Jari Ketola
14 Sep 2002 11:49
RIAA, MPAA, and NMPA seek summary judgement in the case against P2P "giants" Kazaa, Grokster, and MusicCity. The three organizations charge that the massive “vicarious and contributory copyright infringement” facilitated by the Kazaa, Grokster and MusicCity services is abundantly clear and an accelerated ruling on the merits of the case is warranted. The initial lawsuit was filed last October. With the summary judgement they seek to close down the networks before even going to trial.
According to the music and movie groups Kazaa & others have developed a network to emulate Napster in almost every respect, and "are earning millions of dollars from the service."
Read the full press release at RIAA.org.