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Peer-to-Peer Networks for Content Sharing

Peer-to-Peer Networks for Content Sharing

Peer-To-Peer (P2P) systems are popularly used as "File-swapping" networks to support distributed content sharing. A number of P2P networks... Read more

1 January, 2012

Let studios hack P2P networks, says US politician

...such as record labels or movie studios, launch high-tech attacks against file-swapping networks where their wares are traded. Rep. Howard Berman, (Democrat-California... Read more

26 June, 2002 by John Borland

Supreme Court hears file-swapping case

The music and film industries are appealing to the US' highest court to try and prevent the exchange of copyrighted material on P2P networks Read more

11 October, 2004 by John Borland

File-sharing networks go into battle

Altnet has warned that other file-sharing networks may be in violation of its patent for digital tags, and is threatening action Read more

6 June, 2003 by Evan Hansen and Stefanie Olsen

File-swapping networks continue to thrive

A report from the Yankee Group predicts that the use of networks like Morpheus and Kazaa will continue to grow, despite a crackdown by copyright owners Read more

14 August, 2002 by Larry Dignan

P2P group seeks cross-industry detente

...will turn to a seemingly improbable concept: how to eliminate piracy from file-swapping networks. But in their bid to win respectability -- as well as... Read more

8 October, 2003 by John Borland

Napster founder unveils new P2P venture

...VC backing, is set to be the middleman between record companies and file-swapping networks looking to keep their product legitimate Read more

3 December, 2004 by John Borland

Morpheus infiltrates other P2P networks

...test version of its file-sharing software that taps into all major file-swapping networks, including Kazaa Read more

19 January, 2004 by John Borland

Sobig.F is 'worst variant yet'

The early evidence is that the Sobig.F virus is spreading across file-swapping networks as well as by email, putting both businesses and consumers... Read more

19 August, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

Peer-to-peer battle gets personal

Having fought and won many battles against file-swapping networks, the entertainment industry is considering taking on individual users Read more

13 August, 2002 by Declan McCullagh

Kazaa's man in Washington speaks out

...has one of the least enviable jobs in Washington DC: He defends file-swapping networks. That's not a trivial task for Corwin, the lobbyist... Read more

6 December, 2004 by Declan McCullagh

Ants inspire P2P concealment

...uploading or downloading what information -- but the model has a cost. Ordinary file-swapping networks work quickly, because only small bits of information -- search queries... Read more

25 February, 2004 by John Borland

RIAA's next moves in Washington

...US Supreme Court unanimously overturned a lower court's ruling that favoured file-swapping networks. Federal judges have been upholding stiff fines against individual file... Read more

26 May, 2006 by Declan McCullagh

Moviemakers hit by Torrent hacker claim

...com, MPAA was declaring that it saw little difference between the the file-swapping networks that the studios have aggressively taken to court and those... Read more

25 May, 2006 by Greg Sandoval

Opera adds BitTorrent functionality

...the top of the file-sharing world. Unlike Kazaa, eDonkey or other file-swapping networks, it does not allow searching other people's hard drives... Read more

8 July, 2005 by John Borland

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