Record industry suffers setback in court Internet providers can't be forced to divulge file-sharers

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Record Industry Sues 531 More
File-Sharers

Record Industry Sues 531 More
File-Sharers 02/17/2004 03:41 PM
The U.S. music industry today said it sued 531 more people for online copyright infringement.

Ruling: Record industry can't get names
of music swappers from Internet
providers

Ruling: Record industry can't get names
of music swappers from Internet
providers 12/19/2003 07:38 PM
Seattle Times Dec 19 2003 5:54PM ET

Music industry sues file-sharers

Music industry sues file-sharers 01/22/2004 03:10 AM
The US music industry starts legal action against more than 500 users accused of sharing songs online.

Besieged Movie Industry Suffers Record
Takings

Besieged Movie Industry Suffers Record
Takings 07/06/2004 04:47 PM

Record Industry May Not Subpoena
Providers

Record Industry May Not Subpoena
Providers 12/19/2003 01:18 PM

Record companies forced by court to pay
royalties

Record companies forced by court to pay
royalties 05/05/2004 12:52 PM
Record companies love to make a big deal about how file sharing deprives artists of their royalties. Too bad the record companies themselves must be forced, by court order, to pay the royalties they owe to artists instead of keeping it for themselves.

A two-year investigation by New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's office found that many artists were not being paid royalties because record companies lost contact with the performers and had stopped making required payments.

The artists that were too hard for the record companies to find include unknowns such as Sean Combs, Gloria Estefan, and Dolly Parton. Link

Recording industry drops amnesty program
for online file-sharers

Recording industry drops amnesty program
for online file-sharers 04/20/2004 04:46 PM
SiliconValley.com Apr 20 2004 7:42PM GMT

Music Industry Sues Hundreds Of File
Sharers At Colleges (washingtonpost.com)

Music Industry Sues Hundreds Of File
Sharers At Colleges (washingtonpost.com) 04/13/2005 01:48 AM
washingtonpost.com - The entertainment industry's effort to sue music and movie pirates into submission is reaching into the Internet's next generation with the filing of several hundred lawsuits yesterday against college students using a faster version of the Web called Internet2.

A federal appeals court on Friday
rejected efforts by the recording
industry to compel the nation's Internet
providers to turn over names of
subscribers suspected of illegally
swapping music online

A federal appeals court on Friday
rejected efforts by the recording
industry to compel the nation's Internet
providers to turn over names of
subscribers suspected of illegally
swapping music online 12/20/2003 06:23 AM
Record Industry May Not Subpoena Providers .. rejects

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Canadian Court Says File Sharers Not
Guilty of Copyright Infringement

Canadian Court Says File Sharers Not
Guilty of Copyright Infringement 04/09/2004 04:06 PM
"In other words, just putting files in a computer directory that other people can access is insufficient an action to constitute illegal distribution - at least under Canadian law."

Pop-up provider suffers legal setback

Pop-up provider suffers legal setback 01/06/2004 05:36 AM

SCO Suffers Legal Setback (NewsFactor)

SCO Suffers Legal Setback (NewsFactor) 07/22/2004 02:47 PM
NewsFactor - The SCO Group took a hit Wednesday when a circuit court judge in Michigan dismissed the Unix software provider's claim that automaker DaimlerChrysler violated its software agreement by refusing to provide certification of compliance with the provisions of that agreement.

Justice IT overhaul suffers setback

Justice IT overhaul suffers setback 12/05/2003 06:41 AM
vnunet.com Dec 5 2003 6:12AM ET

Weakened Koizumi Suffers Poll Setback
But Keeps Job

Weakened Koizumi Suffers Poll Setback
But Keeps Job 07/12/2004 04:00 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jul 12 2004 7:43AM GMT

Altnet Sues Record Industry Over File
Hash Patents

Altnet Sues Record Industry Over File
Hash Patents 09/09/2004 10:51 AM

Research and Markets: Study This
Detailed Industry Profile of Australian
Wireless Internet Providers

Research and Markets: Study This
Detailed Industry Profile of Australian
Wireless Internet Providers 04/13/2005 02:03 AM
Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c15563) has announced the addition of Industry Profile: Australian Wireless Internet Providers to their offering. [PRWEB Apr 13, 2005]

Music Industry Returns to Court,
Altering Tactics on File Sharing

Music Industry Returns to Court,
Altering Tactics on File Sharing 01/22/2004 02:12 AM
The music industry returned to the courthouse Wednesday to sue 532 people it accuses of large-scale copyright infringement.

