Kazaa created for lawful purposes, court told
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The Federal Court in Sydney has been told the creators of the popular file-sharing software, Kazaa, cannot be held responsible if people use it to illegally swap music files.
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Sharman Networks was able to filter Kazaa to prevent copyright infringement, but instead chose to build a massive user base for advertising revenue, the Federal Court heard on day one of the peer-to-peer provider&#39;s widely-anticipated trial.
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KaZaa is still finding themselves in court, explaining what&#39;s going on, and Hollywood is already finding a new target: BitTorrent.
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"Copyright officials recommended on Thursday that U.S. law be amended so that companies that rely on copyright infringement to make a profit can be held liable for their actions."  Which of course applies only to US companies.  Kazaa should be free and clear.  ...  Should have supplied a link.  I'm a BAD blogger!
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A witness in the ongoing civil trial against peer-to-peer software provider Sharman Networks has added weight to testimony that logs can be maintained to trace users who are exchanging unlicensed music online using the Kazaa software.
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Kazaa, the world&#39;s most popular Internet file-swapping system, told a court on Thursday it was worried about users exchanging unauthorized files and held talks with record companies in the United States about the problem.
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Internal documents made public in an Australian court indicate that it's not just consumers who are often annoyed by programs that install with the Kazaa file-swapping software.
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Relying on a law against advertising child porn, federal authorities win a mandatory 15-year sentence against a Kazaa user for sharing kid porn online. One official describes the crackdown as an "innovative" use of the law, in a case now moving to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Kazaa, the internet&#39;s most popular file-swapping system, told a court in Sydney yesterday that it was worried about users exchanging unauthorised files and had held talks with record companies in the United States.
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The owners of file-swapping giant Kazaa claimed Tuesday their software, which allows users to exchange copyrighted music and movies online, doesn't differ from video recorders, as they launched their defense in a landmark music piracy case in Australia.
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Industry eyes are turning toward Oz as more than 50 lawyers begin waging a courtroom battle over Kazaa, the peer-to-peer technology owned by Australia-based Sharman Networks
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By MIKE CORDER    SYDNEY, Australia  -- The distributor of file-swapping giant Kazaa on Friday welcomed a U.S. court's ruling that two of its rivals are not legally liable for the songs, movies and other copyright works shared online by their users...
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Sharman Networks, the company behind the Kazaa peer-to-peer file sharing software, began its defense in a Sydney court room on Tuesday against charges by members of the music industry that the company aided music piracy and copyright infringement.
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The US Supreme Court has been asked to hold two internet file-sharing services responsible for their customers&#39; online swapping of copyrighted songs and movies.
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Kazaa is &quot;an engine of copyright piracy to a degree of magnitude never before seen,&quot; charge solicitors in Australia. The goal of the record company lawyers is to have Sharman Networks -- Kazaa&#39;s owners -- declared
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A U.S. federal judge has ruled the Morpheus software program promoted illegal file sharing.
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Grokster, Morpheus not liable for user's actions, appeals court says.