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file sharing stories: 52 news summaries

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Virgin May Try
'3 Strikes' for
File Sharers

Copyright holders pressure British ISPs
to unplug users

Mar 31, 08 8:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Virgin Media may become the second ISP to unplug users who share files illegally, the Register reports. The company is in talks with a UK record industry association over a  "three strikes" system, which would disconnect users who share copyright-infringing files after two warnings. "We are taking this... More »

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Virgin • file sharing • P2P • Internet service providers • British Phonographic Industry • Tiscali • peer-to-peer

In Surprise Turn, Verizon Embraces File Sharing

'The problem is not peer-to-peer technology, the problem is how you deploy it.'

Mar 14, 08 5:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Verizon announced today that it plans to use peer-to-peer software to speed the deployment of legitimate content over its networks, in a break from the industry’s usually negative stance towards file sharing, the AP reports. Working with a P2P company named Pando Networks, Verizon found that when an ISP... More »

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NBC • Verizon • file sharing • p2p • Internet service providers • television watching • copyright infringement • NBC Direct

FCC Ready
to Defend
Net Neutrality

Agency says it will
step in to stop ISPs from blocking access

Feb 26, 08 12:30 PM CST
(Newser) - FCC boss Kevin Martin told a hearing yesterday that the government was "ready, willing, and able to step in" to stop Internet service providers from restricting traffic sent by rivals, the Wall Street Journal reports. Comcast is accused of acting improperly by slowing or blocking access to file-sharing sites.... More »

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Internet • Comcast • FCC • broadband Internet • file sharing • net neutrality • ISP • Kevin Martin • Internet access

Microsoft Opens Game Creation to Users

Games made by gamers for gamers coming to XBox Live

Feb 21, 08 4:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Microsoft says it's going to bring democracy to video game creation and distribution, MSNBC reports. Microsoft's game-making kit has been a popular download, and the company is now introducing a way for gamers to share the games they make with millions of fellow enthusiasts. They plan to launch a YouTube-style... More »

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Microsoft • user generated content • file sharing • gaming • Xbox 360 • Xbox Live • video games

Not So Fun to Stay on the Pirate Bay

Village People head up groups taking aim at file-sharing site

Feb 18, 08 12:57 PM CST
(Newser) - The Village People head a list of music industry has-beens pondering legal action against file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, after the service was indicted in Sweden for copyright infringement. The artists would join Prince, who’s been on the war path against the site for some time, reports Ars Technica. More »

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music downloads • file sharing • Prince • The Pirate Bay • The Village People • ABBA • Swedish law • Van Morrison

UK File Pirates Could Lose
Net Privileges

Proposed laws would disconnect
illegal downloaders

Feb 12, 08 12:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Legislation proposed in the UK would disconnect from the Internet people who illegally download or share files. Under a plan to be recommended in a paper from the government's Department of Media, Culture and Sport, file pirates will face a "three strikes" policy—the first offense gets an email,... More »

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United Kingdom • file sharing • ISP • illegal downloading • Internet access

A Good Day for EU File Sharers

Telecoms don't have to turn over personal data of illegal download suspects: court

Jan 29, 08 2:46 PM CST
(Newser) - The EU’s high court ruled today that telecommunications companies are not obligated to turn over the personal data of individuals suspected of illegally sharing copyrighted material online, the AP reports. The European Court of Justice said member nations could create laws allowing for the disclosure of file-sharers’ info in... More »

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file sharing • downloads • European Court • MP3s • copyright infringement

Qtrax Hits Snags

Startup promised free, legal, iPod-compatible downloads rom all the major labels

Jan 28, 08 12:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Startup Qtrax has been promising free, legal music downloads from all the major labels via an ad-supported site that was supposed to launch this morning. Too good to be true? Maybe. On the eve of its debut, things started to unravel, with Warner, Universal and EMI all denying agreements with... More »

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music downloads • Universal Music Group • file sharing • EMI • Warner Music • Qtrax

Hollywood Had Math Wrong on College Movie Downloads

Study overestimated students' illegal grabs

Jan 23, 08 5:55 PM CST
(Newser) - College students aren't such movie thieves after all. Hollywood laid heavy blame for illegal downloading on colleges when a 2005 study alleged that 44% of domestic industry losses came from students downloading films. Now the industry has revised to 15%, citing "human error" in the study. Critics, however, say... More »

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Hollywood • file sharing • student • entertainment industry • colleges and universities • illegal downloading • movie industry

Pirate Bay Prepares for P2P Legal Battle

Copyright holders will finally get a shot at Swedish site

Jan 11, 08 8:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Wildly popular BitTorrent site The Pirate Bay will soon defend itself in court, after years of eluding international copyright interests, the Wall Street Journal reports. Swedish prosecutors will charge the site with “conspiracy to breach copyrights,” a technically-nuanced accusation that is heatedly disputed. The site itself hosts no... More »

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copyright • file sharing • Sweden • peer to peer • The Pirate Bay

