FC: Federal judge says Kazaa can be sued in U.S. courts

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

I've placed the ruling here (you'll need a multi-page TIFF reader):
http://www.politechbot.com/docs/kazaa.jurisdiction.ruling.011003.tif

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   Judge: Kazaa can be sued in U.S.
   By Declan McCullagh
   January 10, 2003, 9:44 PM PT

   A Los Angeles federal judge has ruled that record companies and movie
   studios can proceed with a lawsuit against the parent company of
   Kazaa--the most popular online file-swapping service--in the United
   States.
   
   In a 46-page decision that became public Friday, U.S. District Judge
   Stephen Wilson said a lawsuit against Sharman Networks could proceed,
   since Kazaa software had been downloaded and used by millions of
   Californians.

   [...]




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