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Will the court's decision stop P2P file swapping?

June 27, 2005 Movie studios and record labels won a sweeping victory against file swapping with Monday's Supreme Court decision. Will the ruling put a stop to P2P file swapping? TAGS: file-swapping, decision, P2P, movie

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, P2P, file-swapping, Grokster Ltd., copyright law, artist, movie, attorney

State bill could cripple P2P

January 19, 2005 California proposal would impose jail time for file-swapping developers who allow copyrighted music, movie trades. TAGS: file-swapping, P2P, bill, StreamCast Networks, Morpheus, entertainment company, Governor, Sen., California, movies, entertainment, movie, software company

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

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, P2P, file-swapping company, Morpheus, court, IM, movie, e-mail

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, P2P, file-swapping company, distribution, movie, file-swapping, India

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: Grokster Ltd., iMesh, LimeWire, file-swapping, P2P, StreamCast Networks, eDonkey, landscape, decision, software company, movie

Hollywood lawsuits to strike Net pirates

November 4, 2004 update Studios will start filing suits against individuals in two weeks. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger applauds the move. TAGS: lawsuit, P2P, lawyer, piracy, file-swapping, movie, Hollywood

MPAA files new film-swapping suits

January 26, 2005 Hollywood files a second round of lawsuits against online video traders and gives parents P2P-sniffing software. TAGS: file-trading, file-swapping, parent, lawsuit, trader, P2P, movie

Media groups appeal P2P ruling

August 19, 2003 Record labels and movie studios say they have appealed an April federal court ruling that held for the first time that some file-swapping software was legal. TAGS: StreamCast Networks, Grokster Ltd., Napster Inc., RIAA, P2P, Xerox Corp., file-swapping, holder, photocopier, decision, court, attorney, movie

MPAA sues newsgroup, P2P search sites

February 24, 2006 Hollywood expands the scope of its antipiracy lawsuits, targeting sites that search the Web and newsgroups for copyright works. TAGS: P2P, newsgroup, search engine, eDonkey, file-swapping, Hollywood, lawsuit, movie, Google Inc.

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, studio, suit, conspiracy, antitrust, P2P, distribution, antipiracy, federal judge, Napster Inc., Hollywood, 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, justice, peer-to-peer company, decision, victory, P2P, court, technology company, Silicon Valley, movie, CEO

In refugee camp, a P2P outpost

August 14, 2003 A brash new file-trading network based in the West Bank says its service is secure and anonymous, and beyond the reach of copyright authorities. TAGS: peer-to-peer company, camp, P2P, file-swapping, RIAA, file-trading, Russia, Kazaa, movie, server, security

Hollywood's new lesson for campus file swappers

April 19, 2004 Entertainment companies are pushing new antipiracy technology that could make it easier to remove suspected pirates from campus networks. TAGS: ACNS, file-swapping, university, Hollywood, piracy, Internet Service Provider, P2P, notice, Internet service, service provider, RIAA, school, student, technology company, LAN, entertainment

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, settlement, file-swapping, file-swapping network, entertainment company, P2P, attorney, entertainment, analysis, agreement, movie

Fighting for file swapping on Capitol Hill

November 30, 2004 As chief lobbyist for Kazaa's parent company, Philip Corwin says the entertainment industry is sparing no expense to squash the P2P phenomenon. TAGS: lobbyist, RIAA, Kazaa, porn, Capitol Hill, P2P, Sharman Networks Ltd., Washington D.C., file-swapping, movie

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, antipiracy, Europe, file-swapping, Hollywood, movies, U.S., movie, server

Share 'True Crime,' do the time

November 13, 2003 A copyright bill backed by key senators would place file swappers in prison for up to three years if they have a copy of even one prerelease movie in their shared folders. TAGS: aide, legislation, copyright infringement, senator, computer network, copy, distribution, file-swapping, FTP, P2P, movie, folder, DVD
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