Today the US Supreme Court sent a strong message to the file-sharing services: that they are responsible for their users' infringement of copyright law. The unanimous decision "stands to reshape an Internet landscape in which file-swapping has become commonplace," CNET reports. The decision "won't immediately shut down access to the trading networks, however." The Supreme Court sent the case back … [Read more...] about P2P services can be sued too: Supreme Court
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Restricted tunes
Ok, parents may ask, just what is the difference between iTunes and KaAaA (the pay-per-tune vs. the file-sharing services)? At sites like iTunes, Napster, etc., USATODAY's Andrew Kantor ably explains, "when you pay for and download a song, it comes with various built-in restrictions. Maybe you can only pay it while you're subscribed to the service. Maybe you're limited to playing it on certain … [Read more...] about Restricted tunes
US: File-sharing differently
Americans are sharing digital music as much as ever, but less on the P2P services, according to the latest Pew Internet & American Life study. The percentage of Net users who swap tunes online is holding steady at about 24%. The change is here: "Twenty-one percent of current music downloaders say they still [actively] use P2P systems, compared with 31% in February 2004," while use of paid music … [Read more...] about US: File-sharing differently
P2P: New faulty floodgate
It makes you wonder if anything can really stop the flood of file-sharing - lawsuits from record companies, detection software for parents, or low-cost legal music Web sites? Napster.com, which *was* the original "underground" file-sharing service (before Kazaa, BitTorrent, and all the other 2nd- and 3rd-generation P2P networks) and is now a legal music retailer online, is now widely publicized as … [Read more...] about P2P: New faulty floodgate
Cheaper online tunes
Some digital music fans (including plenty of kids) think $1 a song is highway robbery and say that's why they use the free file-sharing services. Other reasons fans (and industry analysts) of all ages cite include restrictions on what one can do with the songs once they've been purchased. Molly Wood, a senior editor at ZDNET, does a good job of laying out music consumers' current choices (on the … [Read more...] about Cheaper online tunes