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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., advertising revenue, file-swapping, Kazaa, P2P

Altnet seeks patent royalties from P2P

January 12, 2005 File-swapping companies find themselves on same side as the recording industry in patent dispute. TAGS: Altnet, file-swapping company, P2P, file-swapping, patent, peer-to-peer company, LimeWire, RIAA

P2P companies say they can't filter

January 29, 2004 A trade group tells Congress that lawmakers "have been deliberately misinformed" about file-swapping companies' ability to block copyrighted files or porn. TAGS: file-swapping company, file-swapping, Audible Magic, P2P, RIAA, file-swapping network, filter, legislator, member, letter

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 company, file-swapping, P2P, proposal, risk, legislator, letter

Feds target P2P child porn

May 14, 2004 File-swapping companies support "Operation Peer Pressure," which has resulted in the arrest of more than 65 people and more than 350 searches of computers. TAGS: file-swapping company, P2P, file-swapping network, file-swapping, Kazaa, agency, children

Kazaa blasts Hollywood 'conspiracy'

September 23, 2003 Sharman Networks, owner of the popular Kazaa software, tells a court that studios and record labels conspired to drive file-swapping companies out of business. TAGS: Sharman Networks Ltd., file-swapping company, Kazaa, Altnet, file-swapping, conspiracy, studio, suit, antitrust, P2P, distribution, antipiracy, federal judge, Napster Inc., Hollywood, movie

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, P2P, StreamCast Networks, Grokster Ltd., Apple iTunes, Napster Inc., Apple Computer

Record labels settle with Israeli P2P company

July 20, 2004 Israeli file-swapping company says it will move to new, label-friendly business model. TAGS: iMesh, RIAA, file-swapping company, file-swapping, P2P, business model, lawsuit, Kazaa

This week in court

April 1, 2005 Entertainment industry and file-swapping companies plead their cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. TAGS: file-swapping company, file-swapping, Internet Service Provider, cable company, entertainment, technology company, service provider

Landmark P2P ruling back in court

February 3, 2004 Lawyers representing the entertainment industry and file-swapping companies return to court as a federal appeals court hears the first arguments in a case likely to shape the future of online file ... TAGS: StreamCast Networks, file-swapping, Grokster Ltd., file-swapping company, Napster Inc., recording industry, appeals court, Sharman Networks Ltd., Morpheus, file-trading, argument, VCR, Kazaa, federal judge, RIAA, lawyer

Senators ask P2P companies to police themselves

November 21, 2003 A group of Washington lawmakers calls for file-swapping companies to help stop distribution of copyrighted materials and pornography on their networks. TAGS: lawmaker, file-trading, file-swapping, file-swapping company, P2P, senator, porn, file-swapping network, Sen., distribution, letter, material, Washington

Hollywood takes P2P case to Supreme Court

October 8, 2004 Studios, record labels ask top judges to overturn case protecting file-swapping companies. TAGS: Aimster, file-swapping company, ruling, file-swapping, StreamCast Networks, entertainment company, Grokster Ltd., P2P, court, federal judge, RIAA, Hollywood, entertainment, decision

Supreme Court may redefine file swapping

March 29, 2005 Justices voice concern for future innovation, while showing interest in holding file-swap companies responsible for piracy. FAQ: Betamax--tech's favorite ruling Photos: Making noise at P2P hearings TAGS: file-swapping, StreamCast Networks, file-swapping company, justice, Grokster Ltd., piracy, entertainment company, VCR, entertainment, P2P, technology company, attorney, Apple iPod

P2P companies ask high court for help

March 1, 2005 Tech companies, artists, venture capitalists say new products would be endangered by Hollywood proposals. TAGS: file-swapping, file-swapping company, court, entertainment, Apple Computer, P2P, software company, Sony Corp., Apple iPod

RIAA sues iMesh file-trading firm

September 19, 2003 The Recording Industry Association of America says it had sued the Israeli file-swapping company, one of the oldest of the peer-to-peer companies still in operation. TAGS: iMesh, file-trading, RIAA, file-swapping company, Aimster, StreamCast Networks, file-swapping, Grokster Ltd., peer-to-peer company, Napster Inc., suit, Los Angeles, lawsuit, activity, P2P, New York

P2P companies may face new scrutiny

July 25, 2003 A new Congressional bill would require file-swapping companies to get parental permission before allowing minors to use their services. TAGS: peer-to-peer company, P2P, porn, file-swapping company, file-swapping, bill, scrutiny, file-trading, Grokster Ltd., permission, children

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, Grokster Ltd., StreamCast Networks, file-swapping, peer-to-peer company, file-swapping company, P2P, Morpheus, IM, court, movie, e-mail

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., file-swapping, P2P, file-sharing, court, investor, entertainment, decision, copyright law, venture capital, attorney, start-up, Intel, HP

Kazaa says hello to digital Bollywood

November 13, 2003 The file-swapping company, which is locked in a legal battle with Hollywood studios, has struck a deal to digitally distribute a full-length feature film made in India's Bollywood. TAGS: Sharman Networks Ltd., Kazaa, filmmaker, Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Altnet, file-swapping company, P2P, distribution, movie, file-swapping, India

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-swapping company, file-trading, Sharman Networks Ltd., P2P, Kazaa, RIAA, lawsuit, head, file-sharing, networking, president
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