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- "Darknets" cast to cloak identities of computer file swappers
- SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Internet rebels began preliminary testing of a new weapon that threatens to scuddle efforts to stop illicit online music swapping. Internet privacy activists at Freenet Project posted word on their website that they were looking for kindred technology renegades to test a refined version "darknet"...
- Research articles 2005-08-02
- Supreme Court says file-swapping sites may be sued for piracy
- WASHINGTON AFP — Internet song-swapping websites like Grokster can be held liable for copyright infringement, the US Supreme Court ruled, siding with the entertainment industry in its effort to curb online piracy. In a unanimous decision, the highest US court overturned lower court decisions that said the developers of...
- Research articles 2005-06-27
- Download duality
- A spate of lawsuits from the Motion Picture Association of America seeks $150,000 for each film or show downloaded by file swappers. If you take your cues from the possible civil and criminal penalties, it is better to shoplift a DVD than download one.
- Research articles 2005-05-01
- RIAA decries souped-up file swapping
- Wednesday, April 13 RIAA Decries Souped-Up File Swapping: The recording industry's newest crackdown on music-file sharing extended to UC San Diego. The Recording Industry Association of America filed suit against 25 UCSD students who allegedly shared songs using Internet2, a high-capacity telecom network linking research institutions. The group...
- Research articles 2005-04-18
- RIAA targets students in new file-swapping suits.(BUSINESS)
- The Recording Industry Association of America filed another round of lawsuits against alleged file-swappers, including students on 13 university campuses. The 750 suits come just a few days after Internet researchers released a study that found peer-to-peer traffic had remained constant or risen...
- Research articles 2004-11-01
- Freeze! Drop the song! File-swappers targeted
- Song-swappers beware: Lawmakers appear determined to put a serious dent in online file-sharing. Responding to the pleas of the recording industry -- which says music sales are still flagging despite a recent uptick -- politicians in both houses of Congress have passed a multitude of bills aimed at protecting...
- Research articles 2004-10-07
- Digital radio pirates pose new threat to the recording industry.
- By Tony Glover, The Business, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 19--Just as the music recording industry starts to tackle file swapping over the internet, a new form of digital music piracy is threatening its revenues. The Recording Industry Association of America...
- Research articles 2004-09-19
- Fans urged not to download films
- The kids are out of school, more people have high-speed Internet connections at home, and the Motion Picture Association of America is concerned many might try to kill time this summer by downloading unauthorized online copies of movies. Tuesday, the MPAA began an education campaign to urge kids to respect...
- Research articles 2004-06-16
- Music industry sues illegal file swappers
- TELECOMWORLDWIRE-31 March 2004-Music industry sues illegal file swappersC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Music trade group the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry IFPI has announced that it has brought court proceedings against a number of individuals that are accused of illegal file-sharing. In total, 247 individuals from Italy,...
- Research articles 2004-03-31
- Music industry sues illegal file swappers
- INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-C1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Music trade group the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry IFPI has announced that it has brought court proceedings against a number of individuals that are accused of illegal file-sharing. In total, 247 individuals from Italy, Germany, Denmark and Canada will be...
- Research articles 2004-03-31
- File Downloads Don't Affect Sales of CDs, Study Says.
- By Hiawatha Bray, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 31--Will consumers buy the latest music recordings when they can download them for free from the Internet? A Harvard Business School associate professor says yes, in a new study that challenges...
- Research articles 2004-03-31
- Music File Swappers Prevail in Ruling.
- By Dawn C. Chmielewski, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 20--A federal court Friday blocked the recording industry from easily obtaining the names of music downloaders from Internet service providers. That means the secret identities of thousands of...
- Research articles 2003-12-20
- Appeals Court Deals Blow to Music Industry's Crackdown on Illegal Downloads.
- The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 20--An appeals court dealt a setback Friday to the recording industry's campaign to sue people who illegally download music by making it harder to get their identities from Internet service providers. ...
- Research articles 2003-12-20
- "Don't Shoot The Messenger: Copyright Infringement In The Digital Age".
- Music Industry Lawyer and Senior Lecturer in Law, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK From the humble VHS machine to Internet file swapping, the issue of hardware and software - which has both infringing and non-infringing uses - has long troubled the courts on a...
- Research articles 2003-11-24
- Recording Industry Association President Talks about Battle with File Swappers.
- By Hiawatha Bray, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 26--Critics of the music industry say there's no way the big recording companies can stop consumers from illegally swapping their favorite tunes over the Internet. But Cary Sherman, president of the ...
- Research articles 2003-10-26
- Record Labels Give File Sharers Option to Settle.
- By Dawn C. Chmielewski, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 18--The recording industry opened a fresh salvo against online file swapping this week, warning 204 people that they will be sued for illegally downloading music. ...
- Research articles 2003-10-18
- Suing Music Downloaders Appears to Be Working.
- By Jon Fortt, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 30--Where pleas from Britney Spears and Metallica failed, a flurry of legal threats seem to be doing the trick: Music downloaders are fleeing file-swapping services in droves, and convenient...
- Research articles 2003-09-30
- File-swapping suits only tip of iceberg
- LAST MONDAY, the Recording Industry Association of America RIA sued 261 Internet song-traders for copyright infringement. What does it mean for you? Q: How can they find me? A: Earlier this summer, a court ruled that Internet service providers, such as Verizon, must turn over...
- Research articles 2003-09-15
- Parents Scramble over File Sharing.
- The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 11--Since the music industry began suing digital pirates this week, personal computer consultant Osama Shanaa has uninstalled four file-sharing programs during house calls to homes in suburban Boston. Shanaa, owner of OrraMac...
- Research articles 2003-09-11
- Colleges crack down on student file-swapping
- LOS ANGELES -- Students arriving for fall classes at colleges across the country are facing technological hurdles and stern warnings aimed at ending swapping of music and movie files over high- speed campus Internet connections. Several of the universities are responding to a recording industry campaign to...
- Research articles 2003-09-03
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