- Mon Mar 23 1998 Microsoft drops a letter bomb
When Bill Gates went to Washington a few weeks ago to face the Senate's music, Sun CEO Scott McNealy sat on Gates's left and delivered zinger after zinger, treating Orrin Hatch's Judiciary Committee to many of his best Bill-bashing bits.
- Thu Aug 5 2004 State AGs warn file-sharing companies
Top state cops cite child porn users and privacy, copyright concerns in critical letter to P2P firms.
- Thu Jan 24 2002 Microsoft, DOJ disclosure lawsuit filed
A nonprofit antitrust group files a lawsuit alleging the software maker and the DOJ violated federal law by not properly disclosing all information related to settlement negotiations.
- Thu Jul 22 2004 Senator wants to ban P2P networks
But backers of bill to outlaw file-swapping networks seek to quell worries that iPods could be caught in the dragnet.
- Thu Aug 19 2004 Judges rule file-sharing software legal
Appeals court says software developers not liable for file-swappers' actions.
- Thu Sep 2 2004 Copyright Office pitches anti-P2P bill
A proposal surfaces to ban file-swapping networks--a response to the recent court ruling that said they were legal to operate.
- Mon Sep 18 2000 Feds disagree about Napster controversy
The legal fight over the music-swapping start-up has divided Washington, pitting at least one powerful legislator against the Clinton administration.
- Tue Feb 13 2001 Policing Napster
The future of the music file-swapping service may be determined by what is possible to police--and what is not--on a maze of global networks used by more than 50 million people.
- Mon Sep 24 2001 Napster reaches settlement with publishers
The music-swapping company settles part of its outstanding publishers' lawsuit with a $26 million payment, helping clear the way for its planned subscription service.
- Fri Jun 25 2004 Senate OKs antipiracy plan
Pirate Act would let feds sue suspected pirates--raising worries about an onslaught of legal action against file swappers.
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