Software maker Kazaa BV can't be held liable for the copyright-infringing actions of users of its namesake file-sharing application, a Dutch appeals court ruled Thursday. The court decision marks a setback in the recording industry's battle against piracy.
Having successfully forced file-sharing rogue Napster Inc. into compliance with copyright laws, the Recording Industry Association of America Inc. (RIAA), along with the major Hollywood studios, is now launching attacks against popular file-swapping services MusicCity, KaZaA, Morpheus and Grokster, an RIAA representative confirmed Wednesday.
A San Francisco appeals court has unanimously rejected a petition filed by Napster Inc. in which the controversial music distribution company sought a reexamination of an injunction handed down against it earlier this year.