Posted by: Jeffrey Neu
on Apr 17, 2009
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Torrent ,
Sweden ,
Pirate Bay ,
Piracy ,
Peter Sunde ,
Peer2Peer ,
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Gottfrid Svartholm ,
Fredrik Neij ,
File Sharing ,
Copyright ,
Carl Lundström
Peer2Peer technologies and file sharing has been controversial since the day it was created. Adoption has been fairly speedy, but only in circles where the law has not been a driving concern. Since the creation of Kazaa, Bit Torrent, and various other software programs, Peer2Peer technologies have been skirting on the very fringe of copyright violations, and potentially considered downright theft.
Posted by: Jennifer Yoon
on Jan 23, 2009
On January 22, 2009, the public will be able to log on to the internet and watch the motions hearing in the RIAA's lawsuit against Boston University student Joel Tenenbaum and others.
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on Sep 25, 2008
Judge Davis decliared a mistrial in Capitol v. Thomas. In October 2007, Jammie Thomas was ordered to pay the RIAA $220,000 in restitution to the RIAA, at the maximum penalty of $9,250 per song, and was said to have "made available" 1700 songs.
