Court Rules on Music Downloader IDs
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A second U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday that the recording industry can't force Internet providers to identify music downloaders under a disputed copyright law.
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The British music industry won an important High Court decision Thursday that would force Internet service providers to hand over the identity of Britons accused of using the Internet to swap free songs.
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update The US Supreme Court on Friday said it would hear a controversial case on whether file-sharing software companies could be held legally responsible for copyright infringement on their networks.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday sidestepped a dispute over whether Internet providers can be forced to identify subscribers illegally swapping music and movies online.
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Trade association The British Phonographic Association (BPI) which last week vowed to bring 28 illegal music uploaders to justice, has secured a High Court action to force the internet service providers to come up with the identities of the alleged
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THE search mechanism used by the Kazaa file-sharing network could contain malicious code, the Federal Court heard yesterday. Counsel for the record companies, John Nicholas SC, said in recent years there had
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In a victory for the entertainment  industry, a federal judge has ruled that the Morpheus  file-sharing software encourages millions of users to share  music, movies and other works without authorization.
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court was asked Friday to hold two Internet file-sharing services responsible for their customers&#39; online swapping of copyrighted songs and movies.
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Music fans have been slow to buy music  on their mobile phones. So several companies have responded  with services that let users access from their phones music  that is stored on their computers.
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The US Supreme Court has been asked to hold two internet file-sharing services responsible for their customers&#39; online swapping of copyrighted songs and movies.
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Europe's top court on Tuesday dealt a blow to the defenders of authors' rights, upholding a Spanish Internet provider's refusal to reveal the identity of customers sharing music downloads.
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Can the act of file sharing take place "passively," without the users' direct involvement; and if so, can they no longer be held liable for copyright infringement? That's the question a US district court is preparing to consider.
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The British music industry has won a crucial High Court decision that forces Internet service providers to hand over the identity of people accused of using the Internet to swap free songs.
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A Web site that offers free streamed music from top artists said he's determined to operate his service legally.
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A US court has ruled that file-sharing firms are not responsible for what users do with their software.
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Decision not expected to slow flood of lawsuits against file sharers by the music industry.
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InfoWorld - People who received MP3 players as holiday gifts may want to steer clear of some Web sites that claim to offer legal music but don't have licensing agreements with major music labels, the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) said.