Kazaa Won't Say Who Its Customers Are

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 13:18:08 +1000
> From: Nathan Cochrane <ncochrane () theage fairfax com au>
> Subject: Kazaa Won't Say Who Its Customers Are
> To: "Dave Farber (E-mail)" <dave () farber net>
>
>
> Hi Dave
>
> A panel of dotcom survivors gathered this week in Melbourne to tell a
> hundred eager netrepreneurs how they were making money on the web.
>
> Among those on the panel was Michael Liubinskas, marketing manager of
> Sharman Networks, the transnational Internet company with headquarters in
> Sydney that distributes filesharing software, Kazaa Media Desktop. In a
> halting voice that often dropped to the level of a mumble Liubinskas did
> nothing to deflect the criticisms of detractors such as the Australian
> Record Industry Association, which says Kazaa's business is built on
> providing a conduit so the unscrupulous can steal the intellectual property
> of others.
>
> While pointing to the phenomenal success of Kazaa with its more than 253.5
> million downloads he refused to say what sort of customers Sharman attracts,
> or why they use the software.
>
> "My role as head of marketing is not to talk about (legal issues),"
> Liubinskas said. "We generate revenue like a lot of other free services from
> advertising and building up a (customer) base."
>
> MORE:
> http://bilskirnir.blogspot.com/2003_07_01_bilskirnir_archive.html#1059102400
> 51085250
>
> -
> Nathan Cochrane
> Deputy IT Editor
> :Next:
> The Age and Sydney Morning Herald
> http://www.next.theage.com.au
>
>
>
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