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Supercharged college P2P network closes

A file-swapping network that let college students download movies and music at blazing speeds on the Internet2 research network has closed its doors, the latest casualty of entertainment industry legal pressure. The i2Hub network emerged in early 2004, taking advantage of the supercharged network that connects college campuses to let students trade files at speeds far faster than is possible …

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Quote of the day: The ‘nimbleness’ of indie record making

Jac Holzman’s, who today launched Cordless–the first all-digital music label operated by a major record company–said he’s trying to infuse the new venture with the spirit of the independent labels he created and managed for 30 years. For example, artists get to keep ownership of the master recordings they release under Cordless. If they want to release their music elsewhere …

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