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    A recent US federal court order for ISP Verizon to release details of one of its users to the Recording Industry Association of America is unlikely to affect Australians in the short term, a telecommunications law expert confirmed today.

  • Top 100 songs named in Sharman court battle

    Universal Music Australia has revealed the top 100 songs that it will focus on in proceedings against peer-to-peer software distributor Sharman Networks in one of the biggest music copyright infringement cases the Australian music industry has experienced.

  • Justice Dept. probes for pirates

    The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that it has launched a federal criminal probe of piracy on a peer-to-peer network.

  • Aust music investigators head to Vanuatu to tackle Kazaa

    An investigator for Music Industry Piracy Investigations this morning formally served papers on Sharman Networks at its headquarters in Vanuatu in relation to the just-launched Australian copyright infringement case.

  • Innocent surfers can appear guilty of song-swapping

    Flaws in file-sharing can incriminate unwitting users, tricking them into seeming guilty of hosting copyrighted files.

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    Whether you give your employees free rein when it comes to peer-to-peer applications or prohibit their use, it's important for you to take a position on the issue. Here's a policy that can give you some guidance.

  • Avoiding P2P security nightmares

    Prevent P2P problems on your network by preparing for security threats from programs such as Napster and KaZaa.

  • Fighting for the right to swap

    Kazaa's chief lobbyist, Philip Corwin, says Hollywood is sparing no expense to squash P2P.

  • Getting bad with Apple

    Michael Robertson started MP3.com and Linspire. Now he's taking on iTunes with BadApple.

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  • DVD to the rescue?

    Commentary: This radical proposal could save the music business and give consumers what they want.

  • Peer pressure: 10 P2P utilities tested

    Despite the RIAA's efforts to shut down file-swapping services, these 10 apps carry Napster's torch.

  • Can't stop the music

    Trying to find a path through the music copy and share debate is a continuing battle, but should it be?

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