File-Sharing Declared Legal In Italy

Music & Movie downloading is only a crime if a financial gain is involved… According to a ruling by a top criminal court in Rome, Italy, file-sharing is legal as long as the participant don’t profit from the exchange. The court overturned the convictions of two former Turin Polytechnic Institute students, both prolific file-traders, who ran a Peer-To-Peer (P2P) network in the 1990s, though authorities shuttered the...

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Sony & Warner Partner On Chinese Download/Mobile Content Venture

Sony BMG and Warner Music Group have announced a Chinese joint venture for developing mobile music content and download distribution technology. The music companies have invested in Access China Media Solutions, a joint venture between China’s Access Ltd., and Seattle-based digital media firm Melodeo. Access China Media Solutions was formed early last year as a vehicle for Melodeo to distribute its technology to wireless...

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