Kazaa pulls a Scientology on Google

Do a search for "Kazaa" on Google. Look at the bottom. There's a familiar
notice, citing 14 removed results. Click the DMCA notice on Chilling Effects
and you get this astoundingly hypocritical DMCA notification from the biggest
bunch of pirates on the face of the planet.

http://www.chillingeffects.org/dmca5...i?NoticeID=789

August 11, 2003


Sender Information:
Sharman Networks
Sent by: [Private]
Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP
[private]
Encino, CA, 94136, USA

Recipient Information:
Customer Support, DMCA Complaints
Google Inc.
Mountain View, CA, 94043, USA

Sent via: Federal Express
Re: NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We act on behalf of Sharman Networks, Ltd. (the "Owner").

As required under Sections 512(c)(3) and 512(d)(3) of the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. §§512(c)(3) and 512(d)(3)), we are instructed to place
you on notice that:

1. The Owner is the exclusive owner of the copyrights in and to the Kazaa Media
Desktop software (the "KMD"); and

2. Utilizing the search query, "kazaa," at www.google.com, the following search
results (the "Infringing Material") contain unauthorized copies of the KMD or
unauthorized derivative works of the KMD which infringe the KMD and the
exclusive rights of the Owner:

a. http://www.kazaagold.com
b. http://mp3download.com
c. http://www.kazaalite.tk
d. http://www.kaaza.com
e. http://doa2.host.sk
f. http://www.k-lite.tk
g. http://www.kazaa-file-sharing-downloads.com
h. http://www.kazaalite.nl
i. http://home/hccnet.nl/h.edskes/mirror.htm
j. http://www.kazaa-download.de
k. http://www.zeropaid.com
l. http://www.kazaalite.nl/downloads.htm
m. http://kazaa.infos-du-net.com
n. http://www.kazaa-lite.tk
o. http://www.kazaa-lite.info

Please immediately remove or disable all access to the Infringing Material.

I have a good faith belief that the use of the Infringing Material is not
authorized by the Owner, its agents or the law. The information in this Notice
of Copyright Infringement is accurate and under penalty of perjury, I am
authorized to act on behalf of the Owner.

Should you require any further information regarding this matter, please contact
me at the address, telephone number or email address indicated below:

Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP
[private]
Encino, California 91436
Tel: (xxx) xxx-xxxx
Email: [private]@biztechlaw.com

Very truly yours,

[private]
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ptsc:

Do a search for "Kazaa" on Google. Look at the bottom. There's a familiar
notice, citing 14 removed results. Click the DMCA notice on Chilling Effects
and you get this astoundingly hypocritical DMCA notification from the biggest
bunch of pirates on the face of the planet.

This may need explaining for those not familiar with Kazaa.

Kazaa is a 'Peer-to-Peer' program which enables users to access files on
each other's computers, most commonly MP3 music files which is of course
copyright terrorism.
Kazaa gets its income from adverts, which in Kazaa's case are
particularly irritating popup Microsoft Explorer Windows, flashing boxes
etc.
Kazaa have themselves been pirated by programs that use the Kazaa
network but are ad-free.

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Hartley Patterson wrote:

ptsc:
Do a search for "Kazaa" on Google. Look at the bottom. There's a
familiar notice, citing 14 removed results. Click the DMCA notice
on Chilling Effects and you get this astoundingly hypocritical DMCA
notification from the biggest bunch of pirates on the face of the
planet.

This may need explaining for those not familiar with Kazaa.

Kazaa is a 'Peer-to-Peer' program which enables users to access files
on each other's computers, most commonly MP3 music files which is of
course copyright terrorism.

"Copyright terrorism"?

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On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 15:56:46 +0100, "PeterMcC" <peter (AT) mccourt (DOT) org.uk> wrote:

Hartley Patterson wrote:
ptsc:
Do a search for "Kazaa" on Google. Look at the bottom. There's a
familiar notice, citing 14 removed results. Click the DMCA notice
on Chilling Effects and you get this astoundingly hypocritical DMCA
notification from the biggest bunch of pirates on the face of the
planet.

This may need explaining for those not familiar with Kazaa.

Kazaa is a 'Peer-to-Peer' program which enables users to access files
on each other's computers, most commonly MP3 music files which is of
course copyright terrorism.

"Copyright terrorism"?

My thoughts exactly. I hope that no-one really uses that term. The lack of
acknowledgement of what terrorism actually is is mindbogglingly stupid.

PeterMcC wrote:

Hartley Patterson wrote:

This may need explaining for those not familiar with Kazaa.

Kazaa is a 'Peer-to-Peer' program which enables users to access files
on each other's computers, most commonly MP3 music files which is of
course copyright terrorism.

"Copyright terrorism"?

That's what $cientology has called people who post snippits of their kult
sekrets to Usenet and web sites. One person with a picket sign can strike
terror into thousands of them, it seems. Strange for a group that claims
to have power over Matter, Energy, Space and Time...

--
Ron of that ilk.

and you get this astoundingly hypocritical DMCA notification from the
biggest
bunch of pirates on the face of the planet.

That's really interesting. Thanks

Hartley Patterson <hpttrsn (AT) daisy (DOT) freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

ptsc:
Do a search for "Kazaa" on Google. Look at the bottom. There's a familiar
notice, citing 14 removed results. Click the DMCA notice on Chilling Effects
and you get this astoundingly hypocritical DMCA notification from the biggest
bunch of pirates on the face of the planet.

This may need explaining for those not familiar with Kazaa.
Kazaa is a 'Peer-to-Peer' program which enables users to access files on
each other's computers, most commonly MP3 music files which is of course
copyright terrorism.

There's irony. Also notive SCO's lawsuit against IBM claiming to own
the Unix operating system. }:-}

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On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 02:11:35 GMT, frice (AT) skeptictank (DOT) org (Fredric L.
Rice) wrote in <vld7rp9i0s633e (AT) corp (DOT) supernews.com>:

Also notive SCO's lawsuit against IBM claiming to own
the Unix operating system. }:-}

SCO Germany has already lost a lawsuit in Germany against a LINUX
company, and it was later held in contempt of court because it didn't
remove a web page claiming that LINUX has copyright infringements.

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