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  • 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.

  • Kazaa sticks up for Grokster, Streamcast

    Australian headquartered file-sharing software company Sharman Networks has filed papers with the U.S. Court of Appeals urging it to uphold an order it made in April.

  • RIAA sues iMesh file-trading firm

    The Recording Industry Association of America said Friday that it had sued Israeli file-swapping company iMesh, one of the oldest of the peer-to-peer companies still in operation.

  • Judge: file-swapping tools are legal

    A federal judge in Los Angeles has handed a stunning court victory to file-swapping services Streamcast Networks and Grokster, dismissing much of the record industry and movie studios' lawsuit against the two companies.

  • US Supreme Court rules against file swapping

    The US Supreme Court has handed movie studios and record labels a sweeping victory against file swapping, ruling that peer-to-peer companies such as Grokster could be held responsible for the copyright piracy on their networks.

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