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KaZaA Collapses

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it dept.

MikeKD writes "according to SFGate, KaZaA has announced that it will fold due to the cost of defending itself against the RIAA & MPAA. The timing is notable since on Monday, Altnet (owned by Brillant Digital) announced plans for "sponsored listings in peer-to-peer search" on its "separate [and] secure P2P resource-sharing network"."

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  1. Re:In a similar vein by br0ck · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This is a bad analogy since McDonald's ended up much worse off than the two women. British law states that if you say something bad about someone or a company, the burden of proof is on you to prove the allegations. McDonald's charged them with libel for distributing a pamphlet with a very negative image of them. The two women trained themselves ans lawyers and ended up proving almost all of the allegations using reams of evidence and 70 witnesses. Many top executives had to testify. It was the longest running trial in English history. Thanks, the link you gave made for an interesting read..

  2. Re:"In a related story... by Buck2 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You're a troll.

    CuteFTP is a late piece of software.
    The web is a late tool for trading.
    Hammering FTP servers is juvenile.

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