Kazaa copyright trial set for November

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Kazaa To Sue Entertainment Industry For
Copyright Infringement

Kazaa To Sue Entertainment Industry For
Copyright Infringement 01/23/2004 02:23 PM
In a move that seems likely to backfire on them partly out of the audacity of the move, Sharman Networks, the company behind Kazaa, can now sue record labels and Hollywood studios for copyright infringement. We had briefly mentioned this case back in September, but now it's been given permission to move forward. Sharman claims that the entertainment companies violated copyright law by using Kazaa Lite (which is not actually associated with Kazaa) to get on the network and monitor the file trading that was occurring. At the same time, they claim that those same companies broke the terms of service of Kazaa by sending threatening instant messages to file traders, warning them that they were distributing unauthorized music files. Sharman clearly has a stronger copyright case against the industry than the industry does against them (in that they're actually accusing the companies of copyright violation, rather than just "facilitating" copyright violations) - but, it still seems like a long shot that could reflect badly on them in their other efforts.

Kazaa demands Oz trial delay

Kazaa demands Oz trial delay 02/10/2004 10:38 AM
Wants to wait for Grokster/MPAA appeal verdict

Judge mulls liability in Kazaa trial

Judge mulls liability in Kazaa trial 03/25/2005 04:56 PM
Houston Chronicle Mar 25 2005 9:37PM GMT

Closing arguments begin in Kazaa trial

Closing arguments begin in Kazaa trial 03/23/2005 08:02 AM
San Jose Mercury News Mar 23 2005 10:13AM GMT

Closing Arguments Begin in Kazaa Trial
(AP)

Closing Arguments Begin in Kazaa Trial
(AP) 03/23/2005 12:20 AM
AP - The owners of global file-sharing company Kazaa told a court Wednesday they should not be held liable for copyright infringements by network users because the company cannot control how the software is used after it is downloaded.

Assets in Doubt As Judge Mulls Kazaa
Trial (AP)

Assets in Doubt As Judge Mulls Kazaa
Trial (AP) 03/25/2005 01:32 AM
AP - The music industry argued that owners of the Kazaa file-sharing software must be liable for millions in lost sales because their program is like putting a photocopier in a library where it clearly will be used for piracy.

Judge sets tentative Kazaa trial date

Judge sets tentative Kazaa trial date 07/02/2004 11:26 AM
If parties can agree on access to crucial evidence

PeopleSoft-Oracle trial set for November

PeopleSoft-Oracle trial set for November 05/06/2004 03:56 PM
The database giant had asked that the trial begin in midsummer 2005, but a California judge picks a date closer to the one PeopleSoft requested.

Los dueños de Kazaa consiguen cerrar
Kazaa Lite

Los dueños de Kazaa consiguen cerrar
Kazaa Lite 12/08/2003 06:57 AM

KaZaA shuts down KaZaA Lite

KaZaA shuts down KaZaA Lite 12/08/2003 08:07 AM
Legal threats

Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah
Marshall: November 02, 2003 - November
08, 2003 Archives

Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah
Marshall: November 02, 2003 - November
08, 2003 Archives 11/04/2003 08:44 AM
modified a transcript of President Bush's remarks .. scrubbing its transcripts .. Josh Marshall

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Kazaa-Lite -v- Kazaa

Kazaa-Lite -v- Kazaa 12/11/2003 07:15 PM
It used a similar tactic a while back when it used it to force Google to remove or disable all access to the Infringing Material, said infringing material ...

Canadian Copyright Board allows
downloads, copyright levies

Canadian Copyright Board allows
downloads, copyright levies 12/14/2003 12:27 PM

The Copyright Board of Canada issued a ruling on " private copying ", largely via peer-to-peer computing, with several components. First, downloading is acceptable, but uploading is not (presumably to target hyperpirates). Second, new mechanisms for levies were described, freezing current ones, allowing new charges.

the Copyright Board said uploading or distributing copyrighted works online appeared to be prohibited under current Canadian law. However, the country's copyright law does allow making a copy for personal use and does not address the source of that copy or whether the original has to be an authorized or noninfringing version, the board said.

Bye, Bye Kazaa!

Bye, Bye Kazaa! 07/13/2004 11:48 PM
With innovations like eDonkey, SoulSeek, and now with BitTorrent, does Kazaa really even matter anymore? In this article, there is speculation that many of Kazaa’s users are simply logging off completely. Not because they want to buy their music, but they are simply opting for different alternatives instead.

