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FTC Drops Limewire Investigation

Published on August 27, 2010 By ccorbet

Some rare good news for Limewire… The FTC, who has been investigating the company on grounds of copyright infringement, has dropped the investigation due to some software enhancements that Limewire has made.  These enhancements provide safeguards to help protect users from inadvertently sharing sensitive information. It seems odd that it is the software company’s responsibility [...]

Peer-to-Peer File Sharing: A Guide for Buisness

Published on July 1, 2010 By ccorbet

I’d like to share a quick link to the FTC’s report for businesses on dealing with P2P File Sharing.  The report is called Peer-to-Peer File Sharing: A Guide for Business and is a good resource for any organization who is beginning to draft their policy and processes around the use of P2P File Sharing Applications [...]