11.29.2004
Music industry lashes out at Kazaa trial
"Kazaa is an "engine of copyright piracy to a degree of magnitude never before seen," Tony Bannon, an attorney for the music industry, said during Monday's start of the Australian trial against peer-to-peer software distributor Sharman Networks."
[Via CNet]
The Sh*%t has hit Kazaa
Major record labels Universal Music Australia, EMI, Sony/BMG, and others are suing Kazaa for what they claim is a breeding ground of illegal music swapping all thanks to the software produced by software distributor Sharman Networks.
Sharman Networks says that it is not liable for what its users do with the software and has no intentions of the software being used as a music copyright infringement aid. The company claims that it has developed the software for other means of p2p usage. However, within minutes of a Google search, first three results showed a search for 'Kazaa' listed as "free mp3 downloads". The trial is only scheduled for a three - week time frame, but in all honesty we know it will take much more time than that!
