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  • Sharman and Altnet colluding: Universal

    Lawyers for Universal Music put the hard word on Sharman Networks in Federal Court today attempting to force the company to reveal its corporate structure and anonymous director. The Universal Music parties' senior counsel, John Nicholas, claimed the company has purposely been set up with no visible line of command to "resist a claim like this".

  • File-sharing networks may battle each other

    In a sign that file-sharing communities may start to turn on each other, Altnet said Thursday that rival networks may be violating its patent for digital tags and it plans to bring to them in line.

  • Altnet ad fund on shaky ground

    Online digital entertainment distributor Altnet has revealed that legal moves to freeze the assets of executives associated with Kazaa are expected to affect its latest advertising revenue-sharing scheme.

  • UPDATE: MIPI raids Sharman Networks, Brilliant Digital Entertainment

    Music Industry Piracy Investigations this morning raided the offices of p2p companies Sharman Networks and Brilliant Digital Entertainment, along with the homes of key executives.

  • Altnet sues RIAA over patent

    Altnet, a company that sells music and other digital goods through file-swapping services, sued the Recording Industry Association of America on Wednesday for alleged patent infringement.

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