FCC to Test 'Net Neutrality' in Comcast Case

Service provider faces investigation over claims of traffic-blocking

Jan 9, 08 12:54 PM CST
(Newser) - The Federal Communications Commission will investigate allegations Comcast hinders file sharing by blocking internet traffic for some users, the AP reports. Reports last year showed Comcast interfered with popular BitTorrent file-transfer protocol. Comcast has denied blocking data, rather claiming it delays such transfers to maximize network efficiency for all users.... More »

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Internet • investigation • Comcast • FCC • file sharing • BitTorrent • ISP • probe

RIAA Boss Clarifies Lawsuit

Says industry has never prosecuted anyone for ripping CDs for personal use

Jan 5, 08 9:06 AM CST
(Newser) - RIAA chief Cary Sherman says the recording industry has never prosecuted anyone for  ripping or copying CDs for personal use, Engadget reports. Sherman appeared on NPR and characterized media reports about a recent high-profile suit as inaccurate. The legal action, he said, is against a man who ripped CDs not... More »

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music industry • Cary Sherman • copyright law • copyright • file sharing • RIAA • MP3s

U Wash Won't Cite Students
on Swapping

Second school defies RIAA request to pass along warning letters

Jan 4, 08 1:58 PM CST
(Newser) - The University of Washington has become the second Pacific Northwest school to refuse to pass along warning letters from the RIAA to students whose IP addresses were used for illegal downloading. The RIAA considers students liable for any swapping connected with their IP addresses, but the UW, along with the... More »

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music downloads • file sharing • RIAA • lawsuit • University of Washington • student • University of Oregon

Most-Traded Music, Movies and TV Shows of 2007

Shop Boyz, Heroes, Resident Evil excite most P2P users

Jan 1, 08 1:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Forget box office numbers and Billboard charts: Wired reveals what people were really into last year by probing the action on peer-to-peer file-sharing networks. The year's most-traded files: Songs:
  1. Shop Boyz, "Party Like A Rock Star"
  2. Akon, "I Wanna Luv U"
  3. Sean Kingston,
... More »

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television • music • Heroes • list • file sharing • Radiohead • Akon • T Pain • movies

Prince vs.
the Internet:
Round 2?

Pirate Bay admins, hounded by lawyers and tails, 'not worried'

Nov 19, 07 3:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Things are heating up for BitTorrent search site The Pirate Bay, as lawyers for Prince pressure advertisers to drop it and a Swedish prosecutor promises to sue site administrators. One admin tells Ars Technica that investigators driving cars with Danish license plates are following and photographing Pirate Bay operators --... More »

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music downloads • file sharing • BitTorrent • Prince • The Pirate Bay

Comcast Sued Over File-Sharing Interference

Telecom giant says it slows high-volume users to protect wider network

Nov 15, 07 7:33 AM CST
(Newser) - A subscriber has sued Comcast for slowing file-sharing activities after an AP report last month showed that the nation's largest cable company falsely signals file-sharing software that the network connection has dropped. The man alleges that Comcast misleads consumers by claiming it offers "mind-blowing" speeds and "unfettered access"... More »

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Comcast • FCC • file sharing • telecom

Warner Boss
Mea Culpa:
P2P Problems Industry's Fault

Bronfman vows to get with interactive times

Nov 14, 07 5:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Warner Music’s boss has admitted he missed the Internet zeitgeist, even claiming some responsibility for the rise of online file sharing. “By standing still or moving at a glacial pace,” said Edgar Bronfman, “we inadvertently went to war with consumers.” The change of heart amounts... More »

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iTunes • Apple • file sharing • Warner Music • Edgar Bronfman

House: No More College File Sharing!

Schools that don't do enough to enforce copyright would get federal aid yanked

Nov 10, 07 11:02 AM CST
(Newser) - House Dems have introduced a bill that would force universities to do more to crack down on illegal file sharing, on pain of yanking their federal aid. Schools would have to provide alternatives to illegally downloading music and movies, such as pay file-sharing sites. A letter signed by several top... More »

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copyright law • House of Representatives • file sharing

Oregon Moves to Quash RIAA Subpoenas

University says it can't, won't, shouldn't finger students for file-sharing

Nov 2, 07 3:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - The University of Oregon will support 17 students the RIAA accused of illegal file-sharing. Represented by the Oregon Attorney General's office, the university requested a federal judge invalidate the RIAA's subpoena seeking the students' names. The school argued the subpoena puts an undue burden on it to "create documents... More »

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Recording Industry Association of America • Copyright Act • file sharing • Oregon

No Warner Content for Nokia Music Site

Music withheld over illegal download concerns

Nov 2, 07 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The latest music copyright battle has pitted Warner Music against Nokia. Warner refuses to sell its tunes through the new Nokia Music Store website, on grounds that another Nokia service, the file-sharing site Mosh, enables swapping of copyrighted material, the Wall Street Journal reports. Music from Universal, Sony BMG, and... More »

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music downloads • Nokia • Sony • Universal Music Group • file sharing • EMI Music • Warner Music

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