Kazaa To Dial Up A Respectable Living

MythicaL · Nov 25, 2004, 07:23 AM

Kazaa, the internet site which attracted the fury of the music industry by allowing users to download tunes for free, has ventured into the telecoms sector.

Sharman Networks, the Australian company that distributes Kazaa's controversial file-sharing software, this week began packaging it with internet telephony software developed by Skype Technologies.

Sharman said that the new software would allow users to make free online calls anywhere in the world using the same peer-to-peer (P2P) technology that has allowed music enthusiasts to share their stored songs and films, in many cases in breach of copyright laws.

The relationship between Kazaa and Skype is unprecedented but the two companies are connected. Skype's chief executive Niklas Zennstrom co-created Kazaa before licensing the technology to Sharman after being hit by a series of lawsuits by the recording and film industries.

Read More: Times Online

Captain EBD · Nov 25, 2004, 07:29 AM

Skype is good program for the most part

- Kazaa is...

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Nov 25, 2004, 07:23 AM	#1
MythicaL I like computers. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In front of a monitor Posts: 3,399 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	Kazaa To Dial Up A Respectable Living Kazaa, the internet site which attracted the fury of the music industry by allowing users to download tunes for free, has ventured into the telecoms sector. Sharman Networks, the Australian company that distributes Kazaa's controversial file-sharing software, this week began packaging it with internet telephony software developed by Skype Technologies. Sharman said that the new software would allow users to make free online calls anywhere in the world using the same peer-to-peer (P2P) technology that has allowed music enthusiasts to share their stored songs and films, in many cases in breach of copyright laws. The relationship between Kazaa and Skype is unprecedented but the two companies are connected. Skype's chief executive Niklas Zennstrom co-created Kazaa before licensing the technology to Sharman after being hit by a series of lawsuits by the recording and film industries. Read More: Times Online __________________ Always knew I didn't belong in this world. I wasn't made for this. But I'll never forget those who betrayed me, and those who never failed my trust.

Nov 25, 2004, 07:29 AM	#2
Captain EBD i like computers. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 296 Rep Power: 0	Skype is good program for the most part - Kazaa is... ... __________________ .......