- Fri Apr 6 2001 Napster alternatives start blocking songs
The record industry's attempts to stop online song trading are gaining traction, as other leading music-swapping sites have begun blocking downloads of copyrighted tunes.
- Tue Nov 20 2001 Music publishers file new copyright suit
A group representing the owners of most songs published in the United States has filed suits against the parent companies of MusicCity, Grokster and Kazaa.
- Thu Aug 23 2001 Utilities Updates: Faust's Friend: MacInstall; DiskTracker; ClickCopy; Jedit; Empty Servers Now!; more
Utilities Updates: Faust's Friend: MacInstall; DiskTracker; ClickCopy; Jedit; Empty Servers Now!; more
- Wed Apr 4 2001 EMI dips toe in music-sharing waters
The record label takes a tentative step toward digital music sharing, hoping that a tightly controlled model of file sharing will help boost sales.
- Tue Aug 19 2003 Media groups appeal P2P ruling
Record labels and movie studios say they have appealed an April federal court ruling that held for the first time that some file-swapping software was legal.
- Mon Jul 7 2003 Trade group to back P2P efforts
The president of Grokster says he's forming a trade group to try to convince Congress that peer-to-peer companies can be legitimate ventures.
- Wed Jul 2 2003 Kazaa parent forms P2P alliance
Sharman Networks and partner Altnet hope their new trade group will help legitimize the much-maligned peer-to-peer industry and bury the hatchet with the RIAA.
- Tue Jul 1 2003 P2P alliance to counter RIAA?
Sharman Networks, maker of Kazaa software, plans to launch a group to push the case for the peer-to-peer industry in the face of the record labels' campaign.
- Tue Apr 22 2003 Record labels sue Napster investor
Universal Music Group and EMI Recorded Music file suit against venture capitalist Hummer Winblad, saying the company facilitated copyright infringement for financial gain.
- Fri Sep 6 2002 The week in review: Napster R.I.P.
The last nails seem to be in the coffin for two of the earliest and most prominent file-swapping sites, but the battle isn't over for file-swappers.
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