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Sharman clamps down on Kazaa Lite K++

...owner of Kazaa has taken action against a hacked version of the file-swapping software, threatening DMCA action against anyone hosting the download Read more

8 December, 2003 by James Pearce

Blue Talk: P2P for handhelds

...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... Read more

7 March, 2001 by Ben Charny

AOL pulls file-sharing software

A program designed to let groups set up a network for sharing files securely, released by AOL's Nullsoft unit, is no longer available for download Read more

2 June, 2003 by Jim Hu

Apple silences iTunes file-swapping software

The Mac maker has pounced on a developer who turned iTunes into a music-sharing tool Read more

17 January, 2003 by Matthew Broersma

Sharman defends makers of file-swapping software

Firms that provide file-swapping software are the same as manufacturers of video recorders, the owner... Read more

1 October, 2003 by ZDNet UK

Skype and Kazaa named in StreamCast lawsuit

...Zennstrom and Janus Friis, who are also the developers behind the Kazaa file-swapping software. StreamCast and Kazaa have argued in the past over software... Read more

28 March, 2006 by Candace Lombardi

Labels reel Kazaa owner into lawsuit

...created the Kazaa software. But in February, Kazaa BV sold the Kazaa file-swapping software to Sharman, a company later revealed to be based for... Read more

10 July, 2002 by John Borland

New.net downloads reignite Kazaa controversy

Kazaa's file-swapping software downloads are again in the spotlight following complaints regarding New... Read more

10 April, 2002 by Jeanne Vida Douglas

Ruling means dark days for P2P users?

A US judge has ruled that file swapping software is legal, but this means the music and film industries... Read more

28 April, 2003 by Lisa M Bowman

Morpheus gets tune-up, delays 2.0

Amid continued delays to its next-generation file-swapping software, StreamCast releases the Gnutella-based version 1.9 Read more

11 June, 2002 by Gwendolyn Mariano

Kazaa's owner breaks silence

...Networks has so far remained quiet about the controversy surrounding Kazaa's file-swapping software, but ZDNet Australia spoke to its CEO to find out... Read more

24 April, 2002 by Jeanne Vida Douglas

RIAA still going after Napster

...companies still intend to press on with their piracy lawsuit against the file-swapping software makers Read more

1 November, 2000 by Ben Charny

Vivendi knocks Napster

...will not be joining the Bertelsmann and Napster joint venture because the file-swapping software company is expecting to receive too high a percentage of... Read more

28 February, 2001 by Sonya Rabbitte

The cast of the ongoing peer-to-peer drama

...the Consumer Federation of America have spoken out sharply in favour of file-swapping software companies, saying that peer-to-peer software can be used... Read more

28 June, 2005 by John Borland

Network monitoring reveals hidden P2P traffic

...scan corporate networks for every piece of software located on PCs, finding file-swapping software, spyware, instant messaging programs and everything else that's living... Read more

28 August, 2003 by John Borland

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