Is Kazaa Over?

Is Kazaa Over? 06/30/2004 06:01 PM
As someone who has never used Kazaa, I have no idea how its use has changed over time, but apparently, more and more users are bailing out. They're fed up with the adware, the lawsuits (which often target Kazaa users) and all the bogus files. Of course, while that might sound like wonderful news for the recording industry, it's actually much worse. Users aren't giving up on file sharing, they're just switching to other offerings that include more useful features and less annoying crap (gee, what a surprise). The article points out that the various lawsuits against Kazaa owner Sharman appear to be taking their toll as the product has been unable to keep up. However, this whole thing points to a much more important fact: users are going to keep migrating to better products that are further underground. Each time the recording industry thinks they're declaring victory, they're just making their own job harder -- and I don't just mean the job of tracking down and suing file sharing individuals. They're making it increasingly difficult to set up a system that actually embraces file sharing, while still giving them the ability to make money. They could still do it, but they've given no indication that they intend to go down that path. Instead, they seem to enjoy making things worse for themselves, because that lets them keep complaining.

Does Kazaa matter?

Does Kazaa matter? 06/30/2004 02:49 PM
The top file-swapping network is facing lawsuits, junk downloads and strong rivals. Some say it's past its prime.

Senate goes after Kazaa

Senate goes after Kazaa 06/23/2004 05:31 PM
USA Today Jun 23 2004 9:46PM GMT

KaZaA Lite Plus v1.0

KaZaA Lite Plus v1.0 05/07/2004 07:22 PM
KaZaA Lite Plus is an open source file sharing client that searches the fast track network which KaZaA and Grokster run on, AND also searches Gnutella2 network, so there are a lot more files than KaZaA Media Desktop, Grokster, and Morpheus. [Freeware 3.34 MB]

Is Kazaa Really Centralized?

Is Kazaa Really Centralized? 02/12/2004 02:44 AM
While many have been following the story about the music police raiding Sharman/Kazaa's office, one competitor thinks it's a good thing. Streamline, the makers of the Morpheus file sharing application, has a long history with Kazaa - as they used to license the same technology until they were accused of not paying their bills and were shut off. So, clearly, they are a bit biased against Kazaa, but they're bringing up a very important point. The whole point of having a truly distributed file sharing network is that it can't be shut down, even if you shut down the folks who released the software. Yet, Morpheus was shut down two years ago which made many people questio n how this was possible. Over time, these questions have faded, but the folks behind Morpheus are raising the question again and saying that Ka zaa is really centralized - and have been hiding behind their odd corporate structure to hide this fact for the last couple years. That would be quite a revelation, and would seriously damage Kazaa's legal standing. Thus, the folks behind Morpheus are hoping that the questionable raid on Kazaa's offices will establish this for certain. It appears that, once again, there isn't much harmony in the file sharing world.

Kazaa says hello to digital Bollywood

Kazaa says hello to digital Bollywood 11/13/2003 12:26 PM
The file-swapping company, which is locked in a legal battle with Hollywood studios, has stuck a deal to digitally distribute a full-length feature film made in India's Bollywood.

How Skype and Kazaa changed the net

How Skype and Kazaa changed the net 06/22/2005 02:29 AM

KaZaA Fights Back

KaZaA Fights Back 02/10/2004 07:55 PM
techtv Feb 11 2004 0:20AM GMT

SMS Query: KaZaA Software

SMS Query: KaZaA Software 04/15/2004 08:57 PM

Kazaa to launch P2P print ads

Kazaa to launch P2P print ads 11/12/2003 06:52 PM
CNET Nov 12 2003 6:15PM ET

New Kazaa Could Ignite More Controversy

New Kazaa Could Ignite More Controversy 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
The owner of the widely used Kazaa file-swapping software, Sharman Networks, has launched a significantly expanded version of its controversial P2P (peer-to-peer) application. The updated version includes a playlist tool that enables users to download entire albums as easily as they previously downloaded single songs.

Kazaa Delivers More Than Tunes

Kazaa Delivers More Than Tunes 01/10/2004 07:17 AM
About half of all the software people download from the popular file-sharing network -- which is almost always pirated -- has some kind of evil-doing program attached, a security firm says. Poetic justice, perhaps. By Kim Zetter.

