Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research and development, start-ups and the tech industry overseas. A new twist on file sharing is holding out the ...

LOS ANGELES — A revamped online file-sharing service aims to woo legions of music fans by offering unlimited, free song downloads that are compatible with iPods, and all with the blessing of major ...

Napster was a file-sharing service that allowed users to download music tracks for free. The recording industry sued to have Napster shut down, and the company went into bankruptcy in 2002. Napster ...

Napster, the controversial but groundbreaking file-sharing platform, will no longer allow users to stream music.

File sharers don’t want free music. They want friends. T hat was the conclusion of Robert LaRose, a professor of telecommunication at Michigan State University, who recently conducted a study on the ...