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  • Sharman catches a break in US P2P ruling

    Sharman Networks, parent company of the peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing software Kazaa, are rejoicing at the US court ruling that found two similar P2P programs, Grokster and Morpheus, do not violate US copyright law. However, the company concedes that the ruling is unlikely to have any effect on the music copyright infringement case currently underway in Australia.

  • Morpheus network goes open source

    Days after millions of people found themselves locked out of StreamCast Networks' Morpheus file-swapping network, the company has released a new software tool it hopes will resuscitate its service.

  • Morpheus woes lift rival from obscurity

    Australia-based Sharman Networks came from nowhere to buy the Kazaa Media Desktop and now carries bragging rights as the world's largest file-swapping network.

  • Kazaa owner welcomes file-swap ruling

    The Australian-based owner of popular peer-to-peer program Kazaa, Sharman Networks, has welcomed a United States court ruling favouring file-sharing software, but is still evaluating its impact on its own legal battle with the music industry.

  • Morpheus infiltrates other P2P networks

    New file-swapping applications are bridging formerly separate networks, promising to improve the efficiency of peer-to-peer searches and sharpen competition among rival software developers.

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