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Kazaa, Morpheus conceding defeat
News A legal fight that has pitted file-swapping software companies Kazaa and StreamCast Networks against big record labels and movie studios is collapsing as the small companies run out of funds. Netherlands-based Kazaa, which created the file-swapping...
[May 23, 2002, 9:19]
Kazaa owner takes heart from US copyright ruling
News Sharman Networks, parent company of the peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing software Kazaa, is rejoicing at the US court ruling that found two similar P2P programs, Grokster and Morpheus, do not violate US copyright law.
[August 20, 2004, 10:00]
Kazaa owner pins hopes on 105-year-old defence
News Sharman License Holdings may be resting its defence on a precedent set over one hundred years ago, according to statements made by its lawyers in court last Friday, as the company prepares to face alleged music copyright infringement charges...
[May 19, 2004, 10:40]
Kazaa's spying potential revealed
News A witness in the ongoing civil trial against peer-to-peer software provider Sharman Networks has added weight to testimony last week that logs can be maintained to trace users who are exchanging unlicensed music online using the Kazaa software.
[December 7, 2004, 9:40]
Kazaa a 'blight on users' machines'
Talkback One small cockup for Kazaa, one massive stumble for p2p. Oh that is gonna hurt.
[February 4, 2005, 12:28]
Kazaa founders tout P2P VoIP
Talkback I have allways wondered who was the person or persons who was putting these hundreds of blank dummy downloads on the Kazaa P2P system. I found out recently the film industry hires companies to put these blank downloads on the internet so as to...
[August 17, 2004, 15:24]
Kazaa a 'blight on users' machines'
Talkback Both my brothers and my new computers were infected with the Trojan virus upon installation of Kazaa, it was tracked back to the Gain files that were part of the installation. It was quite an inconvenience to get rid of.
[February 10, 2005, 3:33]
Kazaa forced to block search terms
News Eminem, Madonna and Kylie Minogue are just some of the popular artists whose songs are to be blocked from being illegally distributed on the peer-to-peer network Kazaa, following orders issued by an Australian federal court yesterday.
[November 25, 2005, 8:35]
Kazaa a 'blight on users' machines'
Talkback I had Kazaa on my new Compaq computer and it slowed down my computer so much, every program I tried to get to would freeze up.I finally uninstalled it, and it was much faster after that. I think that no one should ever get Kazaa, and if they do, I...
[February 5, 2005, 4:40]
Kazaa's man in Washington speaks out
News Sharman Networks has sent repeated notices to Google complaining about links to the ad-free version of Kazaa called Kazaa Lite. That's not a trivial task for Corwin, the lobbyist for Kazaa's parent company Sharman Networks.
[December 6, 2004, 10:25]
Kazaa's parent takes another legal beating
News "The Kazaa system is an engine of copyright piracy to a degree of magnitude never before seen," declared the counsel for the music industry, Tony Bannon, during today's commencement of the civil trial against peer-to-peer (P2P) software...
[November 29, 2004, 7:40]
Kazaa creates worst spyware threat, says CA
News Peer-to-peer program Kazaa is the number one spyware threat on the Internet, according to Computer Associates. According to the company's Pest Patrol research, Kazaa created a greater threat than other programs in its top five spyware list because...
[November 25, 2004, 13:30]
Kazaa plans defensive ad campaign
Talkback "Hey come on ,kazaa now know they can make millions of dollars/ quid/yen,shekels by selling to the highest bidders, why else all the litigation,this is not just because someone took of the spyware and rehashed the programme they are in it for the...
[September 5, 2004, 16:44]
Kazaa exec defends sleeper software
News Two days after disclosures that file-swappers using Kazaa were unwittingly downloading software that could turn their computers into part of a new network, Kazaa's owner spoke up to defend the company's actions.
[April 4, 2002, 10:00]
Kazaa a 'blight on users' machines'
News Kazaa a 'blight on users machines' Sharman Network's CTO has admitted, in an internal memo, that Kazaa will noticeably slow down users machines and affect other activities An internal document written by Sharman Network's chief technology officer...
[February 4, 2005, 10:35]
Kazaa halts software downloads
News Netherlands-based Kazaa has temporarily suspended downloads of its file-swapping software from its Web site, pending a decision by a Dutch court expected 31 January. Kazaa said Wednesday that it took the step to avoid paying a fine that stems from...
[January 18, 2002, 9:34]
Kazaa plays on despite threat of fines
News Nearly a week after a court-ordered deadline to institute anti-piracy controls, the operator of Kazaa, a popular file-swapping network, is continuing to negotiate with copyright holders over its fate.
[December 21, 2001, 10:13]
Kazaa loses court battle
News An Australian court on Monday ruled makers of peer-to-peer software Kazaa had authorised users to infringe on music copyrights and directed them to modify the application to reduce the practice. Justice Murray Wilcox of Australia's Federal Court...
[September 5, 2005, 15:55]
Kazaa a 'blight on users' machines'
Talkback Anyone in the know will avoid Kazaa,and was only a matter of time before this kinda bad press came out. In response to nj comments. But p2p on the whole wont be affected as their are much better programs such as Shareza which dont fill your pc with...
[February 6, 2005, 20:10]
Kazaa a 'blight on users' machines'
Talkback I have been running Kazaa lite for nearly three years without any problems as I paid my $29.99 "DID YOU" No ads No pop ups No problems Good Luck KAZAA I also stand by Sharman networks in their sole fight against the RIAA and the FIAA and hope that...
[February 8, 2005, 0:50]
