Overriding severe objections from Sharman Networks' counsel, Federal Court Justice Murray Wilcox allowed an anti-piracy services provider based in New York to give evidence at the civil trial against owners of the peer-to-peer software Kazaa.
After objections from Sharman Networks' party, Judge Murray Wilcox allowed the admission of an affidavit containing the report on the economic logic of the Kazaa peer-to-peer software.
It is possible to trace users sharing unlicensed music files through their IP address, the Federal Court was told today by the first witness called by the major music labels today on their civil case against peer to peer software provider Sharman Networks.
Any appeal by key players associated with the Kazaa file-sharing software will only be heard in February or March next year.
Lawyers representing Sharman Networks today informed the Federal Court of Australia they intended to challenge the validity of the court order which resulted in raids on several premises last week.
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