It took a boom and a bust to do it, but peer-to-peer technology is finding its post-Napster place in the world. Like the Internet itself, peer to peer is settling into a second, more prosaic stage ...

Before the theatrical release of a recent movie, a digital copy of the film was leaked onto the Internet. The media company where the leak occurred scrambled to figure out how the movie was released.

StreamCast Networks on Wednesday plans to release an updated version of its Morpheus file-swapping software, showcasing new search technology that could dramatically strengthen peer-to-peer networks.