Includes copyright issues associated with the revolutionary software program Bram Cohen BitTorrent, which allows you to transfer very large files like movies, high-speed Internet. The program, which is available free of charge via the Internet is used for peer-to-peer exchange of films and music, and for the legitimate distribution of licensed software, including games. We also discuss the lawsuit against Napster and Grokster for peer exchange, and the case against Google in connection with its efforts to digitize entire libraries to facilitate the electronic search. "Hide
by Constance E. Bagley, Martin Reed Source: Harvard Business School 29 pages. Publication Date: April 5, 2006. Prod. #: 806169-PDF-ENG
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