World News 30-06-2005 who: File-sharing software publisher Streamcast Networks what: Loses court battle against music industry where: The Supreme Court, Washington DC when: Monday snippet: Judges overturned an earlier decision that Streamcast is not responsible for copyright infringement because their software can also be used for legitimate purposes, says The Mirror. "The ruling is expected to lead to a flood of lawsuits for damages." In other downloading news, The Sun reports that 50 million songs have been downloaded from Apple`s iTunes in the last year while the BBC says the new version of the software includes the ability to download "podcasts". The Guardian`s Oliver Burkeman looks at the phenomenon and asks "Is there any evidence that file-sharing has actually damaged CD sales?" [... more]

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