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Paid content comes to Kazaa

...controversy as the first application of Altnet, a service from Kazaa partner Brilliant Digital Entertainment that came to light amid a Web privacy storm last... Read more

20 May, 2002 by John Borland

Sharman offices raided by piracy investigators

...Investigations this morning raided the offices of P2P companies Sharman Networks and Brilliant Digital Entertainment, along with the homes of key executives and several ISPs... Read more

6 February, 2004 by James Pearce

Don't let Brilliant hijack your PC

Brilliant Digital Entertainment is the latest in a string of companies that seem... Read more

3 April, 2002 by David Coursey

Stealth P2P network hides inside Kazaa

...people's PCs, welding them into a new network of its own. Brilliant Digital Entertainment, a California-based digital advertising technology company, has been distributing... Read more

2 April, 2002 by John Borland

Skype and Kazaa named in StreamCast lawsuit

...StreamCast case include Joltid, Joltid Ou Blastoise, Bluemoon, LA Galiote, Indigo Investment, Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Sharman Networks, Altnet CEO Kevin Bermeister and several "John Does... Read more

28 March, 2006 by Candace Lombardi

Kazaa loses court battle

...respondents Sharman Networks, LEF Interactive, Sharman chief executive Nicole Hemming, Altnet and Brilliant Digital Entertainment boss Kevin Bermeister to pay 90 percent of the music... Read more

5 September, 2005 by Steven Deare

Kazaa a 'blight on users' machines'

...Mushroom and 25 additional applicants are suing Sharman and associated parties -- including Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Altnet, Sharman Networks CEO Nikki Hemming and others -- over alleged... Read more

4 February, 2005 by Kristyn Maslog Levis

Kazaa's parent takes another legal beating

...and 25 additional applicants are suing Sharman Networks and associated parties -- including Brilliant Digital Entertainment (BDE), Altnet, Sharman chief executive officer Nikki Hemming and others... Read more

29 November, 2004 by Kristyn Maslog Levis

Universal tries to expose Kazaa backers

...between Sharman and subsequent respondent to the charges AltNet -- a subsidiary of Brilliant Digital Entertainment – as he said the two companies may have colluded to... Read more

14 October, 2004 by Abby Dinham

Kazaa owner denied office-raid appeal

Sharman Networks and Brilliant Digital Entertainment (BDE) have been denied application for leave to appeal the... Read more

8 October, 2004 by Abby Dinham

Aussie Kazaa case heads for November trial

...Music Industry Piracy Investigations (MIPI) raided the offices of Sharman Networks and Brilliant Digital Entertainment, along with the homes of key executives and several Internet... Read more

2 July, 2004 by Abby Dinham

Swappers log off Kazaa as alternatives emerge

...be at work. Along with joint venture partner Altnet, a subsidiary of Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Sharman has said it ultimately hopes to turn the Kazaa... Read more

1 July, 2004 by John Borland

Sharman fails to have evidence dismissed

...seizure of material from Sharman and its associated companies; the Australian arm, Brilliant Digital Entertainment (BDE) of one of its partners, Altnet; executives from Sharman... Read more

4 March, 2004 by Abby Dinham

Sharman case back in court

...constitute infringement. The lawyer representing Kevin Burmeister, who is the owner of Brilliant Digital Entertainment (BDE), which was also raided, also brought up some issues... Read more

20 February, 2004 by James Pearce

Sharman challenges raids' validity

...In addition to the respondents, Anton Pillar orders were also served on Brilliant Digital Entertainment and its owner Kevin Burmeister, the University of Queensland, Monash... Read more

10 February, 2004 by James Pearce

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