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Rosso swaps Grokster for Blubster

Wayne Rosso, head of file-swapping company Grokster, has resigned to take the... Read more

15 October, 2003 by John Borland

Pirate Bay sale under criminal investigation

...press release issued by Global Gaming, Fanning's offer had come via Wayne Rosso, who worked for Hans Pandeya, Global Gaming's chief executive, for... Read more

24 August, 2009 by Greg Sandoval

Music industry claims cut from Pirate Bay sale

...business model and has been hiring executives, such as former Grokster president Wayne Rosso, to help legally obtain content from film and music industries. That... Read more

17 July, 2009 by Greg Sandoval

Napster founder unveils new P2P venture

Shawn Fanning's new company, with 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

Grokster launches premium version

...reasonable price that still allows us to pay our bills," Grokster president Wayne Rosso said in a statement. The move comes as rival StreamCast Networks... Read more

16 July, 2003 by Lisa M Bowman

Hard for file swappers to hide identity

...far, the RIAA's threats of litigation have had no effect, said Wayne Rosso, president of peer-to-peer company Grokster. "As far as I... Read more

14 July, 2003 by Declan McCullagh

File swappers rush to form lobby groups

...summer, hoping to counteract entertainment industry efforts to stifle them. Grokster president Wayne Rosso said Monday that he's planning to help launch a trade... Read more

8 July, 2003 by Lisa M Bowman

Spanish site to offer all-you-can-eat music downloads

...bundling the Puretunes software along with the Grokster download, Grokster's president, Wayne Rosso, said. "The concept is to take the mountain to Mohammad," Rosso... Read more

20 May, 2003 by John Borland

Judge rules file-sharing tools are legal

A US federal judge has reversed many of the recording industry's previous victories over peer-to-peer services, comparing Morpheus and Grokster software to VCRs and photocopy machines Read more

28 April, 2003 by John Borland

Outspoken P2P 'hero' heads for pastures new

Grokster boss ups stumps and heads for Spain... Wayne Rosso, the outspoken head of file-swapping company Grokster and the man... Read more

15 October, 2003 by John Borland

File-swapping firms to lobby Washington for legitimacy

...efforts to stifle them. The move is being initiated by Grokster President Wayne Rosso who said he is planning to help launch a trade group... Read more

8 July, 2003 by Lisa M Bowman

Record industry reeling as judge says file-swapping is legal

Status of Kazaa not clear, however Read more

28 April, 2003 by CNET Networks

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