- 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.
- Tue May 27 2003 Apple limits iTunes file sharing
The Mac maker limits a music-sharing feature from the latest version of iTunes after some Mac owners used it to swap songs over the Internet.
- Wed Oct 23 2002 Labels look to put digital files on CDs
Macrovision is helping record labels defend copyrights while giving consumers versatility: CDs could carry songs that are transferable to MP3 players but can't be file-swapped.
- Thu Sep 28 2000 Napster spurs advertisers to pour money into MP3 sites
A new study says online music sites can thank the popular file-swapping service for a substantial surge in revenues last month.
- Thu Apr 24 2003 Verizon gets 14 days to ID file-swapper
A court rules for a second time that the company must give up the identity of an anonymous Internet subscriber accused by the RIAA of swapping music files online.
- Mon Jul 15 2002 File-traders in the crosshairs
The record industry is threatening legal and technical action against individual file-swappers. But what's the real risk for consumers?
- Fri Apr 25 2003 Are file traders next?
Though a court has found makers of peer-to-peer software aren't liable for copyright violations that occur on their networks, downloading unlicensed MP3s is still very illegal.
- Fri Jul 11 2003 A royalties plan for file sharing
William Fisher, director of Harvard's Berkman Center, says the establishment of a compulsory licensing system can break this cyberlogjam by satisfying the rights of content creators and the needs of consumers.
- Wed Sep 10 2003 RIAA seeks to alter file-trading culture
The recording industry's first wave of lawsuits against alleged music pirates is changing the legal landscape--but can it manage to crush interest in file trading?
- Thu Oct 22 1998 Infoseek filing tells Disney story
The company's chief executive spells out key details of its deal with Disney in a letter addressed to shareholders filed with the SEC.




