After successful suits against Napster, Scour and Aimster, the record industry and Hollywood studios are again flexing their muscles. The new plan: Sue file-trading networks Music City, Kazaa and Grokster.
The companies behind such popular file-swapping software are feeling the financial strain of fighting entertainment giants in court, and it appears they may be going the way of Napster.
The Recording Industry Association of America said it has filed 261 lawsuits against alleged file swappers Monday, charging the computer users with "egregious" copyright infringement potentially worth millions of dollars.
Hoping for a repeat of Napster's flameout, the RIAA and the MPAA are using file-swapping company execs' own words against them in the attempt to close Kazaa and Morpheus.
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Napster founder Shawn Fanning is back in business, with a new vision of label-approved file trading.
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Australian-headquartered Sharman Networks released a new version of its Kazaa file-trading software Thursday, adding new features and advertising partners the company hopes will aid in its legal struggle for its life.
Apple Computer has unveiled its latest line of digital music products, including a long-awaited Internet music store and ultrathin versions of its popular iPod portable MP3 player.
The developer of a peer-to-peer file-sharing plug-in for Apple Computer's iTunes music application has decided to give the software a new lease on life, after it was put out of commission by the computer maker's lawyers earlier this month.
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