By the year 2010, file-sharers could be swapping news rather than music, eliminating censorship of any kind. By the year 2010, file-sharers could be swapping news rather than music, eliminating censorship of any kind....

By the year 2010, file-sharers could be swapping news rather than music, eliminating censorship of any kind. By the year 2010, file-sharers could be swapping news rather than music, eliminating censorship of any kind. This is the view of the man who helped kickstart the concept of peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing, Cambridge University’s Professor Ross Anderson....

File-sharing activists are using Microsoft's key update for Windows XP to highlight the benefits of peer-to-peer technology. File-sharing activists are using Microsoft’s key update for Windows XP to highlight the benefits of peer-to-peer technology. A lobby group called Downhill Battle has set up a link using file-sharing software to distribute the SP2 update....

MPAA takes filesharers to court. mpaa takes filesharers to court. Individual filesharers could be liable for $30,000 per illegally traded file, and up to $150,000 if the infringement is found to have been "willful"....

RIAA targets 784 more file-sharers . riaa targets 784 more file. The Recording Industry Association of America has filed a fresh round of legal complaints against 784 flie-sharers, alleging violation of copyright. . The Recording Industry Association ...

Programmers have written a program that allows AOL users to use instant messaging for peer-to-peer, or perhaps buddy-to-buddy, file-sharing. Programmers have written a program that allows AOL users to use instant messaging for peer-to-peer, or perhaps buddy-to-buddy, file-sharing. Called Aimster, it gives users search and retrieval functions and takes advantage of AOL's secure environment where watchdog programs, like Media Enforcer, reportedly can't track down the names of illegal file-sharers....

While waiting for the verdict in the Napster case, both file-sharers and the Recording Industry Association of America are looking at Gnutella, Freenet, OpenNap and other P2P systems. While waiting for the verdict in the Napster case, both file-sharers and the Recording Industry Association of America are looking at Gnutella, Freenet, OpenNap and other P2P systems....

Music industry bosses announced a new wave of lawsuits against suspected online music pirates in Europe and Canada, targetting nearly 250 alleged illegal file-sharers. Music industry bosses announced a new wave of lawsuits against suspected online music pirates in Europe and Canada, targetting nearly 250 alleged illegal file-sharers....

After suing 1977 music downloaders, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has proof that its battle against file-sharers shows first signs of success. The growth is attributed in a small part to file-sharing services such as iMesh and eMule and largely to legal download services which appear to gain traction....

In the second ruling to limit the legal ammunition of Canadian copyright holders looking to sue file-sharers and hold ISPs accountable for peer-to-peer (P2P) piracy, the Canadian Supreme Court ruled that ISPs are not subject to royalty fees. In the second ruling to limit the legal ammunition of Canadian copyright holders looking to sue file-sharers and hold ISPs accountable for peer-to-peer (P2P) piracy, the Canadian Supreme Court ruled that ISPs are not subject to royalty fees....