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From Out-law:

The Jammie Thomas case - $222,000 damages for copyright infringement of 24 songs on P2P networks - was back in court yesterday.

With six ISP’s signed up to a UK Government drive to stamp out illegal music downloads everyone is looking for the next big thing in legitimate file-sharing. I met the Grooveshark team earlier in the year when they were in beta. They had a plan to entice users by giving them a share of profits.

Following the widely reported deal between big UK ISPs and the music industry, it seems that the government is keen to cut down on copyright infringement via p2p networks by 70-80%. (Thanks to Glyn at ORG for the link).

Following the widely reported deal between big UK ISPs and the music industry, it seems that the government is keen to cut down on copyright infringement via p2p networks by 70-80%. (Thanks to Glyn at ORG for the link).

The University of Washington has just published a new report on the processes being used by the entertainment industry to track down and prosecute file sharers on P2P networks. The authors purport to be surprised by their findings. They suggest: