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Are Usenet fans vulnerable to copyright lawsuits?

February 24, 2006 Newsgroups predate P2P by 20 years or so, but they're finally being targeted by Hollywood. Who should worry? TAGS: Usenet, newsgroup, torrent, BitTorrent, P2P, lawsuit, movies, movie, server

Police blotter: Cops raid Usenet provider over porn

September 8, 2006 Judge lets civil rights lawsuit proceed that Usenet provider filed against Pa. police after being raided. TAGS: Usenet, plaintiff, Pennsylvania, defendant, Police Blotter, raid, Communications Decency Act, claim, violation, U.S. District Judge, attorney, Judge, police, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, service provider

Google wins a court battle

March 16, 2006 Judge rules in search giant's favor, dismissing copyright infringement lawsuit filed by e-book writer. TAGS: Usenet, lawsuit, excerpt, federal judge, court, Google Inc., e-book, copyright law, search result, archiving, Time Warner Inc., decision, search engine, Internet Service Provider

'Tom Cruise' missile jokester arrested

February 6, 2007 Keith Henson, a fugitive since being convicted of interfering with Scientology, faces extradition to California from Arizona. TAGS: Scientology, Tom Cruise, Arizona, attorney, Usenet, conviction, California, bond

Week in review: Can Google keep a secret?

March 17, 2006 Google hasn't had much luck keeping secrets lately, and now it looks like feds will pry loose more info. TAGS: excerpt, Usenet, secret, Week in review, federal judge, Google Inc., lawsuit, government, archiving, search result, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, Microsoft Corp., video card, PC, Microsoft Windows

Does video have a Napster problem?

March 13, 2006 As Hollywood adapts to online realities, video-sharing sites could soon face a day of reckoning. TAGS: Napster Inc., Metallica, copyright infringement, eDonkey, P2P, Usenet, file-sharing, YouTube, video, CEO, movie, TV

Two more executives depart Guba

January 4, 2007 Seven months after ridding site of porn, video-sharing company sees management shakeup and declining traffic. TAGS: porn, Usenet, online video, YouTube, co-founder, video

File-swap fallout in Supreme Court ruling

June 27, 2005 special coverage Justices rule that P2P companies such as Grokster can be held liable for copyright piracy. TAGS: RIAA, Napster Inc., Shawn Fanning, margin, Usenet, background, P2P, generation, IRC, MP3, server, hard drive

U.S. blogger thwarts Canadian gag order

April 6, 2005 Minnesota man is thumbing his nose at a Canadian gag order. His blog posts could endanger the ruling Liberal Party. TAGS: testimony, proceeding, blogger, Canada, Usenet, Toronto, blog, U.S., lawyer, trial

The evolution of file swapping

June 27, 2005 Four generations of file swapping have laid the groundwork for the Supreme Court decision. TAGS: Napster Inc., file-swapping, RIAA, Shawn Fanning, Gnutella, Kazaa, Usenet, generation, lawsuit, IRC, MP3, P2P, download, server, hard drive

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