P2pnet

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The correct title of this article is p2pnet. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.

P2pnet's main page

p2pnet.net is an online news website which mainly covers stories which are relevant to Peer to Peer(p2p) file sharing. P2pnet generally favors p2p over copyrights.

p2pnet is published under a Creative Commons license and as such actively encourages other sites to use its content, provided they keep within the restriction set by that license. It also takes advantage of other sites' Creative Commons licenses by republishing content from writers such as Bill Thompson. However, Newton make the point that he never re-publishes without having first contacted the authors, Creative Commons notwithstanding

1 Site Goal
2 Staff
3 Legal
4 External links

[edit] Site Goal

p2pnet.net focuses is on digital media and file sharing. In their mission statement, they state that their ultimate goal is to help launch a non-profit, collaborative and censor-free international news service. They hope that on- and offline media outlets can access and exchange news which hasn't been influenced by corporate interests.

[edit] Staff

P2pnet's founder and editor is Jon Newton. He is an internationally published writer with many years of experience in different journalistic fields. He now runs p2pnet full time.

[edit] Legal

p2pnet was recently sued by Sharman Networks, the parent company of Kazaa, in retaliation for compiling mainstream media reports regarding the company's financial dealings and providing an anonymous, open forum for readers to comment about it. Sharman Networks recently dropped its claim, however the Kazaa CEO Nikki Hemming lawsuit continues. Jon is contesting the suit on freedom of speech grounds. [1]