Sharman Networks
Sharman Networks is a company headquartered in Australia and incorporated in Vanuatu. It owns the rights to the KaZaA file sharing software. It was created for this purpose in 2001 when the original owners of KaZaA were sued in the Netherlands.
| Founded | 2002[1] |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Nikki Hemming (CEO) |
| Products | KaZaA |
| Services | P2P Networks |
| Website | www.sharmannetworks.com |
In December 2003, Sharman shut down Kazaa Lite K++ by serving DMCA notices to all the server owners that hosted the software.
In April 2004 Sharman threatened legal action against Markus Kern for his distribution of the giFT Fasttrack plugin claiming that reverse engineering Sharman's Fasttrack network was illegal.
The CEO of Sharman Networks is Nikki Hemming. Alan Morris is the executive vice president. Phil Morle is the director of technology.
In 2006, Sharman launched a defamation suit against p2pnet.net, a one-man digital media news site specialising in freedom of speech and file sharing issues.[2] Sharman later dropped out, leaving executive Nikki Hemming to keep the suit going. It has not yet been resolved.
The company is currently involved in legal brawls in Australia and the U.S. over the alleged use of KaZaA to infringe copyrights. (As of 24 August 2019 it is still unclear if these cases have been resolved.) The website is no longer accessible as well.
References
- "KaZaA Surpasses 100 Million Downloads". Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway. 6 August 2002. Archived from the original on 16 October 2002. Retrieved 22 June 2019 – via Yahoo.com.
- Michael Geist (31 July 2006). "Free speech, libel and the internet age". BBC NEWS, Technology. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
External links
- Sharman Networks (dead link, original company no longer exist; a new company in 2013 assumes the site.)