Forrester Research on Tuesday predicted a steep fall in CD sales, as audio and video file sharing over the Internet continues to emerge as a preferred option among consumers. The firm said 20 percent of Americans engage in music downloading, and half of the downloaders said they are buying fewer CDs. By 2008, 33 percent …
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Developers of Kazaa, the popular peer-to-peer file-sharing software, on Thursday launched its updated, paid version, …
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The Recording Industry Association of America leveled a full legal barrage at the sole Kazaa …
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