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The article discusses what the author refers to as the antitrust law implications of America's private copyright infringement enforcement tool known as the Copyright Alert System as of 2017, and it mentions the legal aspects of peer-to-peer file sharing. The U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act and a fair use copyright law doctrine are addressed, along with the First Amendment to America's Constitution and the nation's Sherman Antitrust Act.

The article reports on peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing in the U.S. It mentions its involvement in user rights activism, international law and digital rights management (DRM). An overview of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and the case A&M Records Inc. v. Napster Inc. is also presented.

The article discusses unenforceable copyrights in America in relation to the nation's music industry and the process of sharing digital music on the Internet through the use of peer-to-peer (P2P) computer software as of 2014. The U.S. Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and litigation involving P2P services such as Napster Inc. and Grokster Ltd. are mentioned. Other topics include class action lawsuits, copyright infringement cases, and the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

In a significant reversal, the leading copyright treatise, Nimmer on Copyright, has changed its position on the controversial subject of whether merely making a copyrighted work available for distribution violates the distribution right--an issue most significant in the context of peer-to-peer file sharing. Nimmer on Copyright had previously concluded that the distribution right did not extend so far. It now embraces whole-heartedly the "making available" theory of copyright infringement. Courts and practitioners should not follow suit. First, the treatise relies heavily on legislative materials that predate the actual passage of the current Copyright Act. Second, it argues that the current distribution right encompasses the old publication right of the predecessor Copyright Act, and that the old publication right included offers for sale. It fails, however, to acknowledge that "publication" had two very different meanings under the predecessor Act, and it makes the mistake of conflating those two meanings. In the end, the question of the "making available" right is intractable and requires congressional action to set straight. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines convergence and divergence in the legal approaches of the U.S., Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand to detect and penalise unauthorised peer-to-peer (P2P) online file sharing. It discusses online copyright infringement, online service providers, and termination policy and sanctions against users. It also tackles the punishment for repeat infringers, damages for right holders, and how discusses several court cases related to online copyright infringement.

Abstract: With the evolution of increasingly sophisticated Internet communication technologies, ensuing legal and policy issues have also emerged. VoIP (voice-over-Internet Protocol) and P2P (peer-to-peer) file-sharing software are two relevant examples of the differing characteristics of Internet communications compared to traditional communication technologies, e.g., telephone, cell phone or client-and-server architecture, from the viewpoint of government surveillance (or the investigation of copyright infringement) and the protection of user privacy. Herein, we try to make observations and opinions regarding the legal issues related to VoIP and P2P file-sharing software. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses significant file sharing and copyright issues in the U.S. The author highlights how the topic of copyright infringement has reached universities and colleges across the country. He gives the example of the piracy case filed by Lars Ulrich, drummer of the band Metallica, against students who downloaded Metallica's music files through the peer-to-peer file sharing network Napster. According to the author, the big surprise of the lawsuit was the involvement of universities such as Indiana University, Yale University and the University of Southern California, all of which were implicated in facilitating file transfers. Continuing problems with file-sharing laws are discussed.

This article focuses on the issues surrounding the liability of end users of the Internet who use peer-to-peer (P2P) technology to communicate and transfer digital files to others throughout the world using the Internet. Part III begins by outlining the legal rights, obligations and liabilities of End Users and Owners in each of the U.S., Great Britain and Canada under the relevant legislation. Part III considers various arguments raised by the relevant players regarding End User liability for copyright infringement through the use of online P2P technology. Part IV examines various options to address the problems posed by file-sharing technology and the Internet including new or modified legislation.

The article discusses New Zealand intellectual property law and it provides a comparison of the nation's copyright laws to those of other nations in regards to peer-to-peer file-sharing as of June 2013. New Zealand's Copyright (Infringing Filesharing) Amendment Act 2011 is addressed, along with the copyright infringement-related liability of Internet Service Providers (ISPs). The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) U.S. copyright law are examined.

The article discusses the paper "Digital copyright and the new controversy: Is the law moulding technology and innovation?," by Tang Puay. The paper examines if and how the digital copyright laws in the U.S. And Europe are affecting innovation on the Internet. It describes peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing technology and the business models for music retailing that P2P has originated.

The article reports that the peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing service of the United States, Grokster Ltd., stopped doing business in early November 2005. Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that using Grokster to trade copyrighted material is illegal. Now the company has been banned from participating in the sharing of copyrighted file. According to another P2P company Mashboxx, who has agreed to buy Grokster's assets and recast it as a legal file sharing service called Grokster 3G, which will launch before the end of 2005.