- Mon Jun 27 2005 Musicians, songwriters: P2P ruling rocks
Downloaders may cringe about the Grokster ruling, but it resonates with artists, many of whom say swappers have hurt their business.
- 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 Feb 2 2004 Landmark P2P ruling back in court
Lawyers representing the entertainment industry and file-swapping companies return to court as a federal appeals court hears the first arguments in a case likely to shape the future of online file swapping.
- Mon Jun 27 2005 Readers: P2P ruling will spark lawsuit rush
Some readers predict the decision will spur a flurry of suits against software makers; others say the ruling is far from disastrous.
- Mon Jul 12 2004 Canadian record labels appeal P2P ruling
A court said file-swapping was OK in Canada. The music business objects.
- Fri Aug 20 2004 Kazaa owner takes heart in P2P ruling
Sharman Networks applauds U.S. appeal court decision that lets peer-to-peer software makers off the hook.
- Wed Nov 14 2007 Politicos poised to pass anti-P2P rules for universities
As debate continues in a House panel, changes aren't looking likely to a higher-ed bill provision pressuring schools to supply "alternatives" and technological deterrents to piracy.
- Wed Nov 14 2007 Politicos near vote on anti-P2P rules for universities
Massive higher education bill being debated Wednesday could force universities to agree to provide deterrents and "alternatives" to illegal downloads--or risk losing their financial aid.
- Mon Jun 27 2005 The Supreme Court's ruling against P2P
What did the justices say? What does it mean to me? Questions about Grokster and file swapping's future answered.
- Thu Jun 23 2005 Supreme Court still mum on P2P, cable Net rulings




