With the new implications of Napster and its descendants, those diplomatic discussions are reopening painful memories of the massive Washington, DC, lobbying battle between media and telecommunications companies that gave rise to current U.S. law. Cat-and-mouse game A few high-profile ISP enforcement actions have already emerged, as record labels and Hollywood studios separately mount campaigns to shut down file traders. A few individuals have been publicly targeted for trading works, including an Oklahoma University student who's PC was confiscated by school authorities after the record industry complained about Napster use. In addition, the past few weeks have seen a surge in alliances from a new generation of piracy-hunting companies, underscoring the now-permanent nature of the cat-and-mouse game. Napster itself is fading from the radar screen as the hub of online file-trading, these companies say.