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Harnessing the power of P2P

January 24, 2008 It may have gotten a bad rap, but peer-to-peer technology is increasingly used as a legitimate distribution tool for high-bandwidth applications like video. TAGS: P2P, Pando Networks, Telefonica, Verizon Communications, Internet Service Provider, BitTorrent, service provider, file-sharing, Internet service, cable company, AT&T Corp., researcher, solution, video, U.S.

Peer to peer on the hot seat

December 15, 2004 roundup Trial against Sharman digs into relationship between Kazaa, Altnet. Also: FTC looks at consumer side of peer to peer. TAGS: Altnet, Sharman Networks Ltd., P2P, Kazaa, file-swapping, U.S.

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., court, decision, copyright law, motion, Australia, file-sharing, entertainment, owner, U.S., broadband

Hot spots for illicit downloads

February 17, 2005 Broadband pirates in Britain tune in to hottest U.S. shows. Also: Hackers try end runs around Microsoft, Napster copy protection. TAGS: Britain, Napster Inc., antipiracy, copy protection, P2P, download, broadband, U.S., TV, Microsoft Corp.

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: Kazaa, Sharman Networks Ltd., P2P, recording industry, settlement, EMI Group Plc., Grokster Ltd., file-sharing, Napster Inc., Australia, decision, Apple iTunes, U.S.

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, RIAA, StreamCast Networks, P2P, Napster Inc., defense, finance, file-swapping, entertainment, U.S., software company

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. TAGS: Canada, file-swapping, music industry, RIAA, Kazaa, litigation, lawsuit, P2P, file-sharing, U.S., music

RIAA lawsuits yield mixed results

December 4, 2003 Millions of computer users are still swapping songs, but record industry says people are slowly learning their lesson. TAGS: RIAA, file-swapping, lawsuit, Kazaa, P2P, campaign, NPD Group Inc., evidence, digital music, message, research company, Apple iTunes, U.S., PC

Should ISP subscribers pay for P2P?

December 5, 2003 Several proposals to collect money from ISP subscribers to pay for online music swapping are bubbling to public attention in the United States and Canada. TAGS: music publisher, songwriter, Internet Service Provider, file-swapping, proposal, Canada, P2P, online music, music company, file-swapping network, subscriber, fee, cable television, idea, court, music

Cyberpiracy north of the border

October 27, 2003 Are Canada's file swappers next in line to be prosecuted? The University of Ottawa Internet expert Michael Geist tells CNET News.com what to expect. TAGS: exemption, Canada, DMCA, jurisdiction, file-swapping, P2P, border, copyright law, e-commerce, U.S., music

Year in review: P2P retreat, iTunes advance

December 17, 2005 Courts helped tame file swappers, while legal digital music sales soared. TAGS: P2P, file-swapping, Apple iTunes, lead, digital music, Steve Jobs, Apple iPod, Apple Computer, entertainment, music, CD, cell phone, Sony Corp., U.S., Microsoft Corp.

MPAA targets core BitTorrent, eDonkey users

December 14, 2004 Civil, criminal suits are filed against key file-swappers in the United States and Europe. TAGS: eDonkey, BitTorrent, file-swapping network, Napster Inc., P2P, Europe, antipiracy, file-swapping, Hollywood, movies, U.S., movie, server

Justice Dept. takes P2P with 'grain of salt'

August 23, 2004 The recording industry, not federal prosecutors, should take lead in suing peer-to-peer pirates, a Justice Department official says. TAGS: Pirate Act, federal prosecutor, John Ashcroft, P2P, recording industry, grain, RIAA, law, attorney general, antitrust, U.S.

'Pirate Act' raises civil rights concerns

May 26, 2004 The Senate could vote as soon as next week on legislation that would let federal prosecutors file stiff civil lawsuits against suspected copyright infringers. TAGS: Pirate Act, federal prosecutor, P2P, lobbyist, RIAA, prosecution, file-swapping, lawsuit, proposal, U.S.

Year in review: Playing politics

December 28, 2003 It's almost easier to list what politicians in Washington did not do in 2003 than what they did. TAGS: DMCA, P2P, politics, spamming, lobbyist, antipiracy, copyright law, proposal, RIAA, law, privacy, Washington, open source, U.S.

Justice Dept. sweeps suspected 'warez' groups

April 22, 2004 "Operation Fastlink" takes place in 27 states and 10 countries, netting about $50 million worth of copyrighted material. TAGS: online piracy, RIAA, P2P, U.S.

The future of a scare campaign

August 4, 2003 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh says the RIAA's campaign against Internet music swapping may be about to blow up in its face. TAGS: RIAA, DMCA, SBC Communications Inc., P2P, copyright law, Verizon Communications, file-swapping, U.S.

BT, Yahoo mix VoIP with messaging

March 11, 2004 The companies jump on the Internet-calling bandwagon with a service in the United Kingdom that will let users make calls from an instant-messaging client to any telephone in the world. TAGS: British Telecommunications, VoIP, VoIP service, Yahoo! Inc., Net2Phone Inc., U.K., IM, Yahoo IM, Skype, messaging, P2P, IP, broadband, U.S., PC

TVUPlayer: Another Napster?

October 24, 2006 The video service is building an audience but legal experts wonder about copyright issues. Image: Peer-to-peer television TAGS: TVU Networks, Disney Corp., copyright violation, Napster Inc., broadcaster, channel, P2P, streaming video, YouTube, lawyer, TV, spokesman, video, U.S.

File-sharing crackdown rages worldwide

November 23, 2005 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says the recording industry does not need to go after every single infringer. It has already created a deterrent. TAGS: Argentina, recording industry, file-sharing, legal action, Switzerland, Sweden, Hong Kong, wave, Singapore, campaign, P2P, music, U.S.
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