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  • RIAA's case of mistaken identity?

    The Recording Industry Association of America has withdrawn a file-swapping lawsuit after a possible case of mistaken identity.

  • US Supreme Court rules against file swapping

    The US Supreme Court has handed movie studios and record labels a sweeping victory against file swapping, ruling that peer-to-peer companies such as Grokster could be held responsible for the copyright piracy on their networks.

  • RIAA threat may be slowing file-swapping

    The record industry's plan to sue individuals who trade songs online has caused a precipitous drop in the use of file-swapping applications, according to one Internet ratings service.

  • P2P rivals flock to BitTorrent

    It's the season for romance in the file-swapping world, too.

  • New dreams for Morpheus

    StreamCast Networks' Morpheus, once the Net's most popular file-swapping software, is being reborn yet again with new technology, and StreamCast also has a new CEO: Former chief executive Michael Weiss.

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