Topic: Internet File Sharing

Kim Dotcom, Megaupload founder, denied bail appeal

The denial means that Kim Dotcom must remain in jail until his first hearing in a US extradition request, scheduled for Feb. 22.

SOPA and PIPA protest power: why Marco Rubio backed off piracy bill

Sen. Marco Rubio was one of the original co-sponsors of the Senate's anti-piracy bill, but he reversed course Wednesday amid a flurry of protests against PIPA and SOPA.

Five things you need to know about 'the cloud'

Menacing as this hazy tech term may sound, the cloud is actually a regular part of daily digital life. In fact, gadget analysts expect this metaphorical cloud to envelop more of the world in coming years.

Skype's journey from tiny Estonian start-up to $8.5 billion Microsoft buy

Jaan Tallinn, one of the founders of Skype, explains how Estonia's post-Soviet gusto helped give rise to a company that revolutionized online communications.

File sharing fight returns to US campuses

File sharing on campus networks will carry risks of losing federal funding, starting this month.

Watch 'Eclipse' online for free? Major antipiracy effort launched.

Online piracy took a hit from intellectual property rights authorities Wednesday, with the seizure of nine websites. Some offered illegal copies of the new Twilight movie, using the pitch 'watch 'Eclipse' online for free.'

'District 9' bests 'Avatar' among BitTorrent fans

Of the ten Best Picture nominees, 'District 9' was the most popular with users of file-sharing services. That's almost as good as an Oscar.

Nacha: a taste of the mobile-payments future

Mobile payments will spawn big innovations, including person-to-person transactions.

Oops! File-sharing foul-up leaks ethics dirt on lawmakers

Like Bruce Springsteen and other rock idols, the Congressional Ethics Panel was the victim of a computer download - inadvertent in this case, but highly embarrassing.

Are there too many charities in America?

There are already 1.4 million of them. To help people in need, we don't need more charities – we need more-efficient ones.

Why steal music when you can stream it?

Illegal file-sharing is down, perhaps because it’s easier to get music legally now.

Spotify: A new bounty of free music

This European app streams free music and makes money for musicians.

Lawyer: Song swapper on trial doing 'what kids do'

In only the second music-downloading case against an individual to go to trial, the major recording labels take on a graduate student.

How much will you be worth, college student?

RIAA wins: Filesharer ordered to pay $1.92 million

If file-sharing is piracy, what about aggregators?

Can a 'Day of Sharing' save the music industry?

Composer Richard Gibbs's idea aims to highlight the problem of illegal music file-sharing.

Music piracy: A perfect topic for me, a musician moonlighting as a journalist

Across Irish Sea: two bold tactics against music piracy

Isle of Man considers unlimited downloads as Ireland pulls plugs.

Marillion’s plan to make money by giving away its albums

After years of fighting music piracy, another band decides now to embrace it.