EU court says file sharers don't have to be named
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European Union countries can refuse to  disclose names of file sharers on the Internet in civil cases,  the EU's top court said on Tuesday in a blow to copyright  holders trying to fight digital piracy.
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Copyright groups have hailed a Belgian  court decision making an Internet service provider responsible  for illegal file-sharing on its network as a European first  that could help the music industry.
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Norway's supreme court ruled Thursday that a student whose Napster.no homepage was linked to free Internet music files must compensate the music industry.
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A European Union court on Monday dismissed Microsoft Corp.'s appeal against an EU antitrust order that ordered it to share communications code with rivals and sell a copy of Windows without Media Player.
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Justices sidestep a dispute over whether Internet providers can be forced to identify subscribers illegally swapping music and movies online.
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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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A federal appeals court offered sweet music for online file sharers and dealt a bitter defeat to the entertainment industry Thursday, ruling that two companies that make popular file-sharing programs aren&#39;t responsible for copyright violations by people ...
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Belgian court has ruled that an ISP is responsible for blocking illegal file sharing on its network, could set precedent.
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Music file-sharing companies are not legally responsible for the swapping of copyright content through their file-sharing software, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a blow to movie studios and record labels.
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PC Magazine - LOS ANGELES  - 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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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19 -- The makers of two leading file-sharing programs are not legally liable for copyrighted works swapped online by their users, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a blow to the entertainment industry.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday  agreed to consider whether Internet file-trading networks  should be held responsible when their users copy music, movies  and other protected works without permission.
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The Federation of the Phonographic Industry said it filed 459 lawsuits against illegal music file-sharers in Europe. The suits were filed on behalf of Warner Music Group.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has set March 29 as the date for oral arguments on whether companies providing peer-to-peer file trading software should be held responsible for copyright infringement committed by users of their products. The arguments are part of a long-playing case pitting a cadre of entertainment industry players against distributors of the Grokster and Morpheus file trading software. The p-to-p companies have already won in district court and again last August when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Grokster, Morpheus distributor StreamCast Networks, and a site operated by StreamCast called Musiccity.com were not liable for copyright violations by their users. The entertainment companies, led by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), decided to appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying there are seminal issues at stake. The Supreme Court is expected to issue an opinion by the end of July.
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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.    The subject, however, may be back at the court soon...
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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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BPI: You don't have to show us any stinkin' personal data Analysis Internet users in the UK can safely ignore this week's EU Courts of Justice ruling on data protection for filesharing: it's already irrelevant.â¦