Record labels and movie studios said Tuesday that they have appealed an April federal court ruling that held for the first time that some file-swapping software was legal.
The IFPI recording industry association is using instant messaging to target file swappers outside the US - but says this is not a prelude to mass litigation.
File swappers hoping to share music and other works online without exposing their identity to the prying eyes of copyright enforcers face a tough choice.
Napster's offer of US$1 billion to the music industry to cease legal proceedings was rejected out of hand. Now industry analysts are telling the RIAA to take the money and run.
A deal between the major record labels and music publishers removed a significant speed bump delaying the arrival of online music subscription services, but it didn't end the rough ride.
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US vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has a mixed record on technology, spending most of his Senate career allied with the FBI and copyright holders. His anti-privacy legislation was actually responsible for the creation of PGP.
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