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10 Alternatives to LimeWire

Now that LimeWire is gone for good, I’ve taken the time to compile a list of 10 alternative P2P programs that are available. With U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood having recently issued an...

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Friday, October 29th, 2010 Net News 1 Comment

Dell settles SEC investigation for $100 million

A federal judge has approved Dell's proposed $100 million settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Dell executives, including Michael Dell, promised US District Judge Richard Leon that the company would change...

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Thursday, October 14th, 2010 Net News No Comments

Judge Questions Jurisdiction of Mass BitTorrent Lawsuits

U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer says its “questionable” if some of the accused file-sharers have had “sufficient contact with the District of Columbia” in order for the Court to have “personal jurisdiction over...

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Monday, September 13th, 2010 Net News No Comments

Movie Studios Can Subpoena Internet Users’ Data, Federal U.S. Judge Rules

On Friday U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer ruled in favor of a copyright owner, allowing it to subpoena the names of a number of internet users accused of pirating and making available over...

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Sunday, September 12th, 2010 Net News No Comments

RIAA Doesn’t Let Go, Appeals Cutback of Damages in Tenenbaum File-Sharing Case

Unhappy with a federal judge's reduction of a file-sharing copyright fine from $675,000 to $67,500 in the famous Joel Tenenbaum case, RIAA filed an appeal. A jury’s verdict in 2009 ordered Tenenbaum, a...

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Friday, July 23rd, 2010 Net News No Comments