Kazaa Owners Risk Jail

An anonymous reader writes "There's been a twist in the Sharman Networks vs record labels case in Australia. Lawyers for the music industry now claim that Sharman's attempt to block Australian IP addresses from accessing the Kazaa website doesn't comply with a court order. As such, they want Kazaa masterminds Nikki Hemming and Kevin Bermeister to go to jail term. The saga began in Feb 2004 and ZDNet Australia has a complete timeline."

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What?

[Rayin]

As such, they want Kazaa masterminds Nikki Hemming and Kevin Bermeister to go to jail term.

Actually, they want no such thing.

From the article:
Counsel for the record industry, Tony Bannon, said his side "didn't want" an imprisonment outcome, but argued that Sharman had failed to comply with the order.

Translated for those who didn't RTFA

[Lxy]

Yes, there is the possiblity of jail time. This goes beyond copyright issues.

Sharman is being accused of contempt. Contempt because they may not have complied with a court order. This case appears to be going to trial. If found in contempt, they could face jail time.

This isn't about copyright anymore. The last judgement against them was about copyright. This is about violating federal law. If they are found to not have complied with a court order, they are in violation of federal law, which is grounds for jail time.

Breaking federal law is not good, and getting caught is worse. Sharman did this to themselves.