- Mon Mar 5 2001 File-swapping services seek refuge overseas
A 21-year-old Canadian plans to establish a Napster clone off the coast of Britain in an attempt to sidestep U.S. copyright laws.
- Fri Jul 26 2002 Microsoft says no to music swapping
The software giant warns its 50,000 workers that they are not to use company PCs or networks for peer-to-peer sharing of music or other files.
- Thu Oct 30 2003 RIAA files 80 new file-swapping suits
Warning letters prompt many people to settle with the Recording Industry Association of America before being sued.
- Thu Feb 8 2001 Gnutella swapping cookies, too
Web surfers trading digital goods over the popular file-swapping network are sharing much more: sensitive data files that could expose them to identity theft.
- Sat Feb 10 2001 The week in review: Safe swapping
The battle over peer-to-peer file swapping rages on with new developments, including a revelation that has Web surfers and security experts concerned.
- Tue Aug 1 2000 Ovitz backs Web aggregator start-up
The Hollywood agent is lending his entertainment credentials to Silicon Valley start-up Octopus.com.
- Mon Sep 9 2002 Audiogalaxy swaps music services
The one-time file-swapping powerhouse, hobbled by a legal settlement with record labels, launches a legal music offer in place of its old download service.
- Sat Jan 3 2009 Facebook sues social-network aggregator Power.com
Social-networking giant files claim against start-up that gives users access to several social networks and messaging clients at once.
- Mon Dec 7 2009 Boxee unveils prototype 'Boxee Box'
The company maps out plans to bring its aggregated online media app to a dedicated hardware device.
- Thu Sep 12 2002 E-mail a weapon in file-swap fight
Hoping for a repeat of Napster's flameout, the RIAA and the MPAA are using file-swapping company execs' own words against them in the attempt to close Kazaa and Morpheus.




