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    The state of Internet law was in flux in 2001. Lawyer Doug Isenberg says that if any lesson has emerged, it's that the same thing will probably remain true for 2002.

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    The controversial online music swapping service Napster has blocked Manic Street Preacher fans from sharing unreleased tracks from the forthcoming album Know Your Enemy.

  • Who will serve as Napster police?

    Tension is starting to build between copyright holders and Internet service providers over who should police other file-swapping networks poised to step in as Napster's replacement.

  • Post-Napster policing reopens ISP wounds

    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.

  • End of an era for file-sharing chic?

    COMMENTARY: Not too long ago, civil liberties groups aiming to protect peer-to-peer networks like Napster and Kazaa were happy to dispense some free legal advice to the Recording Industry Association of America.

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  • Cyberlaw: Future's pretty fuzzy

    The state of Internet law was in flux in 2001. Lawyer Doug Isenberg says that if any lesson has emerged, it's that the same thing will probably remain true for 2002.

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