Kazaa Owner Files Counterclaim
(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: mike kkm
The owners of the Kazaa file-sharing network are suing the movie and recording industries, claiming that they don't understand the digital age and are monopolizing entertainment.
Sharman Networks Ltd. filed its counterclaim Monday in response to a copyright-infringement lawsuit brought by several recording labels and movie studios. That lawsuit accuses Sharman of providing free access to copyright music and films to millions of Internet users in the United States.
Sharman said the entertainment companies are behind the times and don't realize that consumers need not buy CDs, DVDs or videotapes to enjoy music or films.
Sharman also claimed that movie studios "dominate and, when they act in concert, have monopoly power" for the aftermarket distribution of first-run major motion pictures. Likewise, the company said, recording labels "when they act in concert, have monopoly power in the distribution of recorded music."
Movie studios involved in the lawsuit include Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Columbia Pictures Industries Inc., Disney Enterprises Inc., Paramount Pictures Corp. The recording labels are BMG, EMI, Sony, Universal and Warner.
The case is one of the largest in the recent online copyright wars testing the international reach of U.S. courts.
Posted by: xeroxed
Link to where you got this info please. I mean, I'm sure I should just blindly take your word, but a link would still be nice. <_<
Posted by: Sneepboy
Originally posted by xeroxed@28 January 2003 - 19:59
Link to where you got this info please. I mean, I'm sure I should just blindly take your word, but a link would still be nice. <_<
Link at THIS (http://66.111.40.101/bb/index.php?act=ST&f=13&t=12973) thread.
Posted by: xeroxed
Originally posted by Sneepboy+28 January 2003 - 21:04--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Sneepboy @ 28 January 2003 - 21:04)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--xeroxed@28 January 2003 - 19:59
Link to where you got this info please. I mean, I'm sure I should just blindly take your word, but a link would still be nice.* <_<
Link at THIS (http://66.111.40.101/bb/index.php?act=ST&f=13&t=12973) thread. [/b][/quote]
Yeah, I just found that and was gonna come post it in here.
Thanks though.
Posted by: mike kkm
i got it from zeropaid.com
Posted by: mike kkm
this is very good news. finally kazaa's owner is going to do something this