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Streaming will never stop downloading
Far from being a cure for the industry’s woes, streaming wastes bandwidth, reduces privacy and slows innovation
Filesharing
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Digital divide over filesharing plans
Britain’s digital economy Bill proposals receive welcome from music and film, but anger from ISPs and privacy campaigners.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.