The RIAA is going to need a team of lawyers cause these type of programs will just keep on popping up!! Record biz sues file sharer Audiogalaxy LOS ANGELES (The Hollywood Reporter) --- In the recording industry's latest attempt to squelch free online file sharing, the record labels and music publishers have filed a copyright infringement suit against Napster-like swappery Audiogalaxy.com. The complaint will certainly cause a reverberation within the online community as Audiogalaxy is the No. 3 music destination, according to Nielsen//NetRatings. Filed on Friday in New York federal court by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Music Publishers Assn., the suit alleges that Audiogalaxy has "willfully and intentionally" enabled millions of users to copy and distribute copyrighted songs. In the complaint, the recording industry claims that the Austin, Texas-based online company is "even more egregious" than Napster because its users can also download cover art and entire albums. "Audiogalaxy and Napster are cut from the same cloth," said Matt Oppenheim, senior vp business and legal affairs at the RIAA. He said the suit specifies 476 copyrighted works that can be downloaded using Audiogalaxy. Failing to find a marketplace solution and because online file-swapping Web sites continue to crop up, litigation has been the recording industry's main recourse. In October, the RIAA and the MPAA filed copyright infringement complaints against a trio of sites: MusicCity.com, Grokster and KaZaA. Thus far, copyright infringement litigation has successfully shut down Napster and KaZaA. "Litigation is never our preferred course," said Edward Murphy, CEO of the NMPA. "But when a company repeatedly demonstrates its intent, despite repeated warnings, to continue to engage in and facilitate activities it knows are causing grave harm to creators and copyright owners, there is little choice but to defend our rights through the legal system." The complaint also accuses Audiogalaxy and its head, Michael Merhej, of using pirated works to make profits in advertising and investment dollars. Audiogalaxy could not be reached for comment.
The RIAA is going to need a team of lawyers cause these type of programs will just keep on popping up!! The more the merrier. Go RIAA! Yes, they may be crappy in other areas, but they have every right to fight copyright infringement, which is what these companies all build their business on (regardless of what they claim). <B>The complaint also accuses Audiogalaxy and its head, Michael Merhej, of using pirated works to make profits in advertising and investment dollars.</B> I went to high school with this guy. It'll be interesting to see what happens in this lawsuit.
Dude, Kazaa ****s up your computer big time. All the hidden programs that are running on your computer right now makes me laugh.
Use Grokster - it searches multiple file sharing services. Kazaa included. http://www.project-insomnia.com/grokster.html This site tells you how to remove the spyware. Sonics GM - spyware is what SirCharlesFan is referring to. It spy's on your online activity - not cool.
