file-sharing and intellectual property

There is a raging debate about intellectual property and the current brouhaha about media file-sharing over the internet:

21 August 2002 - US Justice Department ready to prosecute file-swappers, Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com, American federal authorities are turning their attention from terrorists to users of peer-to-peer networks, who could be jailed for up to five years
21 August, 2002 - Record companies drop lawsuit seeking block of Chinese music-sharing site, by ANICK JESDANUN, AP
25 July 2002 - MPAA Requests Immunity to Commit Cyber-Crimes, Slashdot

How can I share files?

WinMX.com
Morpheus.com

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