- Mon Feb 9 2004 Sharman to challenge court order
Lawyers representing Sharman Networks inform the Federal Court of Australia they intend to challenge the validity of the court order that resulted in raids at several locations across Australia last week.
Posted by James Pearce
- Wed Dec 8 2004 Sharman lawyer: Witness switched sides
Australian professor testifying against Sharman Networks at one time offered to be expert witness for Kazaa software maker.
Posted by Kristyn Maslog-Levis
- Thu Dec 9 2004 Sharman exec calls child porn unstoppable
Chief technology officer testifies user access to Kazaa couldn't be blocked, despite the company's zero-tolerance policy on child porn.
Posted by Kristyn Maslog-Levis
- Fri Aug 20 2004 Kazaa owner takes heart in P2P ruling
Sharman Networks applauds U.S. appeal court decision that lets peer-to-peer software makers off the hook.
Posted by Abby Dinham
- Fri Feb 6 2004 Piracy fighters raid offices of Kazaa, others
A judge in Australia authorizes a record industry group to search peer-to-peer companies including Kazaa owner Sharman and several ISPs, along with key executives' homes.
Posted by James Pearce
- Tue Apr 22 2003 Record labels sue Napster investor
Universal Music Group and EMI Recorded Music file suit against venture capitalist Hummer Winblad, saying the company facilitated copyright infringement for financial gain.
Posted by Stefanie Olsen
- Fri Jan 16 2004 Building bridges between P2P networks
New file-swapping applications are becoming more open, improving service and content offerings--and sharpening competition among rival software developers.
Posted by John Borland
- Wed Mar 3 2004 File-swap 'killer' grabs attention
RIAA protege Audible Magic offers lawmakers a convincing demonstration. Is this it for downloading music online and peer-to-peer networks like Kazaa?
Posted by John Borland
- Mon May 19 2003 Pressplay bid points to Napster remix
Roxio announces plans to buy the Pressplay online music service and merge it with another recent acquisition, the once controversial but long-muted Napster.
Posted by Jim Hu
- Mon Feb 24 2003 Roxio taps Fanning for Napster take two
The peer-to-peer wunderkind signs up to help CD-burning software maker Roxio bring back the Napster music service from the ashes--with a difference.
Posted by John Borland