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Kazaa Said to Agree to Pay $10 Million to Music Publishers |
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New York Times, November 2, 2006
Kazaa, the file sharing network that record companies have been battling for years, has tentatively resolved the last of the major lawsuits that were hanging over its head.
Under the settlement with the National Music Publishers’ Association, Kazaa agreed to pay music publishers and songwriters a “substantial sum,” the association said. Though the exact terms of the deal remain confidential, a person with knowledge of the agreement said the amount was about $10 million.
Kazaa also made a commitment to continue using filtering software that prevents unauthorized exchange of copyrighted songs over its network. The agreement does not alter the way users get access to files on Kazaa’s network.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/02/technology/02patent.html?_r=1&ref=media&oref=slogin
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