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New P2P system crippled by success
News A new technology, anointed by many tech-savvy computer users as an answer to file swapping's network traffic jams, is running into legal and practical problems as it breaks into the mainstream. More efficient than older file-swapping programs such...
[July 23, 2003, 11:31]
Blue Talk: P2P for handhelds
News Swedish software maker, Pocit Labs, says it has created the world's first Napster-like file-swapping software for mobile devices that communicate using so-called Bluetooth technology. Analysts have mixed opinions about whether peer-to-peer for...
[March 7, 2001, 11:22]
Aimster hit with file-swap suit
News The record industry on Thursday filed a lawsuit against file-swapping company Aimster, charging that it is violating copyrights in much the same way as Napster or Scour, targets of previous lawsuits. But unlike other file-swapping companies that...
[May 25, 2001, 10:35]
Napster clone seeks court protection
News File-swapping and instant messaging company Aimster has opened a new front in the online music wars, asking for court protection against the record industry in a pre-emptive legal strike. The legal effort comes as Napster is losing its lustre under...
[May 3, 2001, 8:16]
Is your company habouring file-swappers?
News File-swapping applications are deeply entrenched inside corporate networks, according to a survey of computer systems by a Canadian network-monitoring company. The survey found that every company in its sample with more than 500 employees had at...
[July 16, 2003, 11:45]
Copyright battle seeks early resolution
News Both sides want to end the copyright infringement lawsuit against popular file-swapping services Kazaa, Morpheus and Grokster quickly -- they just disagree on who should win. Attorneys for the record labels, movie studios and music publishers trade...
[September 10, 2002, 11:04]
Audiogalaxy moves to legal downloads
News One-time file-swapping powerhouse Audiogalaxy, hobbled by a legal settlement with record labels, has launched a legal music offer in place of its old download service. At one time, Audiogalaxy was among the most popular of the post-Napster file...
[September 10, 2002, 9:02]
Kazaa firm banned from suing record labels
News Sharman Networks, the company behind the popular Kazaa file-swapping software, cannot pursue a suit accusing record labels and movie studios of antitrust violations, a federal judge has ruled. See the MP3/P2P News Section for the latest on...
[July 8, 2003, 14:56]
RIAA gets legal support for file-swap fight
News Hollywood studios and record labels are getting allies in their quest to overturn a court ruling that said file-swapping software companies aren't responsible for the copyright infringement of their users.
[August 27, 2003, 11:10]
File-swappers put off by lawsuits
News The recording industry's legal efforts may be putting a dent in file swapping, according to a new report from The NPD Group. The report, released on Thursday, said online file swapping started dropping in May, shortly after the Recording Industry...
[August 22, 2003, 9:35]
Napster to take fingerprints
News Napster is preparing to use stronger measures to block copyrighted songs from its file-swapping network, a move aimed at mollifying its critics as it lays the groundwork for a planned paid version of the service.
[April 23, 2001, 8:32]
P2P seeks refuge on West Bank
News Deep in the tense Jenin refugee camp in the Palestinian West Bank, a new file-swapping service is daring record labels and movie studios to turn their piracy-hunting into an international incident. Dubbed Earthstation 5, the new file-swapping...
[August 14, 2003, 17:05]
MP3 fans find a new star
News Disappointed with Napster's decision to filter popular songs from its file-swapping network, Jonathan Lemon recently turned to Audiogalaxy, a relatively new alternative for free music downloads that is winning a lot of converts.
[June 15, 2001, 8:49]
Illegal 'Matrix' sequel available on P2P
News Underground Internet file-swapping circles were buzzing on Wednesday with rumours that a copy of "The Matrix Reloaded" had been released online, a day before its theatrical opening date. The MPAA, in tandem with the Recording Industry Association...
[May 15, 2003, 10:22]
Napster nears the end of the road
News The assets of the long-shuttered Napster file-swapping service are expected to wind up in the hands of benefactor Bertelsmann Thursday, as the near-defunct start-up's bankruptcy hearings close. The new management, drawn from Bertelsmann's more...
[August 29, 2002, 10:16]
Napster not half the site it used to be
News With the first big batch of music now blocked from Napster's file-swapping network, the average number of songs available on the service has dropped precipitously, according to at least one research company.
[March 16, 2001, 8:07]
Morpheus gets a new lease on life
News StreamCast Networks' Morpheus, once the Net's most popular file-swapping software, is being reborn yet again with new technology, and StreamCast also has a new chief executive: former chief executive Michael Weiss.
[May 1, 2003, 8:11]
KWBot worm hits Kazaa
News The Kazaa file-swapping network has been hit by another worm, just months after the first such attack, according to antivirus vendors. Kazaa is not alone among file-swapping networks that have been targeted by virus writers.
[July 5, 2002, 15:19]
Judge rules file-sharing tools are legal
News A federal judge in Los Angeles has handed a stunning court victory to file-swapping services Streamcast Networks and Grokster, dismissing much of the record industry and movie studios' lawsuit against the two companies.
[April 28, 2003, 7:56]
Music industry sues students over piracy
News The recording industry has stepped up its campaign against campus music swapping, filing suit against four university students who operated file-search services on their school's internal networks. University students have been widely viewed as the...
[April 4, 2003, 8:01]
