Copyright nazis hunting Kazaa creators from Europe... no luck so far... - P2P-Zone

TankGirl · 08-10-02, 10:40 AM

Original story in Houston Chronicle:
Legal pursuit of online music company may go global

Zeropaid's sum-up of the latest developments:
RIAA Unable to Locate FastTrack Creators

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Zeropaid:

- FastTrack Creators Niklas Zennstrom and Jacob Friis who also 'operate' the FastTrack protocol have become 'untraceable' in Europe. They recently were added to those been sued in the case. However, US Courts have been unable to locate them in Europe.

- The RIAA have launched a case in Estonia related to the underlining FastTrack technology. Apparently the code was last seen in Estonia. Those been questioned in Estonia claim that they no longer have the code. The Estonian is refusing to say who now has the code.

- Roderick G. Dorman is representing Sharman Networks in the case. Their main line of argument is that a US Court has no right to tell an Australian company how to do it's business.

- The case against KaZaA in the Netherlands which KaZaA won in a lower court has now reached the Dutch supreme court. The Dutch copyright authorities have the case on appeal.

- Arguments are scheduled for Nov. 18.

- tg

JackSpratts · 08-10-02, 11:52 AM

i was thinking about this other day. we have an estonian member. i'm prepared to provide sanctuary.

- js.

AweShucks · 08-10-02, 01:55 PM

I still fail to see what exactly charging the Fasttrack founders and or company itself will do to help the music industry? They tried it in Europe and failed already.... now the attempt to sling U.S. law several thousand miles away to stop them??
So if found guilty they will be arrested? Forced to pay a settlement? Doubt it! the RIAA flat out is getting their ass beat lately! As long as the company "Sharman" keeps moving and or being sold they can only keep filing lawsuits with little effect.

napho · 08-10-02, 03:00 PM

They'll never be found as long as they stay put as sextoys in TG's dungeon.

relic · 08-10-02, 05:24 PM

very cool read

pod · 09-10-02, 03:24 PM

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Originally posted by AweShucks
I still fail to see what exactly charging the Fasttrack founders and or company itself will do to help the music industry?

It's supposed to be a deterant.

08-10-02, 01:55 PM	#3
AweShucks Just Looking Around Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Right here!!! Posts: 341	I still fail to see what exactly charging the Fasttrack founders and or company itself will do to help the music industry? They tried it in Europe and failed already.... now the attempt to sling U.S. law several thousand miles away to stop them?? So if found guilty they will be arrested? Forced to pay a settlement? Doubt it! the RIAA flat out is getting their ass beat lately! As long as the company "Sharman" keeps moving and or being sold they can only keep filing lawsuits with little effect. __________________ "What country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance. Let them take arms." - Thomas Jefferson

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08-10-02, 11:52 AM	#2
JackSpratts Join Date: May 2001 Location: New England Posts: 10,017	i was thinking about this other day. we have an estonian member. i'm prepared to provide sanctuary. - js.

08-10-02, 03:00 PM	#4
napho Dawn's private genie Join Date: May 2001 Location: the Canadian wasteland Posts: 4,461	They'll never be found as long as they stay put as sextoys in TG's dungeon.

08-10-02, 05:24 PM	#5
relic gone for good Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,271	very cool read