Sharman Networks were called back to court today to settle a dispute over evidence confiscated under Anton Piller (or civil search warrant) orders from CEO Nikki Hemming's house last February. The raids followed allegations of copyright infringement made by Universal Music Australia.
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.
Three allied consumer groups were told today they'll have to wait before their application to join the battle between Sharman Networks and various Australian record labels is considered.
Sharman Networks and Brilliant Digital Entertainment (BDE) have been denied application for leave to appeal Anton Piller orders that facilitated raids on the companies' premises.
Sharman Networks parties' legal representative today revealed an e-mail stating that one of the witnesses for the Universal Music Australia parties had previously declined to be an expert witness for the Sharman parties in the ongoing civil trial against the peer to peer software provider for alleged copyright infringement. Additional reading: Sharman case story archive
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