Neowin News Feed for: Swappers

File swappers face new antipiracy push

Thu, 07 Oct 2004 14:11:56 +0000

A new round of lawsuits aimed at prolific Internet song-swappers could be announced as early as Thursday as music executives meet in London to discuss the next step in their global war on Internet piracy.... Read more...

Judge: RIAA can unmask file swappers

Tue, 27 Jul 2004 21:45:26 +0000

A federal judge has handed a preliminary victory to the recording industry by granting its request to unmask anonymous file swappers accused of copyright infringement. U.S. District Judge Denny Chin ruled Monday... Read more...

Hollywood's new lesson for campus file swappers

Mon, 19 Apr 2004 22:55:25 +0000

Hollywood is poised to up the ante in its war against file swappers, with new technology that could make it easier to remove suspected pirates from campus networks, CNET News.com has learned. ... Read more...

RIAA sues 261 file swappers

Mon, 08 Sep 2003 18:00:03 +0000

The Recording Industry Association of America said it has filed 261 lawsuits against alleged file swappers Monday, charging the computer users with "egregious" copyright infringement potentially worth millions of dollars. The long-awaited... Read more...

File swappers 'buy more music'

Fri, 11 Jul 2003 11:16:41 +0000

Music fans who download songs from the internet go on to buy more albums, a survey has suggested. The survey's findings oppose the music industry's long-standing argument that internet downloading is responsible... Read more...

Labels aim big guns at small file swappers

Wed, 25 Jun 2003 18:47:45 +0000

In its most serious crackdown yet on file swapping, the Recording Industry Association of America said it will gather evidence against individuals who trade songs online and slap thousands of them with copyright-infringement lawsuits. ... Read more...

RIAA warns individual swappers

Sun, 22 Jun 2003 10:07:57 +0000

The Recording Industry Association of America said it has sent cease-and-desist letters to five people whom it suspects of illegally offering massive amounts of copyrighted music through peer-to-peer networks. The RIAA learned... Read more...

Campus file swappers to pay RIAA

Michael Stanclift — Fri, 02 May 2003 02:07:22 +0000

Four university students on Thursday agreed to pay thousands of dollars each to settle online music piracy charges, ending the record industry's most aggressive thrust yet against individual file swappers. The Recording Industry... Read more...

Music Industry Group Sues College File Swappers

Fri, 04 Apr 2003 01:12:11 +0000

A music industry group on Thursday said it has filed lawsuits against the operators of private computer networks on three college campuses where it claims the networks are being used to illegally trade copies of... Read more...

Music Industry Targets Net Swappers

Steven Parker — Sat, 05 Oct 2002 11:50:16 +0000

Thanks Dawson for this one.. Music companies tried to persuade a judge Friday to let them obtain the names of people suspected of trading music files online without going to court first, a move that... Read more...