Ebooks, Libraries and Peer-To-Peer File-Sharing (Copyright Law and Piracy) Ebooks, Libraries and Peer-To-Peer File-Sharing (Copyright Law and Piracy)

Ebooks, Libraries and Peer-To-Peer File-Sharing (Copyright Law and Piracy‪)‬

The Australian Library Journal 2003, May, 52, 2

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NAPSTER SHUT ITS ELECTRONIC DOORS IN MAY 2002, after an intense legal battle in the United States. It has left a lasting legacy however. While music industry lawyers ponder the question of copyright in musical works, the 81 Napster clones such as XoloX, KaZaA and eDonkey are facilitating the transfer of music, DVDs, computer programs and eBooks. The early skirmishes in the file-sharing wars have centered on music; this article discusses whether academic eBooks will become the next casualty. Napster's history

GENRE
Professional & Technical
RELEASED
2003
1 May
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
11
Pages
PUBLISHER
Australian Library and Information Association
SIZE
188.2
KB

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