file sharing record industry
Legal Eye: File-sharers under fire
Comment Driven by the huge growth in the number of homes with internet access, research shows that up to six million people in the UK participate in illegal file-sharing of films and music each year. ISPs and... [03 Sep 2008]
ISPs join file sharing crackdown
News UK internet service providers have joined forces with the UK record industry to crack down on illegal file sharing. ISPs are obliged to work with the music... [24 Jul 2008]
Stolen music still big with MP3 generation
News Almost two thirds (63 per cent) of respondents surveyed said they download music on peer-to-peer file sharing networks, while 42 per cent allow others to download their music. But there is evidence users... [16 Jun 2008]
UK record industry in illegal file-sharing crackdown
News Illegal music downloads are being fuelled by file-sharing applications that allow people to share tunes online, the UK record industry has warned. The BPI is working... [27 Mar 2008]
Niklas Zennström
AS Profile Before Skype, Zennström founded P2P software firm Joltid, and file-sharing software company Kazaa - which means he's got a track record that should have competitors quivering in their... [12 Oct 2007]
Woman hit with $220k bill in file-sharing case
News The ensuing legal battle marked the first time the recording industry has argued a file-sharing case before a jury. The recording industry has claimed to have lost... [05 Oct 2007]
CIO Essentials: iTunes, Glastonbury tickets and Bluetooth ads
News To date, the legal downloading industry has comprehensively failed to deal with the reality and scale of illegal file-sharing. It will be very interesting to see how the other major... [10 Apr 2007]
Music industry takes aim at LimeWire
News The recording industry continues to pressure file-sharing companies that refuse to do one of two things: either adopt a business model that compensates record companies,... [07 Aug 2006]
ISPs ordered to hand over file-sharer details
News The High Court has ordered 10 ISPs to hand over the customer details of 150 individuals accused of illegally sharing and downloading desktop software on the web. The illegal file-sharers were identified... [31 Jan 2006]
UK record industry wins landmark file-sharing case
News The UK record industry is claiming a landmark victory after the High Court ordered two men to pay thousands of pounds in fines and damages for illegally distributing music downloads using... [27 Jan 2006]
Radioactive: Crazy Frog's legacy - it's boomtime for ringtones
Comment Legal downloads on the other hand have been driven by the use of 'illegal' file-sharing networks such as Limewire, and the original Napster. A study published by JupiterResearch found that three times as... [16 Jan 2006]
Grokster signs out
News Executives at Meta Machine, which distributes eDonkey, the most popular file-sharing program, have said they hope to reach a settlement with the music industry, and change their business... [08 Nov 2005]
Kazaa copyright ruling "a milestone", says music industry
News Sharman Networks has announced it will appeal a Federal Court ruling that several respondents associated with the company had authorised infringement of music industry copyright and that it must introduce filters to the... [06 Sep 2005]
Kazaa must clean up users' behaviour, says judge
News He said: "Far from taking steps that are likely to effectively curtail copyright file-sharing, Sharman Networks and Altnet have included on the Kazaa website exhortations to users to increase their... [05 Sep 2005]
UK record industry takes first five file-sharers to court
News The three men and two women are accused of uploading nearly 9,000 tracks between them to file-sharing networks and have been unable to settle with music industry trade body the BPI... [02 Aug 2005]
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