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Leaked e-mails reveal MediaDefender's antipiracy woes

September 20, 2007 Messages portray a company overwhelmed by file-swapping community and skepticism from entertainment executives.MediaDefender is wake-up call for entertainment sector TAGS: antipiracy, file-sharing, music industry, P2P file sharing, entertainment, Napster Inc., file-swapping, P2P, e-mail, Sony Corp., security

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

FTC focuses on file swapping

December 15, 2004 Two-day workshop will look at consumer risks, copyright implications of peer-to-peer technology. TAGS: workshop, file-sharing, P2P, file-swapping, risk, Apple Computer

FTC warns about file trading, spyware

July 30, 2003 The Federal Trade Commission issues a brief consumer warning about potential privacy concerns surrounding file-swapping software and spyware. TAGS: file-trading, file-sharing, file-swapping, spyware, P2P, computer user, legislator, RIAA, agency

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, Canada, file-sharing, decision, agency, hard drive

New RIAA file-swapping suits filed

March 23, 2004 The record industry group steps up the pace of its legal action--with a new focus on students. TAGS: RIAA, file-swapping, suit, file-sharing

File-swapping leaders nearing D-day

February 1, 2006 With record labels' lawsuit threats pending, time left for eDonkey and its peers to make deals is running short. TAGS: eDonkey, file-swapping, P2P, iMesh, online music company, negotiation, file-sharing, software company, Sony Corp., movie, music

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

Kazaa ads tell P2P users to speak up

November 17, 2003 Advertisements from Sharman Networks, distributor of Kazaa, call on file swappers to lobby labels to put aside their animosity toward the popular file-sharing software. TAGS: Sharman Networks Ltd., Kazaa, Altnet, entertainment company, file-swapping, movie company, record company, entertainment, label, file-sharing, movie, U.S.

Week in review: Swap away, eh?

April 2, 2004 File swappers find a little shelter in Canada from the Net's copyright storm, but they may not feel as welcome in other parts of the world. Also: Ballmer and McNealy--best buddies? TAGS: Canada, file-swapping, file-sharing, Sun Microsystems Inc., Week in review, Steve Ballmer, RIAA, litigation, effect, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

Judge: File sharing legal in Canada

March 31, 2004 A judge rules that making copyrighted music available for sharing on a computer network is not illegal in Canada. TAGS: Canada, recording industry, file-swapping, RIAA, P2P, Judge, Morpheus, Kazaa, lawsuit, file-sharing, court, Internet service, professor, Internet Service Provider, service provider, decision

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., senator, file-swapping, P2P, file-sharing, intellectual property, California, retailer

eDonkey pulls ahead in European P2P race

October 14, 2003 European peer-to-peer network users are abandoning traditionally popular applications like Kazaa in favor of new P2P software, according to new research. TAGS: Sandvine, eDonkey, Gnutella, P2P, WinMX, file-sharing, Kazaa, Israel, file-swapping, Germany, Europe, U.K.

Studios, RIAA target student piracy

April 27, 2006 Organizations send letters to 40 universities, urgently asking them to curtail illegal file sharing on their school networks. TAGS: RIAA, university, piracy, file-sharing, LAN, letter, school, file-swapping, student, initiative, organization, president, music

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, file-sharing network, Chicago, copyright law, lawsuit, court, Kazaa, file-sharing, song, decision, CD

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, RIAA, music industry, Kazaa, litigation, P2P, lawsuit, file-sharing, U.S., music

Grokster chief heads to Spanish P2P firm

October 15, 2003 Wayne Rosso, president of the file-swapping company, resigns to take the helm of younger Spanish peer-to-peer technology rival Blubster. TAGS: Grokster Ltd., file-swapping, file-trading, file-swapping company, Sharman Networks Ltd., P2P, RIAA, Kazaa, lawsuit, head, file-sharing, networking, president

BearShare P2P service sold following settlement

May 5, 2006 Free Peers strikes agreement with four record companies, then sells BearShare to subsidiary of file-sharing service iMesh. TAGS: iMesh, P2P, RIAA, judgment, subsidiary, settlement, file-sharing, operator, acquisition, file-swapping, digital music, asset

Court ruling could squeeze P2P pennies

June 27, 2005 Grokster ruling is likely to give investors pause when faced with the prospectus for a file-sharing start-up. TAGS: Sony Betamax, file-swapping company, Grokster Ltd., P2P, file-swapping, file-sharing, court, investor, entertainment, decision, copyright law, venture capital, start-up, attorney, Intel, HP

Napster, IBM promise cache savings

March 10, 2004 Napster says its Super Peer system, based on IBM's blade server architecture, will help bandwidth-hungry organizations, like universities and ISPs, conserve network assets. TAGS: Napster Inc., university, blade server, blade, bandwidth, digital media, IBM Corp., file-sharing, network security, file-swapping, Internet Service Provider, student, P2P, server, security
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