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Labels seek to block Altnet revenue-share

March 4, 2005 Record labels have asked an Australian court to block peer-to-peer company Altnet's ad-revenue-sharing program. TAGS: Altnet, peer-to-peer company, Sharman Networks Ltd., P2P

How label-backed P2P was born

August 22, 2005 A look at how top record label and P2P execs worked for a cease-fire--and wound up with a new kind of digital music service. TAGS: Grokster Ltd., peer-to-peer company, P2P, file-swapping, CEO

P2P group launches site to combat child porn

December 13, 2004 Industry trade group aims to help consumers report online child pornography to law enforcement. TAGS: P2P, peer-to-peer company, Sharman Networks Ltd., law enforcement

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

P2P faces new legal scrutiny from states

March 16, 2004 State attorneys general are focusing on file swapping. But are powerful Hollywood lobbyists in the director's chair? TAGS: Bill Lockyer, peer-to-peer company, P2P, scrutiny, file-swapping company, attorney general, letter, lobbyist, file-swapping, attorney, concern, Hollywood, state, office, spokesman, California

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, LimeWire, peer-to-peer company, RIAA

Legal P2P networks gaining ground

March 11, 2004 Red Swoosh, an authorized service, is now reaching out to the BitTorrent underground, offering an alliance. TAGS: Kontiki, P2P, peer-to-peer company, BitTorrent, entertainment, publisher, Kazaa, Napster Inc., community, video, CEO

Librarians to P2P critics: Shhh!

September 26, 2003 In a hotly contested lawsuit before a federal appeals court, peer-to-peer companies Streamcast Networks and Grokster are about to gain a vast army of allies: America's librarians. TAGS: librarian, RIAA, StreamCast Networks, brief, peer-to-peer company, Grokster Ltd., P2P, lawsuit, America, entertainment, Sony Corp.

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, file-swapping, P2P, RIAA, file-trading, Russia, Kazaa, movie, server, security

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

iMesh almost ready to become paid file-swap network

February 17, 2005 Six months after settling with the RIAA, venerable P2P is still swapping freely. But filters are on the way. TAGS: iMesh, file-swapping, RIAA, Audible Magic, P2P, peer-to-peer company

Piracy fighters raid offices of Kazaa, others

February 6, 2004 A judge in Australia authorizes a record industry group to search peer-to-peer companies including Kazaa owner Sharman and several ISPs, along with key executives' homes. TAGS: Telstra Corp., Sharman Networks Ltd., Kazaa, Brilliant Digital Entertainment, peer-to-peer company, P2P, Judge, Australia, Internet Service Provider, office, lawyer, order, CEO

P2P group seeks peace but talks tough

September 29, 2003 A newly launched trade group that includes Grokster and Lime Wire offers to negotiate with record labels but at the same time denounces its foes as "tyrannosaurical." TAGS: P2P, RIAA, Grokster Ltd., LimeWire, peer-to-peer company, member, event

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, peer-to-peer company, StreamCast Networks, justice, decision, victory, P2P, court, technology company, Silicon Valley, movie, CEO

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, Aimster, file-swapping company, StreamCast Networks, Grokster Ltd., peer-to-peer company, suit, Napster Inc., Los Angeles, lawsuit, activity, P2P, New York

Napster's Fanning has Snocap-ped vision

January 26, 2004 Shawn Fanning, creator of the once notorious song-swap service, is working on new venture aiming to help record labels make money from file swapping. TAGS: Snocap, Shawn Fanning, Napster Inc., Altnet, Sharman Networks Ltd., file-swapping, flood, peer-to-peer company, file-swapping network, P2P, entertainment company, San Francisco, entertainment

Napster's Fanning has Snocap-ped vision

January 24, 2004 Napster creator Shawn Fanning is working on new venture aiming to help record labels make money from file swapping. TAGS: Snocap, Shawn Fanning, Altnet, Napster Inc., file-swapping, Sharman Networks Ltd., flood, peer-to-peer company, file-swapping company, file-swapping network, P2P, entertainment company, San Francisco, entertainment
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