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P2P music sharing needs regulation to work
News Government legislation and a reliable royalty system must be implemented for peer-to-peer music file sharing networks to work in Asia, say industry watchers.
Tags: Peer to peer, Digital rights management (DRM), Music, Regulation, BayTSP, P2P, Japan, research director, digital-rights management, network
Odex softens on illegal downloaders
News Singapore-based anime distributor still bent on clamping down on piracy, but decides to adopt a less harsh method of stopping illegal downloading.
Covering tracks: New privacy hope for P2P
News Programmers seek the path to anonymous file-swapping, hoping to evade lawsuits.
Kazaa loses P2P crown
News eDonkey had more average users than Kazaa last month, network watchers say.
Tags: Peer to peer
Leaked e-mail reveal MediaDefender's antipiracy woes
News Messages paint MediaDefender as overwhelmed by file-swapping community and skepticism from entertainment execs.
Tags: Piracy, Security Management, Business security
eXeem opens new file-swapping doors
News BitTorrent gains new face as developers turn it into part Kazaa, part TiVo--and a grassroots media platform.
Tags: Peer to peer
Hollywood's new lesson for campus file swappers
News Entertainment companies are pushing new antipiracy technology that could make it easier to remove suspected pirates from campus networks.
Tags: Digital media, Piracy
File swapping shifts up a gear
News 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.
In refugee camp, a P2P outpost
News A new file-trading network in the West Bank touts security and legal shelter.