Record Industry Sues 754 for Internet
Song Swaps

Record Industry Sues 754 for Internet
Song Swaps 12/19/2004 03:11 PM
A recording industry trade group said Thursday that it has filed another wave of lawsuits against 754 people it suspects of distributing songs over the Internet without permission. The Recording Industry Association of America has now sued more than 7,000 people for distributing its songs over "peer to peer" networks like eDonkey and Kazaa, in an effort to discourage the online song copying that it believes has cut into CD sales.

The RIAA typically settles copyright infringement suits for around $5,000 each. Despite more than a year of headline-grabbing lawsuits, peer-to-peer use has not declined. An average of 7.5 million users were logged on to peer-to-peer networks in November 2004, up from 4.4 million in November 2003, according to the research firm BigChampagne.

News source: Reuters

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BB-gun maker shuns Christmas publicity
EU court: Microsoft must divulge secrets
Report: Rosneft buys

BB-gun maker shuns Christmas publicity
EU court: Microsoft must divulge secrets
Report: Rosneft buys 12/24/2004 12:49 PM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Wed Dec 22, 11:47 pm GMT

Industry plans to prosecute internet
music file swappers

Industry plans to prosecute internet
music file swappers 04/12/2005 11:49 PM
Irish Times Apr 13 2005 4:18AM GMT

RIAA goes after 531 more file sharers

RIAA goes after 531 more file sharers 02/18/2004 10:49 AM
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is continuing its tactic of filing suits against anonymous "John Doe" computer users who the organization accuses of illegally sharing copyright material over peer to peer networks. The association filed lawsuits against 531 unnamed people on Tuesday, claiming that they are offering substantial amounts of copyrighted music files for free. The legal actions were filed in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Orlando and Trenton, New Jersey, the RIAA said.

Winning over the file sharers

Winning over the file sharers 04/06/2005 06:23 PM
ZDNet Apr 6 2005 9:08PM GMT

Battle Not Over for File Sharers

Battle Not Over for File Sharers 12/23/2003 07:15 AM
The recent ruling preventing the Recording Industry of America from using ISPs to go after copyright offenders opens new legal avenues to those who have been sued. But beating the RIAA won't be easy. By Kristen Philipkoski.

Lawsuits deter some file-sharers

Lawsuits deter some file-sharers 04/26/2004 08:45 AM
The lawsuits against file-sharers is having a mixed impact on song-swapping online, a survey has found.

Internet2 File Sharers Targeted

Internet2 File Sharers Targeted 04/14/2005 07:06 AM
Media Center PC World Apr 14 2005 12:02PM GMT

Artists mix it up with file sharers
(USATODAY.com)

Artists mix it up with file sharers
(USATODAY.com) 05/21/2004 05:16 PM
USATODAY.com - A sampling of creative ways entertainers have approached the file-sharing question:

File-sharers offer SP2 update

File-sharers offer SP2 update 08/14/2004 01:05 AM
News.bbc.co.uk - Fri Aug 13, 02:27 pm GMT

High court weighs Internet file sharing

High court weighs Internet file sharing 03/30/2005 11:39 AM
Seattle Times Mar 30 2005 2:49PM GMT

RIAA Targets Internet2 File Sharers

RIAA Targets Internet2 File Sharers 04/14/2005 07:06 AM
Boost Marketing Apr 14 2005 11:59AM GMT

British ISPs Must Identify File Sharers

British ISPs Must Identify File Sharers 03/14/2005 04:42 PM
British record companies applauded Friday's ruling in court that gave them the right to obtain the identities of people who use file sharing programs from Internet service providers. The labels were looking for the identities of 31 persons suspected of uploading large numbers of illegal files.

