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Labels seek to block Altnet revenue-share

March 4, 2005 Record labels have asked an Australian court to block peer-to-peer company Altnet's ad-revenue-sharing program. TAGS: Altnet, Sharman Networks Ltd., peer-to-peer company, P2P

Altnet to share ad cash with labels

March 2, 2005 The P2P company will split revenue collected by file-swapping companies with certain record labels. TAGS: Altnet, file-swapping company, Sharman Networks Ltd., file-swapping, advertising revenue, Kazaa, P2P

At trial, Altnet-Kazaa link examined

December 15, 2004 In the music industry's suit against Sharman, owner of P2P software Kazaa, witness testifies about role of partner Altnet. TAGS: Altnet, KaZaA Media Desktop, Sharman Networks Ltd., Kazaa, KPMG Consulting Inc., P2P, search listing, search result, search, owner, SD card

Altnet seeks patent royalties from P2P

January 12, 2005 File-swapping companies find themselves on same side as the recording industry in patent dispute. TAGS: Altnet, file-swapping company, file-swapping, patent, P2P, peer-to-peer company, LimeWire, RIAA

Peer to peer on the hot seat

December 15, 2004 roundup Trial against Sharman digs into relationship between Kazaa, Altnet. Also: FTC looks at consumer side of peer to peer. TAGS: Altnet, Sharman Networks Ltd., P2P, file-swapping, Kazaa, U.S.

Kazaa purchase exposed in copyright trial

February 2, 2005 Australian judge throws out request to block access to a document that specifies how much Sharman Networks paid for Kazaa. TAGS: Sharman Networks Ltd., Altnet, Kazaa, record company, request, document, lawyer

Focus group: Kazaa will meet Napster's fate

December 16, 2004 In copyright trial, lawyers discuss whether to admit an e-mail sent from a focus group to Sharman, owner of P2P software Kazaa. TAGS: Sharman Networks Ltd., focus group, Altnet, Kazaa, Napster Inc., P2P, document, icon, lawyer, CEO, music, e-mail

Australian court rules against Kazaa

September 5, 2005 Judge says managers of the peer-to-peer software had authorized users to infringe on music copyrights. TAGS: Sharman Networks Ltd., Altnet, Kazaa, Brilliant Digital Entertainment, respondent, music industry, Grokster Ltd., claim, RIAA, P2P, manager, Australia, file-sharing, CEO

Music industry lashes out at Kazaa trial

November 29, 2004 Trial begins with music industry attorney calling Kazaa an "engine of copyright piracy to a degree of magnitude never before seen." TAGS: Tony Bannon, Sharman Networks Ltd., Kazaa, Altnet, Brilliant Digital Entertainment, infringement, Universal Music Group, attorney, investor, license agreement, Sydney, trial, CEO, P2P

Kazaa owners may face time in jail

December 15, 2005 Australian record industry initiates contempt proceedings against the masterminds behind the file-sharing software. TAGS: Sharman Networks Ltd., Tony Bannon, Kazaa, recording industry, Altnet, proceeding, motion, Sydney, Australia, order, owner, file-sharing, CEO, IP

New plans for P2P commerce, despite court wait

June 22, 2005 Uncertainty about impending Supreme Court decision isn't stopping new companies' ideas for file-swapping profits. TAGS: file-swapping, P2P, copyright violation, Grokster Ltd., Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Altnet, commerce, file-swapping network, Britney Spears, search result, Gnutella, founder, LimeWire, software company, Google Inc.

Music industry tailed Sharman boss

May 31, 2005 Australian music industry's antipiracy unit says it conducted "personal surveillance" of Nikki Hemming to determine who controls Kazaa. TAGS: Sharman Networks Ltd., surveillance, Kazaa, Altnet, music industry, P2P, premise, court, Sydney, antipiracy, boss, CEO

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