A new generation of peer-to-peer tools is finding its groove on the Internet, spelling tougher times ahead for movie studios' attempts to quell online piracy. Going by names like eDonkey and ...

The Supreme Court may have dealt file-swapping companies a blow on Monday, but its decision is unlikely to put a damper on the illegal sharing of music and other media online anytime soon, industry ...

UK Internet service provider PlusNet announced on Friday that is launching a lower-priced broadband product. Customers will only be charged £20.99 (including VAT) per month for PlusNet's ADSL Home ...

After an initial shock, U.S. universities are learning to live with file swapping among students on campus, despite legal risks and the heavy demands such activities place on computer networks. When ...

Grokster, the company that became a flashpoint in a protracted legal battle over online music and movie piracy, stopped distributing its peer-to-peer software on Monday as part of a settlement with ...

The popular peer-to-peer network that turned Internet2’s high-speed research infrastructure into a digital swap meet closed down last week after months of legal attacks from record companies and movie ...

Four years after it shuttered the original Napster with a legal assault, the recording industry is taking a different approach to online file-swapping: If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Recording ...

The U.S. Congress is considering a bill that would let music companies and other media entities legally enter file-swapping services to block users from trading copyrighted files. Claiming to be “a ...

correctionA Business article in some Jan. 25 editions incorrectly characterized the position of some high-tech and public interest groups on a pending court case involving file-sharing software.

Showing no sign of letting up in its legal war against music swappers, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has filed another 761 copyright-infringement lawsuits against individuals.