Kazaa-lite Shut Down

Kazaa-lite Shut Down 12/07/2003 11:38 AM

Kazaa Lite Shut Down

Kazaa Lite Shut Down 12/08/2003 10:34 AM

Kazaa talks to the BBC, goes to the
movies

Kazaa talks to the BBC, goes to the
movies 12/06/2003 09:44 AM

Kazaa ads tell P2P users to speak up

Kazaa ads tell P2P users to speak up 11/17/2003 06:37 PM
CNET Nov 17 2003 6:15PM ET

KaZaA blocks copycat

KaZaA blocks copycat 12/09/2003 07:27 PM
Earlier this year it forced Google to take down links to the modified version of KaZaA Lite and in November it announced a campaign with content experts Altnet ...

Kazaa has shut down Kazaalight

Kazaa has shut down Kazaalight 12/09/2003 05:05 AM
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Kazaa Lite shut down

Kazaa Lite shut down 12/06/2003 05:37 PM

New Kazaa beta makes debut

New Kazaa beta makes debut 10/30/2003 09:16 AM
Sharman Networks, maker of the peer-to-peer file-sharing software, has announced the release of a new beta version of the popular program.

Kazaa Fights Against Damning Evidence

Kazaa Fights Against Damning Evidence 02/05/2005 09:15 PM
Kazaa creator Sharman Networks switched strategies in the ongoing file sharing case in Australian court Tuesday. According to courtroom reports, Sharman lawyers attempted and were denied a motion to suppress documents, which contained evidence that could damage to the P2P network's case.

Kazaa owner gets OK to sue record labels

Kazaa owner gets OK to sue record labels 01/25/2004 03:05 PM
CNET Jan 25 2004 6:45PM GMT

Kazaa Lite Shut Down, New Developments

Kazaa Lite Shut Down, New Developments 12/08/2003 01:09 AM
Techfocus Dec 8 2003 0:08AM ET

Kazaa to Sue Movie, Record Companies

Kazaa to Sue Movie, Record Companies 01/24/2004 01:45 PM

KaZaA Media Desktop v2.6 Beta

KaZaA Media Desktop v2.6 Beta 10/30/2003 11:31 AM
KaZaA Media Desktop is a peer-to-peer file sharing application. You can search, download, organize and play media files. It has a search engine that lets you search by categories, artist, etc. Files are downloaded from several sources simultaneously, and resumed if broken. [Adware 432 KB]
Grok Description matches for Kazaa copyright trial set for November
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Beta: ezBusiness 1.0 beta

Beta: ezBusiness 1.0 beta 07/02/2004 10:04 AM
ezBusiness is an inventory and sales management package for small businesses, with an item search engine, a shopping cart, support for keyboard interface barcode readers, and more.

MD5 crack

MD5 crack 07/07/2004 04:43 AM
MD5 cracking in seconds .. this site is for you

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Just say no to Crack

Just say no to Crack 04/23/2004 02:51 PM
Staking out the high moral ground, a bill would punish those wearing low-riding jeans. It seems that Represe ntative Derrick D. T. Shepherd of Louisiana, a Democrat no less, wants to outlaw low slung pants. Plumbers beware, and stock up on Butt-Crack Caulk! Really, don't they have anything better to legislate besides fashion or holidays?

TV on crack

TV on crack 03/22/2005 04:44 PM
Is A&E's "Intervention" the most exploitative reality show ever, or a necessarily brutal snapshot of the perils of addiction?

FeedDemon Crack

FeedDemon Crack 06/18/2004 09:27 AM

Dave Winer and Evan Williams commented that the people who shout the loudest are often the ones who have no basis for their anger. I'm reminded of this fact by an email I received this morning. Here's a quote:

"Fix your piece of s--- program! I upgraded to FeedDemon 1.10 and it crashes with 'Win32 device error.' Did you even test this s---?"

I've actually received a number of emails (and one forum post) about this bug, but I have no plans to fix it. Why? Because the error message only appears if you upgrade a cracked version of FeedDemon 1.0. This is a deliberate error message that FeedDemon 1.10 displays when it detects that you upgraded from a specific cracked version of FeedDemon 1.0.

That's right, people who use a pirated version of FeedDemon are emailing me for support. It never ceases to amaze me when people not only steal from me, but also expect me to spend my time answering their questions. And more often than not, the email I've received about this problem reads like something a drunk teenager would write.

