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  • Why telecoms back the pirate cause

    Telecommunications lobbyists are lining up to oppose Hollywood's demands for new copyright laws. Verizon lawyer Sarah Deutsch explains what's behind this confrontation.

  • RIAA wins battle to ID Kazaa user

    A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Verizon Communications to disclose the identity of an alleged peer-to-peer pirate in a legal decision that could make it easier for the music industry to crack down on file-swapping networks.

  • Senator wants to ban P2P networks

    The chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary said Thursday that a ban on file-trading networks is urgently required but agreed to work with tech companies concerned that devices like Apple Computer's iPod would be imperiled.

  • Justice Department wants new antipiracy powers

    The U.S. Justice Department recommended a sweeping transformation of the nation's intellectual-property laws, saying peer-to-peer piracy is a "widespread" problem that can be addressed only through more spending, more FBI agents and more power for prosecutors.

  • Antipiracy bill gains new ally

    In a move that's alarming technology firms, the U.S. Copyright Office is about to endorse new legislation that would outlaw peer-to-peer networks and possibly some consumer electronics devices that could be used for copyright piracy.

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