A so-called proof-of-concept worm started spreading over the weekend among the PCs of people using the peer-to-peer file-swapping protocol known as Gnutella. The computer worm was likely created to ...

The original incarnation of Gnutella was so terrible that I fully expected Napster to remain the preferred online music exchange system, regardless of whether or not the service remained free. I'm no ...

Predictions that Gnutella would quickly offer an effective file-swapping alternative to Napster have proven premature, with the technology's own developers admitting more work is needed before it will ...

In the wake of its legal victory over Napster, the recording industry is shifting its focus from lawsuits to high-tech silver bullets as it tries to clamp down on online song swapping. The Recording ...

Last September, the loose affiliation of programmers who monitor the Gnutella file-trading network noticed something strange. The network, a popular hub for MP3 traders, seemed to be suffering a kind ...

Napster-clone Gnutella is feeling the heat at last. The Motion Picture Association of America and Excite@Home are threatening bootleggers who use the network to view movies for free. Emboldened by the ...

A bitter dispute between file-sharing companies FastTrack and Morpheus did more than just clog up file-trading networks over the past week; it raised questions about the viability of decentralized ...

WASHINGTON — After being rapped hard on the knuckles by Motion Picture Assn. of America prexy-CEO Jack Valenti, Stanford U. has shut down a dormitory Internet server popular for file-swapping pirated ...

Napster fans looking for an alternative to the embattled Internet music-swapping service could be in for a viral surprise. Anti-virus experts earlier this week discovered a PC-infecting worm ...

Gene Kan, one of the key programmers behind the popular file-sharing technology known as Gnutella, has died in an apparent suicide, officials said Tuesday. He was 25. San Mateo County Coroner ...