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  • Napster case: Setting the legal standard

    No longer the poster child for free online music, Napster's flagging file-swapping service has turned into a testing ground for ways to control other services that are capturing its one-time popularity.

  • Napster filters clean house

    Napster has ratcheted up its efforts to block unauthorised song swapping, sending the amount of music available on the service plummeting. Some users have now labelled the service "useless".

  • Judge calls Napster filters 'disgraceful'

    A federal judge has leveled sharp criticism at Napster's attempts to block trades of copyrighted works, calling the company's existing filters "disgraceful."

  • Napster tells court: filters are working

    After a year of legal fits and starts - and repeated attempts to clean up some copyright violations on its own - Napster's anti-piracy efforts are finally official.

  • Napster rivals unlikely to throw up filters

    Napster's plans to block some music from its system could put pressure on other file-swapping services to do the same, but don't expect any rush to filter.

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  • New swap shop for Napster founder

    Napster founder Shawn Fanning is back in business, with a new vision of label-approved file trading.

  • Time for a P2P file-sharing policy

    Whether you give your employees free rein when it comes to peer-to-peer applications or prohibit their use, it's important for you to take a position on the issue. Here's a policy that can give you some guidance.

  • The file-sharing dilemma

    M-Terra CTO Darrell Smith says that arguments in the peer-to-peer file-sharing space are still based on days gone by.

  • Blame the computer

    Is it just me, or are you also tired of technology copping the blame for what are obviously people problems?

Reviews (4)

  • There's a bear in there... and some warez as well

    In the shark-infested world of peer-to-peer file sharing BearShare is an unobtrusive delight, marred only by a low success rate in downloading files.

  • KaZaA 1.6: Sharing and caring, or leeching and lecherous?

    KaZaA's gotten a lot of bad press lately for ethically dubious software bundling schemes. Is the application behind the furore worth checking out?

  • MP3 File Finder

    Interested in sharing audio files? Here is an overview of free downloads that could get you connected to a variety of on-line file-sharing communities. Easy-to-use, the following Napster-type clients also offer chat programs that work to bring members closer together.

  • Peer pressure: 10 P2P utilities tested

    Despite the RIAA's efforts to shut down file-swapping services, these 10 apps carry Napster's torch.

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