The case dates back to 2005, when the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) first accused Jammie Thomas-Rasset of illegally sharing songs on the now defunct service Kazaa.

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ChatOn has been upgraded to support video chat, and Group Play both allows for sharing songs in a surround mode or playing local multiplayer games -- when it's supported, that is.

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Over the weekend supporters had begun to donate money to Boston University student Joel Tenenbaum who was found guilty of sharing 30 songs.

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In court Mr Tenenbaum had admitted to file-sharing around 800 songs.

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That might not be too important as it relates to the sharing of funny cat videos or favorite Lady Gaga songs.

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Subscribers will particularly benefit from the new Zune Card sharing, which lets you automatically score copies of your pals' favorite songs, artists and recent plays -- non-subscribers can view that Zune Card info, but will have to buy the tracks if they want to have a listen.

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Even with a broadband connection and a sophisticated file-sharing schema like BitTorrent, illegally downloading and swapping movies is far more difficult than trading songs.

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The music industry's approach to file-sharing has varied from targeting major sites, such as Napster and the Pirate Bay to suing people for downloading songs.

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