Viewpoint: Yes, free and unlimited file-sharing through peer-to-peer systems such as Napster is good for society because it encourages choice, provides opportunities for underdogs, and spawns new and innovative technologies. Viewpoint: No, free and...

File sharing usually follows the peer-to-peer (P2P) model, where the files are stored on and served by personal computers of the users. Most people who engage in file sharing on the Internet both provide (upload) files and receive files (download). P2P...

A diagram of a Pentagon computer network that includes passwords to defense contractors' systems is one of hundreds of classified documents accidentally available online, a House panel was told Tuesday.This and other sensitive information, including personal financial data, is mistakenly leaked through popular file-sharing programs...

Organizers of the Cinequest Film Festival have turned to file-sharing in an effort to attract a broader array of participants.But the software they chose also enables illegal sharing of movies, music, software and other content. And that raises the ironic prospect of an up-and-coming filmmaker...

Two years after winning the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case MGM vs. Grokster, the entertainment industry is back in court to settle a fight some fear could handcuff technology innovation.The Supreme Court ruled in June 2005 that the makers of Internet-based file sharing software services...

A Seattle man charged with using online file-sharing programs such as Limewire to commit identity theft pleaded guilty Monday in federal court.Gregory Kopiloff, 35, pleaded guilty to one count each of mail fraud, accessing a protected computer without authorization to further fraud, and aggravated identity...

Essay discusses the influence of the Internet (mainly file sharing) on the music industry.

Essay provides an explanation of why P2P file sharing is illegal.

This essay is about the current issue with downloading mp3's, videos, etc., with specific file- sharing programs.