Copyright Owners Targeting 'Seeders' on P2P File Sharing Networks
File traders who seed peer-to-peer networks with copyrighted material can be identified and traced, according to BayTSP, a peer-to-peer monitoring company...
View ArticleJudge Orders Shutdown of LokiTorrent, MPAA Gets Logs
A U.S. District Court judge in Texas has ordered the shutdown of the LokiTorrent P2P site and has ordered the operators to turn over the server logs to the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)...
View ArticleP2P Fight Heads To The Supreme Court
On March 29th, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case of MGM vs. Grokster. A number of industry trade groups, consumer advocates and lawyers have filed briefs in support of peer-to-peer...
View ArticleBitTorrent 4.0.0 Released
Version 4.0.0 of the BitTorrent free peer-to-peer software has been released. New features include an improved queue-based user interface, many modifiable settings, enhanced statistics, and better...
View ArticleBitTorrent Going Mainstream
BitTorrent, more than any other P2P technology is being adopted by legitimate companies as a way to vastly improve the large file distribution process...
View ArticleComparison of Unwanted Software Installed by P2P Programs
Anti-spyware crusader Ben Edelman has posted a lengthy report detailing which P2P programs install which spyware/adware. The big offenders seem to be eDonkey, iMesh, Kazaa, LimeWire, and Morpheus. The...
View ArticleSpurned by MTV, Rock Bands Turn to BitTorrent
Sick and tired of being rejected by MTV and VH1, many bands are turning to BitTorrent to distribute their music videos...
View ArticleMan Is Shocked To Find His Tax Return on Internet
After using a popular peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing program for downloading music, a man has discovered that his tax return is circulating on the Internet. Investigators performing a simple search...
View ArticleBillionaire Mark Cuban To Finance Grokster Defense
Mark Cuban, the dot-com billionaire who founded and sold Broadcast.com, has said that he will pay for Grokster's legal defense in the peer-to-peer lawsuit brought by MGM. This very important case will...
View ArticleP2P Battle To Take Center Stage in U.S. Supreme Court
On Tuesday, the highest court in the land will begin hearing arguments in the case of MGM Studios v. Grokster. This important case pits all the major movie studios and record labels against Grokster...
View ArticleOpen Media Network Launched By Former Netscape Execs
Two former Netscape executives have launched the Open Media Network, a non-profit P2P media distribution startup. Combining the functionality of TiVo with peer-to-peer distribution, the service lets...
View ArticleFeds Raid Top BitTorrent Tracker
Federal agents raided the operators of Elite Torrents, a popular BitTorrent peer-to-peer tracker for pirated software, music, and movies. In addition to shutting down the functionality of the site, the...
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