Net File-Sharing Doesn&#39;t Hurt Most Artists - Survey
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Most musicians and artists say the Internet has helped them make more money from their work despite online file-trading services that allow users to copy songs and other material for free, according to a study released on Sunday.
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Napster Creator Unleashes New File Sharing Service  Napster was a revolutionary product. It practically gave birth to the p2p industry on the Internet. It has lead to a stage that big corporations of the music industry are practically scared of losing a major chunk of their business from this phenomenon. And ...
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Despite evidence that sharing music and movies online remains popular, a report issued Tuesday by a committee of entertainment and university leaders says universities have made strides the past year to curtail online piracy.    The report, submitted to Congress by the Joint Committee of the Higher Education and Entertainment Communities, highlights steps taken by the universities to tackle Internet piracy but offers few details of their effectiveness...
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Sharing movie files is not as prevalent as sharing music, partly because it takes a lot of bandwidth to download even a poor copy of a two-hour film.
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At least one online music service without digital rights management restrictions is launching.
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A survey of artists and musicians in the US has revealed that a large majority have embraced the internet and consider it to be a helpful tool to their careers.
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Online ticket levy wins MPs' blessing Analysis Why is the Recording Industry Ass. of America still Diablo Numero Uno for so many people? The major record labels are at an advanced stage of terminal illness, sit on a diminishing asset base, and unable to make more than token gestures at preventing online file sharing. Perhaps it's because some people now make it a point of moral principle not to pay for music online. Or perhaps it's because "RIAA" fits so nicely on a bumper sticker.â¦
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Sharman Networks, parent company of the peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing software Kazaa, is rejoicing at the US court ruling that found two similar P2P programs, Grokster and Morpheus, do not violate US copyright law. However, the company concedes that the ...
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As more economists study the economics of downloading music freely, the consensus will likely be that it does hurt sales of music, but how much?
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Online music downloading might be the new wave in the music business, but it won't crest for at least another five years, according to a new report. -washingtonpost.com
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The label thinks about selling its downloads without restrictions.
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By MIKE CORDER    SYDNEY, Australia  -- The distributor of file-swapping giant Kazaa on Friday welcomed a U.S. court's ruling that two of its rivals are not legally liable for the songs, movies and other copyright works shared online by their users...
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Most musicians see the internet as more of an opportunity than a threat, research suggests.
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New P2P software lets musicians collaborate in real-time on the web without the familiar digital hiccups of the past. By Mike Kobrin.
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The British Phonographic Industry threatens tough action. &quot;We will get IP addresses and names,&quot; a spokesperson said. &quot;P2P users have a misconception that they are anonymous, but they are not.
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Most musicians and artists say the  Internet has helped them make more money from their work  despite online file-trading services that allow users to copy  songs and other material for free, according to a study  released on Sunday.
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It&#39;s a key argument in the use of file-sharing services -- and it&#39;s one that the United States Supreme Court says it will take up.