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    Perhaps as soon as this week, the US Supreme Court will rule on the future of file swapping, in one of the most closely watched legal battles of the year.

  • Aust ISP in 'world first' music industry court case

    In what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the world, the Australian music industry has listed an Internet service provider as a respondent in a court case involving alleged music piracy.

  • Music industry makes key gain in AU copyright case

    Three of Australia's largest Universities today lost the battle to block the music industry from gaining access to their computer infrastructure, with the Federal Court ordering them to allow the industry's experts to gain access.

  • P2P: Your own pet Napster

    All it took was a bunch of swiped songs before nifty names such as Napster and MP3 popped up. Then the phrase peer-to-peer (P2P) became part of our lexicon and vendors jumped on the bandwagon and built a raft of so-called P2P products. Hi tech derivatives, trend predictions and P2P philosophy are now in full force. What's hype and what's real?

  • Piracy "take down" talks continue without ARIA

    Despite the official withdrawal of ARIA from talks with the IIA, other organisations representing copyright owners are continuing the talks, believing them vital to the regulation of piracy on the Internet.

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    Commentary: This radical proposal could save the music business and give consumers what they want.

  • Developer to revive iTunes file-sharing

    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.

  • Best of October 2002

    Take a look at the best and most popular stories at ZDNet Reviews for the month of October.

  • Microsoft to launch peer-to-peer software

    New communications software aims to tap into the P2P trend among young people, but without the usual unsavoury legal implications.

  • Peer pressure: 10 P2P utilities tested

    Despite the RIAA's efforts to shut down file-swapping services, these 10 apps carry Napster's torch.

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