Facing the prospect of a post-Napster world, tension is starting to build between copyright holders and ISPs over who should police other file-swapping networks that are poised to step in as replacements.
The Web site at the heart of a legal battle between several music behemoths and Australian ISP ComCen was taken down this morning at 11.30 am.
As Napster's heyday fades into Internet mythology, its influence is being etched in an increasingly tense game of cops and robbers that has Internet service providers caught in the crossfire.
Record companies have joined the movie industry in trying to root out post-Napster file trading, putting new pressure on ISPs to clamp down on subscribers' actions.
A recent US appeals court decision regarding copyright infringement has Internet companies expressing outrage. ISPs say they are concerned it sets a dangerous precedent that could inhibit the Internet's growth.
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Free Software Foundation President Richard Stallman says Microsoft's chairman is blurring the issue of software patents.
In order to get the real picture behind the US-Australia free trade agreement, one needs to examine the document with a fine-tooth comb. Of particular interest is how Australia will have to model its laws after the US Millennium Copyright Act.
Researchers think computers that "gossip" with each other are key to filtering out ads -- and piracy-fighting decoys -- on P2P networks.
Computer and telecommunications companies are allying with file-swapping service Kazaa in a bid to overhaul the way record labels are paid for music and other content distributed on the Net.
Telstra Country Wide has announced a AU$231 million investment in 2003/04 to improve services to regional areas.
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