Peer-to-peer technology company Altnet - which last month sent cease and desist letters to nine companies it suspected of infringing its patents - has agreed one of the companies was innocent.
In the latest move to legitimise peer-to-peer networks as a means of distributing legal music, Altnet and Grokster have signed a deal that will see filesharers on the Grokster network have access to Altnet's digitally protected files.
Sydney-based Sharman Networks, the owner of peer-to-peer software Kazaa, has filed an amended counterclaim against the music industry which alleges agreements with media companies had been stymied by the industry body.
Technical officer for Altnet, Anthony Rose, today had his application to be struck out from the alleged music copyright infringement charges against Sharman Networks and affiliated parties denied in court today.
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