I've written about piracy befor e and I'm not planning to start another lengthy rant. But I do have a request for those who have justified their use of cracked versions of my work: don't ask for support. I support my family with sales of my software, and my life is affected - dramatically - by the existence of cracks. Please, if you're using a pirated version of my software, don't expect me to help you.

"Conservative Crack-Up"

"Conservative Crack-Up" 11/19/2003 03:31 PM

How to crack passwords, and why you
should

How to crack passwords, and why you
should 06/05/2005 11:28 PM

First Crack in the Wall?

First Crack in the Wall? 03/22/2005 03:15 PM
This is the first announced change in the status quo since IBM announced the sale of their entire line of laptops to the Chinese firm Lenovo. As with some other people, I’m still awainting experience to tell us if it’s a good or bad thing. Lenovo will slightly modify the “IBM ThinkPad” brand in the relatively near future, said Lenovo CEO-designate Stephen Ward on Monday at PC Forum, which is taking place here this week….

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New Bluetooth Crack

New Bluetooth Crack 06/05/2005 11:47 PM

Happy Friday:

Cryptographers have discovered a way to hack Bluetooth-enabled devices even when security features are switched on. The discovery may make it even easier for hackers to eavesdrop on conversations and charge their own calls to someone else's cellphone.

"Our attack makes it possible to crack every communication between two Bluetooth devices, and not only if it is the first communication between those devices," says Shaked.

Check out the time required to pull this off:

They show that once an attacker has forced two devices to pair, they can work out the link key in just 0.06 seconds on a Pentium IV-enabled computer, and 0.3 seconds on a Pentium-III. "This is not just a theoretical break, it's practical," says Schneier.

Via New Scientist.

Kernel crack

Kernel crack 11/07/2003 05:31 AM
CNET Asia Nov 7 2003 4:44AM ET

Alcohol is the new crack!

Alcohol is the new crack! 01/02/2005 11:10 PM
“N ot only is it illegal, but it's becoming increasingly dangerous,� Leggio said of underage drinking. How dangerous? Well apparently dangerous enough that one affluent Kansas City community has decided that it is best to have police spy on teens during high school basketball games. Oh it gets better, apparently a carload of teens is enough for a Lenexa cop to follow you! So the parents should be up in arms right? Nope, they encourage the police, even calling them ("she told dispatchers that when she called home to check on her son, it sounded like a party was going on"). Yet surprisingly, despite this almost police-state like mentality against drinking, atti tudes are slow to change.

Madredeus On Crack: A Naifa

Madredeus On Crack: A Naifa 09/14/2004 01:54 AM
As God Is My Cleaning Lady: Crypto-Fado For Bohemian Pagan Popsters. They can't play their classical Fado guitars very well; they have a punky drummer and the Fado singer not only smiles pouts and shakes her hips, but actually seems to enjoy herself! What's become of this country? Are they mad? Reckless, certainly. They call themselves A Naifa and what they've done is taken a massive, ice-crunching Waring Pro blender to all the sacred potions, fruits and flavours of Portuguese traditional music and poured out a vulgar, shameless, disrespectful and utterly delicious shambles of a Pop cocktail. Heresy in old Lisbon? I nearly choked on my 30-year-old aguardente velha, but then realized I was dancing merrily and had already spilt most of it anyway. [Probably not fun for those unfamiliar with the Fado. QuickTime required.]

Congress Set to Crack Down on Spyware

Congress Set to Crack Down on Spyware 06/28/2004 12:18 AM
The collective mind of congress is rapidly turning to the fall elections, but some issues are pressing enough to warrant continued attention, among them spyware.

MasterCard Looks to Crack Down on
Phishing

MasterCard Looks to Crack Down on
Phishing 06/22/2004 10:35 AM
MasterCard is teaming up with digital fraud protection company NameProtect to help shut down online scams.

Feds Crack Down On Web Pirates

Feds Crack Down On Web Pirates 04/23/2004 02:48 PM
CBS News Apr 23 2004 6:53PM GMT

"Don't do crack; it's a ghetto drug"

"Don't do crack; it's a ghetto drug" 06/19/2004 04:52 PM

Fifteen of us gathered last night for a screening of the 1992 Tim Robbins political satire Bo b Roberts.  This mockumentary of a folksinging conservative Wall Street trader turned politician has held up surprisingly well.  In the background of the movie, President Bush is in the White House and American troops are about to invade Iraq.  Gore Vidal does a great job playing a Ted Kennedy-style career senator.  The songs are fun but sadly the soundtrack has never been made available.

