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Filesharing

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/ 9 December 2009

Streaming will never stop downloading

Far from being a cure for the industry’s woes, streaming wastes bandwidth, reduces privacy and slows innovation

By Cory Doctorow
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/ 21 November 2009

Digital divide over filesharing plans

Britain’s digital economy Bill proposals receive welcome from music and film, but anger from ISPs and privacy campaigners.

By Richard Wray
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/ 29 August 2009

Internet age re-inventing the music business

Music and internet worlds merged on Friday on San Francisco’s posh Nob Hill as insiders brainstormed about industry rocking Web 2.0 trends.

By Glenn Chapman
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/ 11 June 2009

French anti-filesharing law overturned

The French judiciary has rescued web users, striking down a law which would have allowed the state to cut off internet connections of filesharers.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 5 April 2009

Swedish internet use plummets after filesharing curb

Internet traffic in Sweden — previously a hotbed of filesharing — has fallen dramatically following the introduction of a law banning online piracy.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 11 March 2009

Sarkozy moves to punish illegal downloaders

The French government has been accused of "Big Brother" tactics over an anti-piracy Bill which aims to punish people who repeatedly download music.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 14 February 2009

Team behind Pirate Bay filesharing site to stand trial

The most high-profile anti-piracy case in recent years begins on Monday when four men behind the world’s largest filesharing website will stand trial.

By Staff Reporter

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