A federal appeals court has upheld a controversial court decision that said file-sharing software programs such as Grokster or Morpheus are legal. Following the lead of a lower-court decision last ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Zipping files enables users to organize their files more efficiently and expedite sharing. Windows 11's native tools enable users to compress multiple files and folders without ...

OTTAWA – The personal health and financial information stored in thousands of North American home computers may be vulnerable to theft through file-sharing software, according to a research study ...

A day after developers at America Online's Nullsoft unit quietly released file-sharing software, AOL pulled the link to the product from the subsidiary's Web site. The software, called Waste, lets ...

We've always had problems sharing large files and installation disks, etc. with out clients. If it's not zipped the right way, the client's e-mail doesn't allow large attachments, or ftp access is ...

The Supreme Court hears arguments this week from film and recording industries against Grokster and Morpheus, makers of peer-to-peer file exchange software used by millions of people. The suit seeks ...

Yesterday’s unanimous Supreme Court decision in MGM v. Grokster Ltd. dealt a major blow to peer-to-peer software developers. The court ruled in favor of motion picture giant MGM, that appealed an ...

Mangosoft is rolling out software that will let users share files over the Internet using peer-to-peer technology that could be cheaper than using a VPN and more secure than e-mail. For companies with ...

Cybersecurity experts are bracing for a potential wave of extortion demands after a vulnerability was discovered in encrypted file-sharing software, a flaw that hackers have already used to target a ...

Attorneys general from 45 states sent letters to seven companies that offer online file-sharing software, hinting at possible legal consequences if the networks don't better inform computer users ...

A Swedish Web site that promotes trading of pirated movies is developing a new software standard for Internet downloads in a move that could make it easier to swap media files, which is illegal in ...