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Kazaa to be shut down?

Posted by chrisd on from the it-aint-piracy-unless-you-have-an-eyepatch dept.

darkpriest writes "According to this article on The Register, the file sharing software KazaA has been ordered to cease copyright infringment. They have two weeks to comply with the Judges ruling or face a penalty of $40,000 a day." CD: We've gotten a number of submissions about this, I had no idea Kazaa was this popular (must be all those a's in their name). I bet anyday that the RIAA will sue cisco for making routers that could be used to infringe.

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  1. Oh shit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Is this going to affect the whole FastTrack network or is Kazaa just shutting down?

  2. RTFA by Bonker · · Score: 0, Troll

    This is the decision of a Dutch court. Now, whether or not they're being paid off by RIAA interests is another matter entirely.

    Corrupt courts? I must be kidding, right? If only...

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  3. I hope I helped... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Shortly after Kazaa came online I sent a note to the RIAA reporting address letting them know. To bad it took them this long. You fucks should go buy CD's instead of being common criminals that spend all your time trying to defend yourself with some bullshit communist line. HAHAHA!!! WinMX and all the others are next. There is also work being done to block access to Gnutella. You people can keep bringing new technology but others out there will keep blocking your work. It'll be fun and you will lose.