The Trib totally copied off of the LA times and wrote:
The world's major music and film companies have settled a lawsuit against one of the largest unauthorized peer-to-peer networks, Kazaa, entertainment industry representatives announced today.
The settlement with Australia-based Sharman Networks Ltd., Kazaa's operators, concludes years of litigation against a company that studios and labels claim was responsible for massive copyright infringement. Kazaa, like Napster before it, had been emblematic of music and film piracy to computer users worldwide.
Under the terms of the settlement, Kazaa will introduce filtering technologies to ensure that users can no longer share copyrighted music, film or software files. Sharman will also pay $115 million to the recording industry, according to sources familiar with the negotiations. Future payments to the film and software industries may be forthcoming.
The settlement with Australia-based Sharman Networks Ltd., Kazaa's operators, concludes years of litigation against a company that studios and labels claim was responsible for massive copyright infringement. Kazaa, like Napster before it, had been emblematic of music and film piracy to computer users worldwide.
Under the terms of the settlement, Kazaa will introduce filtering technologies to ensure that users can no longer share copyrighted music, film or software files. Sharman will also pay $115 million to the recording industry, according to sources familiar with the negotiations. Future payments to the film and software industries may be forthcoming.
And, for the "play at home" portion of the program, I'm not arguing legalities. But, in your opinion, is it unethical to download a recording which is unavailable via regular channels such as a discontinued B-Side, live recording from a television performance, long defunct group no longer carried by stores, etc?
So is it?
Yes: | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 8 (13.6%) |
No: | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 51 (86.4%) |
Total: | 59 |
Edited, Jul 27th 2006 at 1:46pm EDT by Jophiel