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  • Our staff hate installing Kazaa: Sharman CTO

    An internal document written by Sharman Network's chief technology officer has revealed that the peer-to-peer provider's employees "hate" installing the Kazaa software because it has ill-effects on their computers.

  • Hemming hands over asset details

    Peer-to-peer software provider Sharman Networks' chief executive officer has handed over an affidavit of assets following an order from the Federal Court yesterday.

  • Canadian record labels appeal P2P ruling

    The Canadian Record Industry Association on Monday appealed a court ruling in which a judge ruled that peer-to-peer file sharing was legal in Canada.

  • UK ISPs lockstep on P2P

    Suspected British file-sharers of copyrighted material are to receive warning letters from their internet service providers after the six largest ISPs in the UK signed a government-brokered memorandum of understanding with the country's record label association, the BPI.

  • P2P provider pushes advertising model

    Online digital entertainment distributor Altnet has confirmed plans to share revenue generated by advertising on popular peer-to-peer applications with independent music labels.

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    Copyright controversies have plagued the Internet since the early days of Napster, but what is the current state of play, and can the issues ever be resolved?

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  • Time for a P2P file-sharing policy

    Whether you give your employees free rein when it comes to peer-to-peer applications or prohibit their use, it's important for you to take a position on the issue. Here's a policy that can give you some guidance.

  • Fighting for the right to swap

    Kazaa's chief lobbyist, Philip Corwin, says Hollywood is sparing no expense to squash P2P.

  • Cleaning spam from swapping networks

    Researchers think computers that "gossip" with each other are key to filtering out ads -- and piracy-fighting decoys -- on P2P networks.

  • New swap shop for Napster founder

    Napster founder Shawn Fanning is back in business, with a new vision of label-approved file trading.

  • Peer to peer: Revolution recedes

    It took a boom and a bust to do it, but peer-to-peer technology is finding its post-Napster place in the world.

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Reviews (18)

  • DVD to the rescue?

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

  • Overdue Morpheus P2P program released

    File-swapping company StreamCast Networks has released a long-awaited new version of its Morpheus software, in a bid to recapture its once-unrivalled online popularity.

  • Tech hides data, ID inside songs

    SunnComm Technologies, one of several companies developing anti-CD copying products, has licensed a new technique that can hide data, video, software or an identifying watermark inside music files.

  • Best of October 2002

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

  • Grokster unleashes ad-free software

    The popular P2P software company is letting loose Grokster Pro at a time when the recording industry is turning up the heat on individuals downloading music.

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