My favorite part of the movie is when Bob Roberts closes a letter to a 7-year-old girl in Vermont with the admonition "Don't do crack; it's a ghetto drug."

This is the perfect movie for an election-year party.

Crack My Knuckles - by Rob Manuel

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AutoZone developer says SCO is on crack

AutoZone developer says SCO is on crack 03/06/2004 01:54 AM
SCO Group sued AutoZone (full text of the complaint) for having used their libraries when they migrated to Linux. They don't have any evidence, but rather just say "they did it too fast, so they must have gotten help from IBM and stolen our code". (Note, it didn't have anything to do with the Linux code). The lead developer at AutoZone at the time of the migration writes on Groklaw that the SCO claims is a pile of %$%#$. They...

UK, US and Canada crack down on Net
scams

UK, US and Canada crack down on Net
scams 04/30/2004 10:50 AM
Closer co-operation

Slashdot -- Someone Smoking Crack ?

Slashdot -- Someone Smoking Crack ? 03/11/2003 01:22 AM
Slashdot -- Someone Smoking Crack ? Now I know that the Slashdot audience isn't all that reliable at best. Yes we all read it but we rarely trust it. Still I'd expect a little better than this: The Object Prevalence concept, developed by the Prevayler team, and implemented in Java, C#, Smalltalk, Python, Perl, PHP, Ruby and Delphi, can be a great a solution to this mess. The concept is pretty simple: keep all the objects in RAM and serialize the commands that change those objects, optionally saving the whole system to disk every now and then (late at night, for example). [_Go_] Now that's a cool concept. So I did the natural thing and went and looked for the code. Since I'm a php-head, I figured that I'd look there to start. Nope! According to SourceForge, "This project has not released any files". Well I can get by in Perl so I thought "Ok, not my preference but ok". Nope. Well I think Python is neat and people I respect a lot like it. Additionally Guido has just plain guts to make the decision he did regarding mandatory indentation. Break conventions is hard so I figured I'd look at the Python version. Nope! Well once upon a midnight dreary, ... (bag the mock Poe), I did a lot of Pascal. Nope! It turns out that only the C# and Ruby versions exist. I couldn't get the Smalltalk page to come up so I don't have a clue there. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying anything about the concept but just pointing out that this posting is essentially wrong on many of the major details. And, sadly, it doesn't really surprise me at all.

100 years of solitude -- on crack

100 years of solitude -- on crack 01/22/2004 04:56 AM
Latin America's McOndo literary movement drags the butterflies of magical realism into Burger King. With Jorge Franco's narco-saga "Rosario Tijeras," it may have found its first masterpiece.

Do You Thrive or Crack Under Pressure?

Do You Thrive or Crack Under Pressure? 09/10/2004 04:44 PM

Dvorak: I'm smoking crack

Dvorak: I'm smoking crack 03/21/2003 01:36 PM
Apple to switch to Intel processors, at least according to John Dvorak in a brief article over at PC Magazine. No mention in the article of the massive amount of effort required to re-write every piece of mac-compatible software for x86 architecture, or the unlikeliness of developers to be willing to do so having just optimized for OSX, but then, this piece seems to be mostly just bold, unsupported predictions.

Crack codes and win prizes

Crack codes and win prizes 10/30/2003 11:25 AM
Fancy a go at the Thawte Crypto Challenge IV?

Ex-Crack Addict Gives $10K to Art
Gallery (AP)

Ex-Crack Addict Gives $10K to Art
Gallery (AP) 07/22/2004 07:39 AM
AP - A former burglar, alcoholic and crack addict has donated $10,000 to the art gallery where he had panhandled for years after inheriting $187,000 from his long-estranged mother.

where i can give a crack for sims2?

where i can give a crack for sims2? 09/20/2004 03:02 PM
TechTree Sep 20 2004 6:36PM GMT

3D holograms to crack forgeries

3D holograms to crack forgeries 08/11/2004 08:18 AM
A 3D hologram technique could transform how experts spot forged signatures and other handwritten documents.

A crack in DeLay's armor

A crack in DeLay's armor 04/11/2005 10:36 AM
Robert Novak's protestations notwithstanding, a Republican congressman says it's time for the House majority leader to resign.

Hackers crack Sony PSP

Hackers crack Sony PSP 06/17/2005 04:44 PM

crack found in foam

crack found in foam 04/07/2005 05:15 AM
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Kazaa copyright trial set for November

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