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  • RIAA wins court case against file-sharer

    A US woman must pay US$220,000 to six major music labels after a federal jury found her guilty of illegally sharing copyright music online.

  • RIAA steps up file-trading suits

    The Recording Industry Association of America picked up the pace of its legal attack on Net music swappers Tuesday, filing copyright infringement suits against another 531 individuals.

  • RIAA to Charter: Give up file-swapper names

    The Recording Industry Association of America is pressing a federal court to ignore cable Internet provider Charter Communications' attempt to keep private the names of 93 subscribers who allegedly traded songs online illegally.

  • RIAA turns up heat on file-trading at work

    An attack on corporate use of peer-to-peer software is under way, as companies face increasing pressure from record labels and other copyright holders to stop employees from file trading.

  • Charter files suit against RIAA

    Charter Communications has filed a lawsuit in an effort to bar the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) from obtaining the identities of its cable customers that have allegedly traded songs illegally online.

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  • Time for a P2P file-sharing policy

    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.

  • Fighting for the right to swap

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

  • Netsky, Mydoom.F pose triple threat

    See how Netsky, Bagle, and Mydoom variants have been causing havoc for corporate mail systems and learn how to blunt their attacks. Additional reading: Antivirus Resource Centre

  • Watch out: It's virus season again

    Virus writers seem to be trying every trick they can these days to infect our computers, but we can fight back. How? For starters, says Robert, try updating Windows frequently.

  • When the US says jump, we say....

    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.

Reviews (10)

  • Grokster unleashes ad-free software

    The popular P2P software company is letting loose Grokster Pro at a time when the recording industry is turning up the heat on individuals downloading music.

  • Can the music industry change?

    In order to survive, the IT industry has gone through some big changes in the last few years. by contrast, the music industry still doesn't get it.

  • Battle of the pocket bulge: Zen vs iPod

    Apple and Creative would both like your MP3 spending dollar, and both offer pocket-sized firewire-capable MP3 players. We put the Creative Zen head to head with the Apple iPod.

  • Copy, right?

    Commentary: As digital media shifts from CD-Rs to writeable DVDs, the question of copyright fair use isn't getting any less relevant.

  • XPSound XP201 Phono Preamp: Power struggles

    The XPSound XP201 Preamp is great for recording old vinyl records to CDs -- presuming you can actually get it powered up.

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