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John Borland (San Francisco, CA) is a senior writer at CNET Networks News.com, where he covers digital entertainment, including music, movies and video games. John routinely appears on television and radio programs as an invited technology expert, including ABC World News, NPR's "Talk of the Nation," and BBC Radio.
Throughout his ten-year career, John's work has appeared in Fortune Magazine, New York Post, San Francisco Examiner, and The New York Times Online. John's work has won industry awards from the national Society of Professional Journalists, the Online News Association, the Society of Professional Journalists Northern California Chapter, and the Western Publications Association. In 2001 he was named to Technology Marketing's list of most influential online journalists. John has a Masters degree in journalism from the University of California.
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Morpheus woes lift rival from obscurity. Early profile of Kazaa and Sharman Networks.
Small Webcasters campaign for survival. Grassroots movement builds against fees for Web radio.
Hackers turn tables on file-swapping firms. Underground undermining file-swappers business plans.
Broadband battle stalling, switching tack. D.C. broadband policy battles shift venue.
Napster CEO touts new swapping service. Joint profile of Napster’s new CEO, service.
Sun opens Java peer-to-peer project. Broke news of Sun’s JXTA project.
Settlement is "a reward, not a remedy". Analysis of Microsoft/DOJ settlement.
Judge lets Napster live despite injunction. Napster to voluntarily halt song trades.
Old Net giants overshadowing wireless hopefuls. Cold water on early wireless hype.
USWeb founder on quest for ET truth. Profile of technology executive gone X-Files.
Peer to peer: As the revolution recedes. Peer to peer’s non-pirate future, after Napster.
Tripping the Rippers: Compromise for CD copying is in the works. Report on labels’ plans for CD copy protection.