Kazaa (remember them? Apparently some 100 million wacky kids still use their P2P network) are back in court, this time in Sydney where the Australian music industry will try to prove that Kazaa's makers Sharman are responsible for the copyright violation committed using their P2P software. Of course, Kazaa will be hoping that a ruling by the Netherlands courts last year which said the P2P company were not liable, coupled with a similar finding in the US courts regarding fellow P2P companies Grokster and StreamCast, will go in their favour. The court case is expected to run until the end of the year.
Nov 29, 2004
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Kazaa back in court
The Australian music industry is taking Kazaa's makers Sharman to court in Sydney, to argue they are responsible for copyright infringement by users of their software.