The growing problem of illegal file-sharing and digital piracy, which has long hounded the music and movie industries, is now threatening to affect the e-Book business as well. One of the best examples of the impending threat to e-Books is the illegal file-sharing of Dan Brown’s novel “The Lost Symbol,” which was earlier released in [...]

A new survey commissioned by professional online cogitators showed that illegal file-sharers and music downloader are actually spending more money on music than those people who buy their songs at legitimate stores. UK-based Demos, citing the survey conducted by omeletteheads at Ipsos MORI, said that file-sharers using peer-to-peer (P2P) websites spend 75 percent more money [...]

A new study conducted by ZapShares Inc. showed that majority of peer-to-peer file-sharing software users were unaware of potential security risks it pose, saying that mere installation of the platform can lead to lawsuits and identity theft. In a statement, ZapShares also said that majority of the users were unaware that they have already installed [...]

A new virus sent through peer-to-peer file-sharing websites has exposed new security holes in Microsoft Corp’s Windows Vista operating system, report said on Friday. Based on the report, the new security hole can be exploited through the flaw in the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol of Windows file and printer sharing. Server 2008 computer users [...]

Swedish Internet Service Provider (ISP) Black Internet on Wednesday said that they will appeal the decision of the court to temporarily close down file-sharing website The Pirate Bay at the Stockholm District Court, saying that the issue of peer-to-peer file-sharing websites is a “very important question that ISP should not lay down just like that.” [...]

Digital Experts, Internet Service Providers (ISP), along with consumer rights groups on Tuesday expressed strong opposition over the proposed legislation of the British government that would permanently cutoff illegal file-shares from the internet. In a statement, Rob Bratby of Olswang Law firm said that the sudden change in government position over the peer-to-peer users and [...]

Apple Inc. and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) agreed to drop the copyright violation charges against operators of Bluwiki website in the condition that the EFF will also drop lawsuits it has filed against Apple. In a report, O’Melveny & Myers, the legal counsel of Apple earlier said that Bluwiki has violated the Digital Millennium [...]