Jan 10, 2003 | file_sharing, law
A Los Angeles federal judge ruled that record companies and movie studios can proceed with a lawsuit against the parent company of Kazaa in the United States. Here’s an article about the ruling made public today. For background, see my news item on December 21....
Jan 10, 2003 | DRM, file_sharing, law
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act was passed in 1998 after strenuous lobbying by Hollywood studios, record labels and other intellectual property holders. They argued that new copyright protections were necessary to prevent the Internet from becoming a forum for...
Dec 21, 2002 | audio, file_sharing, law
The recording industry has a lawsuit pending in US District Court in Los Angeles against Kazaa, seeking to grind it away to nothing as it did to Napster. Kazaa is currently the most popular online file-swapping software, downloaded by more than 160 million people. At...
Oct 13, 2002 | file_sharing, law
On Wednesday, October 9, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Eldred v. Ashcroft, a fascinating case that could have important implications for the future of copyright law in this country. In short, Congress has gotten in the habit of extending the term of...
Sep 27, 2002 | business, file_sharing
The more things change, the more they stay the same. You may not know that commissions are paid by some online stores to web sites that provide links to the stores. Small businesses use affiliate links for some extra income; charities use them for fundraisers. When...
Sep 23, 2002 | file_sharing, software
Kazaa introduced a new version of its file sharing software today. It should be available at download.com. I don’t have any information yet about any spyware included in this version – Kazaa was packing spy programs in pretty seriously for a while. There are some new...
