Sharman Networks
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Sharman Networks was the company behind the popular early-2000s peer-to-peer file-sharing service Kazaa, central to major legal battles over digital copyright infringement.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
company
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software company ⓘ |
| accusedOf | facilitating copyright infringement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
FastTrack protocol
NERFINISHED
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Kazaa Lite (unofficial variants) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kazaa Media Desktop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessModel |
ad-supported software
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bundled adware ⓘ |
| country | Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facedActionBy |
motion picture industry
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recording industry ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to public awareness of peer-to-peer networks
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influenced legal approaches to online copyright enforcement ⓘ |
| industry | peer-to-peer file sharing ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
controversies over adware and spyware bundling
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debates over secondary liability for copyright infringement ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
digital copyright infringement lawsuits
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peer-to-peer file sharing litigation ⓘ |
| notableCase | MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. (related context of P2P liability) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being central to major legal battles over digital copyright
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operating Kazaa file-sharing service ⓘ |
| notableWork | Kazaa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operated | Kazaa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
| product | Kazaa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| softwareTypeDistributed |
file-sharing software
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peer-to-peer client ⓘ |
| targetMarket | consumer internet users ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | FastTrack peer-to-peer protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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