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Judge Rules Kazaa Distributors Can't Sue Labels

Posted by timothy on from the tripping-on-the-burglar-alarm dept.

evenprime writes "Sharman Networks tried to file an antitrust lawsuit against record labels and movie studios. They alleged that the companies forced piracy to occur by conspiring to keep authorized and copy-protected versions of their songs and movies off Kazaa. U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson just dismissed Sharman's claims."

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  1. free,, err, cheap publicity by jpu8086 · · Score: 0, Troll

    come on guy.

    you *seriosly* think that Sharman Networkds is that stupid? No one is that dumb. They must have sued knowing that they have no chance in hell. They just want free publicity.

    Like the stunt they pulled with the "most downloaded program" in the history of the Internet. Blech. I think they just want to be the de facto P2P network before they start charging users for their services, or go "legit."

    Note to Sharman Networks: if you charge a penny for your services, you will fail. Leechers don't pay. They don't the artists and the middlemen, why would they pay you -- a filthy spyware-based app maker?

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