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  | Tennessee anti-P2P law to cost colleges over $13 million Found at 11/18/2008 via arstechnica.com
Big Content got an early Christmas present from the state of Tennessee. A new law will force Tennessee colleges and universities to pay in excess of $13 million over the next two years in what is likely to be a futile attempt to stamp out campus copyright infringement. Read More... More...
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| French court green lights lawsuits against P2P vendors Found at 11/17/2008 via arstechnica.com
Limewire, Vuze, Shareaza, and Morpheus can all be sued on French soil, a court has ruled. Recent copyright law changes in France mean that creators and distributors of software "manifestly" designed to swap content illegally can be prosecuted, fined, and even tossed in jail. Read More... More...
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| GigaTribe brings private P2P sharing to U.S. Found at 11/17/2008 via news.cnet.com
Web 2.0 file-sharing service is bringing free peer-to-peer private file sharing to the U.S. More...
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| Unlicensed P2P Value: $69 Billion in 2007 Found at 11/17/2008 via 
That's a lot of money. More...
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| French music industry wants P2P ban Found at 11/17/2008 via www.theinquirer.net
THE FRENCH MUSIC industry has decided to sue four US-based companies that develop P2P applications, including the BitTorrent client Vuze, Limewire and Morpheus. More...
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| The Value of Unlicensed Music "Shared" Worldwide on P2P Networks in 2007 was US$69 Billion, According to MultiMedia ... Found at 11/17/2008 via biz.yahoo.com
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.----The value of unlicensed music trafficked on P2P networks in 2007 was US$69 billion, according to new MultiMedia Intelligence research. This value should not be viewed as lost revenue, but rather the result of multiplying the number of unlicensed music tracks transferred over P2P networks globally by a fair market value per track. More...
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| Analysis: Duke's new P2P policy won't stop RIAA lawsuits Found at 11/16/2008 via arstechnica.com
Duke University says it's not going to cough up any student info to the RIAA without proof of illegal behavior. It sounds good in theory, but it's not going to slow down the RIAA's legal juggernaut. Read More... More...
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| How Big Media Can Beat P2P and Make a Killing in the Recession Found at 11/15/2008 via mashable.com
There are only a few places around the world where the vice of art of consumerism is having a good day. Suffice it to say that the holiday season will be celebrated; it just won?t be full of so much?stuff. And maybe a bit less happiness to show for it, too. So Scrooge wins this time around. But here?s a glimmer of hope to nibble on. In the media world, in an industry dominated by the RIAA ... More...
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| P2P Weekly Wrap Up Found at 11/15/2008 via
This week in file-sharing. More...
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| Major ISPs to Roll Out P4P Over the Next Two Months Found at 11/13/2008 via www.circleid.com
Some of the largest ISPs in US, including phone and cable companies, plan on updating their networks over the next two months with a new technology that promises to accelerate P2P distribution. According to reports, recent trials have demonstrated 59% increase in download delivery speeds on average -- and up to 150% for the fastest class of users. More...
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| Lime Wire advances its file-sharing software Found at 11/11/2008 via www.baltimoresun.com
Lime Wire LLC announced a new version of the popular LimeWire file-sharing software last week, advancing the company's vision of its software as a platform for services. Clearly, the major record companies' lawsuit hasn't stopped the company from trying to develop its business - or pushing p2p to higher levels of functionality. More...
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| Lime Wire advances its file-sharing software Found at 11/11/2008 via www.baltimoresun.com
Lime Wire LLC announced a new version of the popular LimeWire file-sharing software last week, advancing the company's vision of its software as a platform for services. Clearly, the major record companies' lawsuit hasn't stopped the company from trying to develop its business - or pushing p2p to higher levels of functionality. More...
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| BitTorrent Will Be Fine Found at 11/9/2008 via
Paid P2P is another matter. More...
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| Why Paid P2P Might Be Dead Found at 11/8/2008 via mashable.com
Before the current economic crisis landed with a thwack on our plate and ensured that few would escape the beast unscathed, I was really long on peer-to-peer. Totally bullish. And paid P2P - selling content on those peer-to-peer systems that content owners tried to sue out of existence - made sense. I thought, ?eventually those Big Media dolts will come around and see the light.? I?m not so ... More...
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| Old Dog, New Tricks: LimeWire Adds Social Features Found at 11/8/2008 via www.readwriteweb.com
LimeWire - an eight-year old P2P service that manages to survive despite the best efforts of the RIAA - isn't resting on its laurels. In fact, despite the turmoil in which they find themselves embroiled , the company continues to make efforts to improve the service. In March of this year, they launched an iTunes-esque music store . Now, according to the LA Times , LimeWire plans to add ... More...
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