- Fri Nov 1 2002 Court chains Aimster's melodies
A U.S. District Court judge agrees to the terms of preliminary injunction outlined by the recording industry to halt the swapping of music files on Aimster.
- Thu Jul 5 2001 Aimster faces more lawsuits
The Motion Picture Association of America and a group of music publishers have separately filed lawsuits against file-swapping company Aimster, charging the company with contributing to copyright violations. The lawsuits follow a similar lawsuit filed by a group of record labels. Each of the organizations is making a claim similar to that facing Napster, which has begun blocking songs from being traded through its service after a court order.
Aimster argues that its service is different because it is focused on the broader issue of private network communications, and just one part of this has been the swapping of copyrighted works. Even before the record industry's lawsuit, Aimster asked a court for an independent ruling that what the company offers is legal. The last file-swapping company to face such broad opposition was Scour, which went out of business after facing a similar lawsuit.
- Fri May 11 2001 Watching Aimster's "private" network
An anti-piracy company shines a light on people trading music files despite the file-swapping network's privacy features that theoretically place it beyond the reach of copyright police.
- Tue Jun 19 2001 Aimster calls for donors in legal battle
Stung by a lawsuit from the Recording Industry Association of America that alleges it violates copyright laws, file-swapping company Aimster is asking for financial help from fans. The company is asking visitors to "Take Aim at the RIAA." The link takes surfers to a page where they can donate funds directly to Aimster through Amazon.com's "Honor System," which collects cash for sites lacking their own financial infrastructure. The page also includes several shopping sites with which Aimster has agreements to refer traffic in return for cash.
"Help support our fight to protect your privacy," the page reads. "The RIAA is trying to take away your privacy by telling us to filter...files." Aimster and the RIAA are skirmishing in court over where a trial should be held. Once that decision is made, a court process similar to the industry's suit against file-swapping service Napster is likely to ensue.
- Wed May 2 2001 Aimster sounds off in Napster's wake
The file-swapping and instant messaging company opens a new front in the online music wars, asking for court protection against the record industry in a pre-emptive legal strike.
- Mon May 21 2001 Aimster loses domain-name battle with AOL
An independent panel of the National Arbitration Forum decides that several Aimster-held Net addresses violate AOL's "AIM" trademark.
- Tue Jan 13 2004 High court turns deaf ear to Aimster
The U.S. Supreme Court says it won't hear an appeal of a lower jurisdiction's order that pulled the plug on Aimster, a file-swapping service similar to Napster in design.
- Wed Jan 23 2002 Aimster changes name, adds fee service
The file-swapping company, which is working to attract paying members, hands America Online its name and rebrands itself Madster.com.
- Tue Dec 19 2000 Aimster sets sights on MSN, Napster messengers
A new release of the instant messaging and file-swapping software will support new plug-ins that could tap into services such as MSN Messenger or even Napster's chat service.
- Fri May 25 2001 RIAA sues Aimster over file swapping
The record industry files a lawsuit against the file-swapping company, charging that it is violating copyrights in much the same way as Napster or Scour.
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