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.
A day before the major record labels asked for a one-month halt in their lawsuit against file-swapping start-up Napster, a federal judge told them she would turn close scrutiny on their online practices.
Two major record labels filed suit Monday against venture capital firm Hummer Winblad Venture Partners for its investment in Napster, alleging that it contributed to rampant music theft through the former file-swapping network.
The recording industry's trade association settled on Thursday copyright-infringement lawsuits against four university students. The students agreed to make payments in the thousands for years to come.
Napster has chosen Konrad Hilbers, a Bertelsmann executive, as its new chief executive, replacing Hank Barry.
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.
It took a boom and a bust to do it, but peer-to-peer technology is finding its post-Napster place in the world.
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.
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