A federal court in Sydney, Australia has ruled that Kazaa, a popular Internet file-swapping network, infringed copyrights—a ruling that reinforces the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in MGM v. Grokster that recently held that those who encourage the theft of copyrighted music, films and other media can also be held liable. The ruling in Australia requires Kazaa to modify its programs within two months to include technology that will exclude or filter out copyrighted content. For those avid readers of Useless But Compelling Facts, it may interest you to know that Kazaa’s official business domicile is in Vanuatu, a remote Pacific Island. Why would they be located there? Perhaps time-sharing on an idyllic beach in the South Pacific is in the cards. Someone stealing your content? Infringing your copyright? Downloading music or films without authorization? Rimon can help—we have intellectual property lawyers and litigators, Internet and e-Commerce lawyers, and technology litigators. Let us worry about protecting your websites, your proprietary rights and your interests.
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