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• With settlement, Kazaa casts off its pirate garb

  A multimillion-dollar settlement is putting Kazaa on the straight and narrow, but it might not be enough to put the file-sharing service on the road to recovery.

• Hollywood, BitTorrent creator strike deal

  Hollywood studios announced an agreement with Bram Cohen, the creator of the popular BitTorrent file-swapping technology, that will keep him from helping users find pirated copies of movies online.

• Last waltz for Grokster

  File-swapping company Grokster has agreed to stop distributing its peer-to-peer software, following a US$50 million legal settlement announced Monday in the United States with Hollywood studios and record labels.

• Sharman to appeal while record labels celebrate

  Sharman Networks has announced it will appeal a Federal Court ruling that several respondents associated with the company had authorised infringement of music industry copyright and that it must introduce filters to the Kazaa file-sharing software.

• Browsers add BitTorrent support

  Norwegian Web browser company Opera released a new test version of its software on Thursday that supports the BitTorrent peer-to-peer technology, one of the most popular tools in the file-swapping world.

Features and Case Studies (12)

• Cleaning spam from swapping networks

  Researchers think computers that "gossip" with each other are key to filtering out ads -- and piracy-fighting decoys -- on P2P networks.

• New swap shop for Napster founder

  Napster founder Shawn Fanning is back in business, with a new vision of label-approved file trading.

• Fighting for the right to swap

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

• That sneaky SCO-and-SCO

  The untimely demise of SCO Linux threw out our plans at the last minute. More importantly, though, will it affect your plans?

• SurfControl tool blocks IM, P2P networks

  IT managers who want to block staff use of instant messaging or peer-to-peer networks have a new ally in SurfControl.

Reviews (22)

• 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.

• Microsoft adds P2P tools for Windows

  Microsoft is beefing up the peer-to-peer capabilities for its Windows XP operating system.

• 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't stop the music

  Trying to find a path through the music copy and share debate is a continuing battle, but should it be?

• Music players to get into growth groove

  Sales of electronics gear that can play compressed audio files are set to rise by 30 percent a year as people continue to rip CDs to play elsewhere, says market researcher IDC.

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