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• Skip the File-Wiping if You're Caught File-Sharing [File Sharing] (Lifehacker)
28 Aug 2008 at 2:52pm
The defendant in a much-watched file-sharing case was dealt a serious blow this week when a judge ruled he tampered with evidence in the case. After first getting notice from the Recording Industry...

• ISU blocks illegal peer-to-peer file sharing (Daily Vidette)
26 Aug 2008 at 8:28pm
Despite the repercussions of downloading media via illegal peer-to-peer applications, over 90 percent of ISU students who lived on-campus during the 2007- 2008 school year used P2P software. The high volume of file sharing in the residence halls has led to a recent restriction of p2p applications on all of ISU's on-campus networks.

• File Sharing Redefined at HugeDrive.com (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
28 Aug 2008 at 2:01am
The HugeDrive Online Storage Service is a new "Web 2.0" browser-based, secure file upload and management system that gives online users an alternative to store data on their local hard drive. With a wide variety of features, aimed to help webmasters, bloggers, offices and individuals to make the most of online storage.

• Software provides enterprise-grade file sharing. (ThomasNet)
27 Aug 2008 at 8:03am
Promoting seamless collaboration among remote users, FolderMaestro offers enterprise-level, distributed file synchronization and locking technology, ensuring same data exists on all participating servers regardless of where changes occur. Program prevents users from accessing file that is in use on another network for version conflict control. File transfers on disparate networks are secure and ...

• Sharing Microsoft Office Files: A Quick Productivity Tip (PC World)
28 Aug 2008 at 1:56pm
Need to create a report or presentation with the input of several people? Don't e-mail that large file to all the participants. Microsoft Office makes it simple to share Word, Excel or PowerPoint documents over the corporate network.

• RIAA v. U: the state of P2P file sharing on campus (Ars Technica)
27 Aug 2008 at 8:00am
As the kids go back to school, Ars takes a look at the state of P2P on campus. Sure, Big Content is still sending out letters and serving up lawsuits, but how some schools are responding to P2P's legal and technical impact on their networks may surprise you. Read More...

• If the RIAA is after you, don?t wipe your hard drive (Geek.com)
28 Aug 2008 at 2:35pm
In their ongoing battle against illegal file-sharing, the RIAA hasn?t been extremely successful. Most of their cases end up being thrown out, due to a lack of evidence or shotty police work. Today, though, they have something to smile about? and it?s also a lesson to anybody out there that?s trying to share illegal files [...]

• Judge Says File-Sharing Defendant Destroyed Evidence (GigaLaw.com)
27 Aug 2008 at 7:44pm
The recording industry appears to have won a closely watched copyright infringement case over charges of evidence tampering.

• Do RIAA Snoops Need P.I. Licenses? (Wired News)
27 Aug 2008 at 7:07pm
The American Bar Association, the nation's largest lawyer advocacy group, says investigators like those from the Recording Industry Association of America don't need private investigator licenses from the states. Several states are demanding such licenses from the investigators who detect file sharers sharing unauthorized copyrighted material. The ABA said judges, not state licensing boards, are ...

• Court Clears Veoh In Internet Copyright Infringement Case (ChannelWeb)
28 Aug 2008 at 2:51pm
In a victory for file-sharing sites, a California court ruled that Veogh did not violate copyright laws when its users downloaded porn clips from Io Group.

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