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Lime Wire, squeezed, files countersuit

September 26, 2006 Peer-to-peer service provider fights back against record companies allegedly seeking to shut it down. TAGS: LimeWire, record company, RIAA, P2P

Lime Wire upgrades P2P software

May 18, 2004 The file-sharing company assures users that version 4.0 of its software is completely free of spyware. TAGS: LimeWire, file-sharing, P2P, spyware

P2P group seeks peace but talks tough

September 29, 2003 A newly launched trade group that includes Grokster and Lime Wire offers to negotiate with record labels but at the same time denounces its foes as "tyrannosaurical." TAGS: P2P, RIAA, Grokster Ltd., peer-to-peer company, LimeWire, event

The P2P mistake at Ohio University

May 7, 2007 BitTorrent President Ashwin Navin says a blanket ban on peer-to-peer tech could drive Ohio University students to transfer elsewhere. TAGS: P2P, BitTorrent, ban, hybrid car, student, video, TV, server, PC

Congress: P2P networks harm national security

July 24, 2007 House of Representatives panel chairman says peer-to-peer networks pose a "national security threat," new laws needed. TAGS: national security, P2P, politician, chairman, copyright law, law, Rep., LimeWire, document

Harnessing the power of P2P

January 24, 2008 It may have gotten a bad rap, but peer-to-peer technology is increasingly used as a legitimate distribution tool for high-bandwidth applications like video. TAGS: P2P, Pando Networks, Telefonica, Verizon Communications, BitTorrent, Internet Service Provider, service provider, cable company, researcher, Internet service, file-sharing, AT&T Corp., U.S., solution, video

EMI offers music catalog to Mashboxx

July 28, 2006 Yet-to-launch legal P2P network hopes to succeed with label-supported version of traditional file-sharing model. TAGS: P2P, EMI Group Plc., Gnutella, iMesh, label, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, file-sharing, song, fee, music

Music industry sues P2P firm Lime Wire

August 4, 2006 Federal lawsuit comes a week after makers of Kazaa file-sharing technology agreed to pay music labels $115 million. TAGS: LimeWire, recording industry, business model, record company, P2P, lawsuit, Kazaa, file-sharing

MPAA sues newsgroup, P2P search sites

February 24, 2006 Hollywood expands the scope of its antipiracy lawsuits, targeting sites that search the Web and newsgroups for copyright works. TAGS: P2P, eDonkey, file-swapping, newsgroup, search engine, lawsuit, antipiracy, Hollywood, movie, Google Inc.

Are Usenet fans vulnerable to copyright lawsuits?

February 24, 2006 Newsgroups predate P2P by 20 years or so, but they're finally being targeted by Hollywood. Who should worry? TAGS: Usenet, newsgroup, lawsuit, BitTorrent, P2P, torrent, movies, movie, server

Aiming to unclog legitimate P2P

August 7, 2006 Service developed for ISPs and content distributors promises to speed up large downloads. TAGS: P2P, distributor, content company, Internet Service Provider, delivery, agreement, movie, TV, video

How label-backed P2P was born

August 22, 2005 A look at how top record label and P2P execs worked for a cease-fire--and wound up with a new kind of digital music service. TAGS: Grokster Ltd., peer-to-peer company, file-swapping, P2P, recording industry, CEO

Altnet seeks patent royalties from P2P

January 12, 2005 File-swapping companies find themselves on same side as the recording industry in patent dispute. TAGS: Altnet, file-swapping company, file-swapping, patent, peer-to-peer company, P2P, RIAA, LimeWire

Skype's mobile dreams

January 10, 2008 While it makes sense for Skype to be on mobile phones, it may be years before the free peer-to-peer software makes its way into the mobile market in a big way. TAGS: Skype, Sony Mylo, mobile operator, P2P, VoIP, Consumer Electronics Show, eBay Inc., U.K., mobile phone, broadband, cell phone, Intel, Sony Corp., PC

With settlement, Kazaa casts off its pirate garb

July 27, 2006 The notorious P2P service tries to go straight, but even a multimillion-dollar deal with record labels might not be enough. TAGS: Sharman Networks Ltd., Kazaa, recording industry, settlement, P2P, Grokster Ltd., EMI Group Plc., Napster Inc., file-sharing, Australia, decision, U.S., Apple iTunes

VCR-like box boasts P2P content at push of button

November 30, 2005 Dutch company offers home media player designed to give Net users easy access to movies, TV shows from peer-to-peer networks. TAGS: Dutch company, eDonkey, P2P, BitTorrent, VCR, Linux, TV, DVD

Record labels send more letters to P2P services

September 15, 2005 Recording Industry Association of America sends cease-and-desists to seven P2P services it says induce copyright infringement. TAGS: RIAA, Grokster Ltd., WinMX, file-swapping, P2P, LimeWire, spokesperson, letter, decision

BearShare P2P service sold following settlement

May 5, 2006 Free Peers strikes agreement with four record companies, then sells BearShare to subsidiary of file-sharing service iMesh. TAGS: iMesh, subsidiary, file-swapping, settlement, RIAA, P2P, acquisition, judgment, operator, file-sharing, digital music, asset

Week in review: Clueless in Congress?

July 27, 2007 Politicians call peer-to-peer networks a "national security threat" and the FBI is on the hot seat for its surveillance requests. Also: iPhone shines. TAGS: national security, P2P, Week in review, politician, Hollywood, reader

EMI offers music catalog to Qtrax network

August 10, 2006 Qtrax is one of several legal peer-to-peer networks that have captured the attention of major labels. TAGS: EMI Group Plc., P2P
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