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    The Electronic Privacy Information Center is launching a counterattack against Hollywood's efforts to crack down on student file-swapping.

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  • Record labels mull suits against file-traders

    Record labels hell-bent on strangling unauthorised music copying on the Internet are considering widening their legal efforts to include lawsuits against individuals, according to industry sources.

  • Aussie experts downplay Kazaa worm threat

    Australia has seen some infections of Benjamin, the new Kazaa worm, but security specialists have downplayed the threat.

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  • Napster For Sale?

    No, not the company -- just ancillary products. This file-sharing craze has definitely moved out of the limelight and into the microwave; counterculture youths are cooking up more than their share of freeze-dried Napster yum-yums. Are you a true supporter?

  • Will AAC kill the MP3 star?

    A new digital storage format called Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) is finding its way into consumer products, and it is demonstrably superior to MP3 in a number of ways. Is the format that enabled the rise of online music trading already obsolete?

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