File Sharing
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Share first, verify later: When breaking news breaks the rules
User-generated content can be both a media boon and a minefield, with hoaxes and propaganda competing with bona fide eyewitness accounts.
LimeWire pays $105m in music copyright case
The popular online file-sharing service LimeWire has agreed to pay $105-million to settle charges that it was a platform for music piracy.
New Zealand outlaws internet file-sharing
New Zealand passed a law against online piracy on Thursday which outlaws file-sharing.
Music sales fall almost $1,5bn amid increased piracy
Global recorded music sales fell by almost $1,5-billion last year as digital piracy continued to take its toll on the industry.
MusicDNA: New digital file that is son of MP3 unveiled
Technology by team behind the MP3 will offer fans a new way to listen to music and could be key in the fight against piracy.
Internet pirates find ‘bulletproof’ havens for file sharing
Internet pirates are moving away from havens such as Sweden to new territories that include China and Ukraine as they try to avoid prosecution.