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    A survey of 200 music industry professionals has revealed a surprisingly relaxed attitude within the industry towards copyright-infringing acts such as illegal file-sharing.

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    Hewlett-Packard has backed away from legal threats it made against security analysts who publicised flaws in the company's software.

  • RIAA lawsuits yield mixed results

    The recording industry this week claimed progress in a controversial legal campaign targeting individuals who use peer-to-peer networks, but its optimism appeared to clash with at least some of the evidence, which remains murky.

  • Risky business: Personal vs business ethics

    What do you do when your ethics clash with that of your business? Go along for the ride and look the other way, or stand up and fight? Learn from one reader's experience.

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    Technology companies of all shapes and sizes are closely watching a legal dispute that could make it easier to churn out copycat products without infringing patents.

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  • Risky business: Personal vs business ethics

    What do you do when your ethics clash with that of your business? Go along for the ride and look the other way, or stand up and fight? Learn from one reader's experience.

  • Software piracy: Hype versus reality

    Business Software Alliance's Bob Kruger defends new piracy stats which reflect a growing threat to digital copyrights.

  • Open-source Mambo project faces rift

    Backers of Mambo are deeply divided over how to govern the open-source project.

  • Did SCO open Unix source code?

    Several organisations argue that SCO's shipment of a Linux product undermines its current attack on the operating system's intellectual-property underpinnings, but SCO says the argument is baseless.

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    The maintainer of the Linux kernel talks about new opportunities, defends UnitedLinux and explains why copyright laws keep him from entering the US.

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  • Kazaa releases new software

    Australian-headquartered Sharman Networks released a new version of its Kazaa file-trading software Thursday, adding new features and advertising partners the company hopes will aid in its legal struggle for its life.

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