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    A NSW Federal court currently hearing claims of music copyright infringement against peer-to-peer file-sharing software company Sharman Networks today sought to shield the case from media interference.

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    A multimillion-dollar settlement is putting Kazaa on the straight and narrow, but it might not be enough to put the file-sharing service on the road to recovery.

  • Sharman pleas 100-year-old defence

    Sharman License Holdings may be resting its defence on a precedent set over one hundred years ago, according to statements made by its lawyers in court last Friday, as the company prepares to face alleged music copyright infringement charges relating to its file sharing software Kazaa.

  • Kazaa: The real winner?

    Full coverage of the Kazaa trial in Sydney. Also: Sharman Networks, others set to appeal in 2006.

  • Judge cracks the whip in Sharman case

    Justice Murray Wilcox has promised to "crack the whip" in regards to the Sharman Networks alleged copyright infringement court battle, saying the company that owns the file-sharing service Kazaa has given "too many promises".

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    M-Terra CTO Darrell Smith says that arguments in the peer-to-peer file-sharing space are still based on days gone by.

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    In order to get the real picture behind the US-Australia free trade agreement, one needs to examine the document with a fine-tooth comb. Of particular interest is how Australia will have to model its laws after the US Millennium Copyright Act.

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