, songwriters: P2P ruling rocks

June 27, 2005 Downloaders may cringe about the Grokster ruling, but it resonates with artists, many of whom say swappers have hurt their business. TAGS: songwriter, Grokster Ltd., musician, P2P, decision, artist, music, radio, CD

Readers: P2P ruling will spark lawsuit rush

June 27, 2005 Some readers predict the decision will spur a flurry of suits against software makers; others say the ruling is far from disastrous. TAGS: Grokster Ltd., file-swapping, reader, lawsuit, decision, P2P, court, software company

New plans for P2P commerce, despite court wait

June 22, 2005 Uncertainty about impending Supreme Court decision isn't stopping new companies' ideas for file-swapping profits. TAGS: file-swapping, Brilliant Digital Entertainment, copyright violation, P2P, Grokster Ltd., Altnet, commerce, file-swapping network, Gnutella, search result, Britney Spears, founder, LimeWire, software company, Google Inc.

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, Grokster Ltd., EMI Group Plc., Napster Inc., file-sharing, Australia, decision, U.S., Apple iTunes

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., Napster Inc., Sony Betamax, P2P, law, Hollywood, decision, MP3 player, recorder, MP3
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