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File-swap ruling heads back to court

The entertainment industry is fighting back against a decision that Grokster and Morpheus are legal Read more

3 February, 2004 by John Borland

Entertainment industry appeals file-swap ruling

Record labels and movie studios are appealing an April court ruling that legitimised some file-swapping Read more

20 August, 2003 by John Borland

Sharman challenges raids' validity

Kazaa's owner says searches of its Australian offices last week were 'the legal equivalent of a nuclear bomb' Read more

10 February, 2004 by James Pearce

P2P firms claim filtering 'impossible'

A group of file-swapping companies has told the US Congress that they cannot block copyrighted material or porn from their networks Read more

29 January, 2004 by John Borland

Quit litigating and start innovating

It seems music executives would rather throw money at lawyers than invest in new technology and new business models Read more

8 January, 2004 by Andrew Donoghue

Another 41 file-swappers face suits

The RIAA has announced 41 new lawsuits in its ongoing campaign against people illegally trading music online Read more

4 December, 2003 by John Borland

Film-swappers face three years' jail

Possessing just one copy of an unreleased film would put a file-swapper in prison, under forthcoming US copyright legislation Read more

13 November, 2003 by Declan McCullagh

Rosso swaps Grokster for Blubster

Grokster's chief is leaving the company for a Spanish peer-to-peer rival Read more

15 October, 2003 by John Borland

P2P group seeks cross-industry detente

A forum backed by Kazaa's parent company wants to eliminate piracy from file-swapping networks Read more

8 October, 2003 by John Borland

Innocent surfers can appear guilty of song-swapping

Flaws in file-sharing can incriminate unwitting users, tricking them into seeming guilty of hosting copyrighted files Read more

3 October, 2003 by Staff

RIAA draws civil liberties opposition

The American Civil Liberties Union is accusing the RIAA of illegally unmasking alleged file-swappers Read more

30 September, 2003 by Declan McCullagh

Paid version of Kazaa promises faster downloads

A new version of the popular P2P software offers enhanced search and downloading capabilities - for a price Read more

29 August, 2003 by Staff

File-swappers put off by lawsuits

The threat of legal action is deterring people from swapping files over the Internet, a new report implies Read more

22 August, 2003 by Lisa M Bowman

US colleges may charge for songs

University students could find an online music charge added to their fees invoice, as American colleges try to escape a legal tangle Read more

4 August, 2003 by John Borland

Americans shrug off copyright concerns

File-swappers are ignoring the recording industry's attempts to enforce copyright online, according to a survey Read more

4 August, 2003 by Lisa M Bowman

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