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• IBM lifts the curtain on green file-sharing optical network
  Friday 29 February 2008 – 09:50 in Networking
  IBM today unveiled a prototype of a new technology that it said could send eight terabits of data per second using the power of a 100-watt lightbulb.
• Comcast to put an end to file-sharing block
  Friday 28 March 2008 – 05:30 in Business
  Telecommunications company Comcast announced today that it will no longer restrict Internet subscribers from accessing file-sharing programs and websites.
• File-Sharing Arguments proceed in U.S. Federal District Court
  Wednesday 4 December 2002 – 06:35
  Legal arguments were in full force on Monday in the U.S.
• File-sharing networks warned of US prosecution
  Friday 6 August 2004 – 08:57
  US attorney generals have sent a letter to file-sharing networks warning them they could be facing prosecution unless they clean up their acts.
• File sharing advocate has movie pirated and file-shared
  Tuesday 6 July 2004 – 02:11
  Famous lefty documentary maker Michael Moore, who has gone on record as supporting the file sharing of his work, has had his latest flick pirated and file shared.
• File-sharing to bypass censorship
  Monday 12 April 2004 – 10:03
  By the year 2010, file-sharers could be swapping news rather than music, eliminating censorship of any kind.
• File-sharing to bypass censorship
  Friday 9 April 2004 – 05:10
  By the year 2010, file-sharers could be swapping news rather than music, eliminating censorship of any kind.
• Study: file-sharing no threat to music sales
  Tuesday 30 March 2004 – 04:36
  Internet music piracy has no negative effect on legitimate music sales, according to a study released today by two university researchers that contradicts the music industry's assertion that the illegal downloading of music online is taking a big bite out of its bottom line.
• RIAA chief says illegal song-sharing 'contained'
  Wednesday 14 June 2006 – 06:15
  Nearly a year after the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling against online music file-sharing services, the CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America says unauthorized song swapping has been "contained."
• Court Rules Verizon Must Release Individual Subscriber's Identity in File Sharing
  Thursday 23 January 2003 – 06:25
  Dealing a serious blow to online privacy protection and an increase in the liability of Internet Service Providers, U.S.
• Internet companies legitimize file sharing
  Tuesday 3 February 2004 – 12:27
  The music industry is giving all it's got to the fight against unauthorized file sharing.
• Intel offers file sharing appliance
  Friday 23 July 1999 – 07:48
  Intel has introduced a network appliance designed to help small businesses share files, protect critical data, and increase electronic file storage capacity.
• Napster creator touts legal file sharing
  Friday 3 December 2004 – 09:06
  Shawn Fanning's Napster software enabled countless music fans to swap songs on the Internet for free, turning him into the recording industry's enemy No.
• Survey: Music file sharing on the decrease
  Monday 26 April 2004 – 10:20
  Research from Pew Internet & American Life suggests that adult Internet users are less likely to use music file sharing services. Legal threats convinced one in seven users to no longer download music from the Internet.
• I.T. Powerhouses Propose New File-Sharing Plan
  Friday 12 December 2003 – 04:37
  In an effort to improve the distribution of digital content while protecting providers of music, video and other data, several top-tier I.T.