- Tue Oct 27 4:00 AM PDT 2009 Q&A: A front-row seat for media's meltdown
Big Champagne CEO Eric Garland, who tracks file sharing for media companies, says studios will fare better in the Digital Age and Hulu should not charge fees.
- Thu Sep 17 10:18 AM PDT 2009 Net neutrality gets a boost from leading Democrat
House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman says he has added himself as a co-sponsor to a Net neutrality bill.
- Wed Sep 16 4:16 PM PDT 2009 Skype founders file copyright suit against Skype
Joltid, a company founded by Skype's developers, alleges its P2P software is being infringed upon every time someone downloads and uses the popular VoIP service.
- Sat Sep 5 1:32 PM PDT 2009 Opposition mounts against P2P disconnection plan
Proposals in the U.K. to disconnect the broadband service of suspected illegal file-sharers have come under fresh attack from ISPs, rights groups, and creative artists' groups.
- Tue Aug 25 4:00 AM PDT 2009 File sharers hold vigil for Pirate Bay
The Pirate Bay may be breathing its last breath, but the site revered by file-sharers and reviled by copyright owners has likely given birth to numerous progeny.
- Mon Aug 17 3:51 AM PDT 2009 Qtrax faces more financial, legal problems
First Oracle and now two other vendors are suing the online music start-up, charging it with unpaid bills. Qtrax also appears to be behind payments to at least one label.
- Fri Aug 14 12:38 PM PDT 2009 Justice Department defends massive file-swapping fine
In move that echoes Bush administration arguments, Obama Justice Department says Jammie Thomas' $1.92 million fine for infringement of 24 songs is constitutional.
- Tue Aug 11 4:00 AM PDT 2009 How turf wars and miscues crippled SpiralFrog
Before the doors closed at the once-promising start-up, money got tight, and the payroll went unpaid. Management squabbles made a bad situation even worse.
- Tue Jul 28 5:48 PM PDT 2009 Joel Tenenbaum follows in Jammie Thomas' footsteps
In addition to challenging the music industry Tenenbaum's copyright case is similar to Thomas-Rasset's in that it doesn't appear to be going well.
- Mon Jul 27 1:47 PM PDT 2009 Oracle sues Qtrax, claims P2P site owes $1.8 million
Oracle supplied the music service with software, but Qtrax's $1.8 million payment bounced, according to court documents.




