Kazaa Owner Gets OK to Sue Movie, Record Companies

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Kazaa Owner Gets OK to Sue Movie, Record
Companies (Reuters)

Kazaa Owner Gets OK to Sue Movie, Record
Companies (Reuters) 01/23/2004 08:45 PM
Reuters - A U.S. federal court has cleared the way for Kazaa file-sharing software owner Sharman Networks to sue the entertainment industry for copyright infringement, Sharman said on Friday.

Yahoo! News - Kazaa Owner Gets OK to Sue
Movie, Record Companies

Yahoo! News - Kazaa Owner Gets OK to Sue
Movie, Record Companies 01/25/2004 04:06 AM
just got the go ahead to sue the studios and record companies .. copyright infringement

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Kazaa to Sue Movie, Record Companies

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

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 owner takes heart in P2P ruling

Kazaa owner takes heart in P2P ruling 08/20/2004 04:34 PM
Sharman Networks applauds U.S. appeal court decision that lets peer-to-peer software makers off the hook.

Kazaa owner fights back after raids

Kazaa owner fights back after raids 02/10/2004 09:02 AM
ZDNet Feb 10 2004 1:24PM GMT

Kazaa owner takes heart from P2P ruling

Kazaa owner takes heart from P2P ruling 08/20/2004 04:43 PM
CNET News.com Aug 20 2004 8:06PM GMT

Kazaa Owner Cheers File-Swapping
Decision (AP)

Kazaa Owner Cheers File-Swapping
Decision (AP) 08/20/2004 08:23 AM
AP - The distributor of file-swapping giant Kazaa on Friday welcomed a U.S. court's ruling that two of its rivals are not legally liable for the songs, movies and other copyright works shared online by their users.

The Record Ass. of America's subpoena
tactics for sueing Kazaa users is
declared unlawful - good news for music
fans, bad news for fat cat record execs

The Record Ass. of America's subpoena
tactics for sueing Kazaa users is
declared unlawful - good news for music
fans, bad news for fat cat record execs 12/21/2003 08:35 AM
loses two court cases .. According to the BBC .. BBC

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Survey: Movie-swapping up, Kazaa down

Survey: Movie-swapping up, Kazaa down 07/13/2004 03:24 PM
CacheLogic says BitTorrent is the new king of peer-to-peer. Hollywood's not happy.

Survey: Movie-swapping up; Kazaa down

Survey: Movie-swapping up; Kazaa down 07/13/2004 06:55 PM
CacheLogic says BitTorrent is the new king of peer-to-peer networks. Hollywood's not happy.

Bollywood Embraces Kazaa Movie Downloads

Bollywood Embraces Kazaa Movie Downloads 12/23/2003 11:47 AM
MaximusTheGreat writes "While Hollywood tries to debate how to tackle P2P movie downloads, Bollywood the world's largest film industry has decided to embrace ...

Bollywood Signs Up For Kazaa Movie
Downloads... But Not Really

Bollywood Signs Up For Kazaa Movie
Downloads... But Not Really 12/23/2003 05:39 PM
There have been a few stories about "legitimate" companies doing deals with Kazaa, but once you get past the headline, you realize that it's not true at all. Just like all those other deals the headlines trumpeting a deal between some some Bollywood film makers and Kazaa isn't really about Kazaa at all. Instead, it's a deal with Kazaa's sister company Altnet, which runs a service within Kazaa to distribute approved copy protected content. So, this isn't at all about film makers understanding the promotional value of free downloads, but rather them trying to piggyback copy protection (in this case files that supposedly "self-destruct" after a single $3 viewing) on the popularity of Kazaa. The deal isn't even that good. $3 for a product that self-destructs after a single viewing? You get a better deal going to the local video store. Meanwhile, though, they get all the publicity of having the film "offered on Kazaa". All Altnet is really doing is bolting a pay-for service (like iTunes) into Kazaa. It doesn't leverage the real benefits of a distributed file sharing network at all.

Now for Sequel: A Movie-Viewing Record
(Reuters)

Now for Sequel: A Movie-Viewing Record
(Reuters) 07/27/2004 09:06 AM
Reuters - Many residents in straight-laced Singapore say there's not much to do except go to the movies -- and three of its citizens have set a record doing just that.

Singaporeans Claim Movie Watching Record
(AP)

Singaporeans Claim Movie Watching Record
(AP) 07/25/2004 09:07 PM
AP - Three Singaporeans have thrown down the gauntlet to Hollywood fans worldwide, watching more than 36 flicks over 72 hours and claiming a new world record, reports said Monday.

Singapore sets movie-viewing record
(Reuters)

Singapore sets movie-viewing record
(Reuters) 07/26/2004 12:35 AM
Reuters - Many residents in straight-laced Singapore say there's not much to do except go to the movies -- and three of its citizens have set a record doing just that.

Besieged Movie Industry Suffers Record
Takings

Besieged Movie Industry Suffers Record
Takings 07/06/2004 04:47 PM

Record companies forced by court to pay
royalties

Record companies forced by court to pay
royalties 05/05/2004 12:52 PM
Record companies love to make a big deal about how file sharing deprives artists of their royalties. Too bad the record companies themselves must be forced, by court order, to pay the royalties they owe to artists instead of keeping it for themselves.

A two-year investigation by New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's office found that many artists were not being paid royalties because record companies lost contact with the performers and had stopped making required payments.