Apple sues 'Tiger' file sharers

Apple sues 'Tiger' file sharers 12/24/2004 12:39 PM
Apple is suing three men it says shared preview versions of its latest operating system online.

RIAA sues 80 more alleged file-sharers

RIAA sues 80 more alleged file-sharers 10/31/2003 06:21 PM
USA Today Oct 31 2003 4:48PM ET

Economist.com | Illegal file-sharers
under attack

Economist.com | Illegal file-sharers
under attack 03/29/2005 06:54 AM
Grokster and StreamCast face the music .. Illegal file-sharers under attack .. Economist

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Supposedly Anonymous File Sharers
Arrested

Supposedly Anonymous File Sharers
Arrested 12/02/2003 03:09 AM
Ever since the recording industry started cracking down on file sharers by going after them with lawyers, new services have been popping up promising "anonymity" for anyone who uses them. Of course, most don't give much proof for that claim, and you might want to think twice before believing it. Two file sharers in Japan have apparently been arrested, despite using a supposedly anonymous service. They don't say how they tracked these folks down, but it's making people wonder just how anonymous these anonymous systems really are.

File-sharers offer Windows update

File-sharers offer Windows update 08/10/2004 06:56 AM
File-sharing activists are using Microsoft's SP2 update to highlight the benefits of peer-to-peer technology.

Valenti Angry With Tarantino, Wants To
Sue File Sharers

Valenti Angry With Tarantino, Wants To
Sue File Sharers 05/17/2004 04:21 PM
How about a celebrity boxing match between Quentin Tarantino and Jack Valenti? Last week Tarantino spoke at an "anti-piracy" conference and made the case that movie piracy isn't so bad in many cases. However, by not sticking to the script, Tarantino has apparently upset MPAA head Jack Valenti. It's a little unclear what was said, but from the article linked here, it sounds like Valenti was threatening Tarantino. He tells him that it's time to "get on-board" with the industry's anti-piracy efforts. However, there doesn't appear to be an "or else," which certainly makes it sound like quite the idle threat. However, he's also threatening file sharers, and is basically admitting that the MPAA is likely to follow in the RIAA's footsteps and start directly suing end users. Valenti warns: "Suppose you can [download] a movie in five minutes, piracy will explode like a pandemic." Mr. Valenti's track record in such predictions isn't so hot. After all, he's the guy who predicted the VCR would kill the movie industry just before it (oh, that's right) saved the industry.

US federal agents raid file-sharers

US federal agents raid file-sharers 06/05/2005 11:48 PM

United States law enforcement agents raided a series of servers allegedly hosting file-sharing servers. Operation D-Elite targeted sites supporting files using the BitTorrent protocol, focusing especially on the EliteTtorrents site. "Torrents" make files available in many small sections, which increases uploading and downloading speeds.

The action follows a well-publicized complaint by the Motion Picture Association of America ( MPAA ), who criticized the wide availability of torrent versions of the new Star Wars movie.

The Justice Department wouldn't comment on how officials zeroed in on Elitetorrent's biggest players, but ICE's Sevel credited the MPAA, which somehow got a line on the site's server logs.
"The MPAA provided us with information that led us to the logs and data for the servers ... the logs for the users as well as the uploads and downloads," said [ICE supervisory agent Jim] Sevel. The organization did not just provide a list of IP addresses of file swappers -- which is easy to get on any peer-to-peer network -- but found some of "the actual records from the server," Sevel said.

The raids were carried out by several agencies acting in concert, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the FBI , organized by Homeland Security .

(via Louise Watson )

RIAA once again can easily get file
sharers identity

RIAA once again can easily get file
sharers identity 07/28/2004 02:54 AM

Well in another win for enemy number one in the file sharing the RIAA can now get the identities of file sharers in mass. This will help them expedite their lawsuits against thousands of file sharers [Corante]

Programmer sets up mask for file-sharers

Programmer sets up mask for file-sharers 02/11/2004 02:43 AM
Boston Globe Feb 11 2004 6:46AM GMT
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