- Fri Feb 21 2003 'Honest Thief' confronts music industry
Dutch company PGR says it "will become to file sharing what the Swiss are to banking." It's the latest threat to the entertainment and recording industry.
- Thu Feb 20 2003 Lawsuit targets Bertelsmann over Napster
A group of music publishers allege in the suit that the German media company's investment in the Napster file-swapping service led to massive abuse of copyrighted works.
- Mon Nov 25 2002 U.S. liability looms over Kazaa
Has the file-swapping network's parent company kept business contact with the United States minimal enough to avoid a U.S. lawsuit? A judge hears arguments on the case.
- Thu Nov 21 2002 RIAA: Madster flouting court order
Record labels say the file-swapping service is violating the terms of a recent court order and should be shut down or fined until it starts blocking trades of copyrighted music.
- Mon Sep 9 2002 RIAA, file-swappers ask for trial's end
Both sides want to end the copyright infringement lawsuit against popular file-swapping services Kazaa, Morpheus and Grokster quickly--they just disagree on who should win.
- Tue Jun 18 2002 Audiogalaxy to ask first, trade later
An out-of-court settlement requires the free file-swapping service to obtain consent before using copyrighted works, bringing the site to a standstill.
- Fri May 24 2002 Audiogalaxy in RIAA crosshairs
The recording industry's trade group files a lawsuit against the music download site, charging that its efforts to filter access to copyrighted songs have been ineffective.
- Fri Sep 21 2001 Rocky financial road awaits file swappers
Droves of Napster clones are busy creating file-swapping services under the nose of the entertainment industry--but such ventures promise mostly high risks and little pay.
- Wed Jan 23 2002 Netscape asked for it
A News.com reader writes that when it comes to the Microsoft antitrust trial, many have forgotten some crucial assertions made by Netscape in "the early days."
- Tue Jul 10 2001 Box office hits pirated over Web
Three current films--"Lara Croft: Tomb Raider," "Shrek" and "Pearl Harbor"--are among the most-pirated films over the Web, according to new research.

