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    Kazaa will soon be the most popular free program on the Web as it surpasses ICQ, according to owner Sharman Networks.

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    Sharman Networks has rejected claims from the music industry that it can identify the difference between copyright infringing and legitimate file-sharing on its network, a crucial step towards the company gaining the capacity to block illegal file-sharing.

  • Kazaa plans defensive ad campaign

    Sharman Networks, the parent company of Kazaa, is developing an offline advertising campaign that will encourage users to defend file swapping.

  • P2P group seeks cross-industry accord

    At an open meeting Wednesday of a peer-to-peer forum backed by the parent company of Kazaa, the discussion will turn to a seemingly improbable concept: how to eliminate piracy from file-swapping networks.

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    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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