The artists that were too hard for the record companies to find include unknowns such as Sean Combs, Gloria Estefan, and Dolly Parton. Link

Ring-Tone Barons? Japanese Record
Companies Raided

Ring-Tone Barons? Japanese Record
Companies Raided 08/29/2004 03:57 AM

Los dueños de Kazaa consiguen cerrar
Kazaa Lite

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

Vodafone eyes big AT&T Wireless bid;
Bush defends record; Disney, M'soft Web
movie deal

Vodafone eyes big AT&T Wireless bid;
Bush defends record; Disney, M'soft Web
movie deal 02/10/2004 02:55 AM
Forbes Feb 9 2004 11:40AM GMT

"Record companies double royalties while
online music sites lose money"

"Record companies double royalties while
online music sites lose money" 09/24/2004 09:18 AM

KaZaA shuts down KaZaA Lite

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

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 ...

Chinese Movie Industry Recognizes Movie
Watching Is A Social Experience

Chinese Movie Industry Recognizes Movie
Watching Is A Social Experience 03/22/2005 05:03 PM
Yesterday we noted that the MPAA and movie theater owners were whini ng about how much people coming in an taping movies was hurting their business. The obvious response, we pointed out, is to recognize that going to the movies is a social experience. It's not just about the content (though, that is important), but the overall experience. If they improved that, then people would want to go -- even if they could score the same movie off the internet or a cheap DVD bought off the street. While the folks in Hollywood refuse to entertain this idea, someone (anonymously) in the comments to that story pointed to an article in China noting that this is exactly what Chinese movie theaters have done. After years of declining attendance, they finally shaped up and made going to the movies cool again. They improved the overall experience, putting in better equipment and more comfortable seats. They improved the sound and the lighting as well. It sounds like they also made some theaters to be more like bars, to help attract young adults away from traditional bars. Yet the supposedly "creative" movie people in Hollywood insist "nothing can be done" to get people into the theater.

At least 85 percent of money managed by
Coalition Provisional Authority going to
U.S. companies—not to Iraq
companies, as promised

At least 85 percent of money managed by
Coalition Provisional Authority going to
U.S. companies—not to Iraq
companies, as promised 08/04/2004 05:05 PM
pretty pathetic

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Record Industry making record amounts of
money!

Record Industry making record amounts of
money! 09/04/2004 07:27 PM

Apparently BMI is pretty proud that they have been paying record royalties to their artist. This is at the same time that the RIAA and others are complaining that P2P is costing them Billions. Bunch of hypocrites [Techdirt]

Even more amazing links and contradictions. [Arstechnic a]

Aspiring Screenwriters Battle it Out in
the First National Screenplay Showdown -
The Competition Gives the Best New
Screenwriters from Around the Country an
Opportunity to Work With A-List
Agencies, Management Companies and
Production Companies Presented by the
Nashville Screenwriters Conference

Aspiring Screenwriters Battle it Out in
the First National Screenplay Showdown -
The Competition Gives the Best New
Screenwriters from Around the Country an
Opportunity to Work With A-List
Agencies, Management Companies and
Production Companies Presented by the
Nashville Screenwriters Conference 06/09/2004 04:35 AM
Bridging the distance between the Hollywood film industry and the best new screenwriters across the country, the Nashville Screenwriters Conference announces its first National Screenplay Showdown. After six years of presenting the best writers and filmmakers in the entertainment industry at the Nashville Screenwriters Conference, the organization has teamed up with Ed Rugoff from the prestigious Chesterfield Writer’s Film Project to give aspiring screenwriters an opportunity to take their work west – all the way to Hollywood. The Showdown evaluates screenplays solely on the basis of story-telling ability, meaning that all genres have the same chance of winning. The winning screenplay writers will find themselves in front of the most prestigious literary agencies and management companies in consideration for representation. [PRWEB Jun 9, 2004]

Voting Machine Companies Make Political
Contributions to Both Democrats and
Republicans - New Report Traces Campaign
Contributions of Companies that Produce
E-Voting Machines

Voting Machine Companies Make Political
Contributions to Both Democrats and
Republicans - New Report Traces Campaign
Contributions of Companies that Produce
E-Voting Machines 08/13/2004 03:15 AM
New research on the political campaign contributions made to Democrats and Republicans by voting maching companies. [PRWEB Aug 13, 2004]

Tossing A Verbal Egg At Dick Cheney's
Military Record, Sen. Frank Lautenberg
Blasted The Vice President Wednesday As
The "Lead Chickenhawk," Who Squawks
About John Kerry's Vietnam War Record
Despite Never Serving Himself

Tossing A Verbal Egg At Dick Cheney's
Military Record, Sen. Frank Lautenberg
Blasted The Vice President Wednesday As
The "Lead Chickenhawk," Who Squawks
About John Kerry's Vietnam War Record
Despite Never Serving Himself 04/29/2004 07:47 AM
squawking .. You go

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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.

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.

I'm a home owner again...

I'm a home owner again... 03/06/2004 02:09 AM
[This is part of a series of posts on the home buying process I'm going thru. To see the full set, visit the house category archives.] I just got the call from my realtor. The keys, garage door openers, home, and the debt are all mine! Woohoo! Next up: Refrigerator delivery, carpet install, testing the phone/DSL service, and moving day....

dabs.com owner goes on TV

dabs.com owner goes on TV 07/26/2004 09:08 AM
Atherton broadcasts to the nation...

PPC FAQ: Reader Owner

PPC FAQ: Reader Owner 02/15/2004 09:28 AM

Woo-hoo! I'm an iPod owner!

Woo-hoo! I'm an iPod owner! 06/05/2005 11:33 PM
Sweet! Jen just got me an iPod shuffle! I won't go on about how small it is, etc., since it's...

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.

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 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]
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