tamarisk
February 24th, 2004, 01:05 AM
http://www.dancefrontdoor.co.uk/comments.php?catid=1&id=2606
The Australian judge who authorized raids on Kazaa's p2P offices at the begining of Feb is to take a closer look at the case.
“I'm not saying I was misled, but I do have the feeling that there was a lot more to the story than I was told,” said Judge Murray Wilcox.
A key issue before the court is whether the Australian action is substantially the same as a case being contested in U.S. courts between the recording industry and Kazaa's owner, Sharman Networks.
The recording industry's lawyers have argued that the Australian case is different than the U.S. action, while Sharman's attorneys stated that the cases are essentially the same, making the Australian case superfluous. In making the plea for the recording industry that the case should go forward, recording industry attorney Tony Bannon said in court: “There is no comparison between the evidence here and that which has been produced in the United States.”
Judge Wilcox has indicated he will make a decision in the case next week.
The Australian judge who authorized raids on Kazaa's p2P offices at the begining of Feb is to take a closer look at the case.
“I'm not saying I was misled, but I do have the feeling that there was a lot more to the story than I was told,” said Judge Murray Wilcox.
A key issue before the court is whether the Australian action is substantially the same as a case being contested in U.S. courts between the recording industry and Kazaa's owner, Sharman Networks.
The recording industry's lawyers have argued that the Australian case is different than the U.S. action, while Sharman's attorneys stated that the cases are essentially the same, making the Australian case superfluous. In making the plea for the recording industry that the case should go forward, recording industry attorney Tony Bannon said in court: “There is no comparison between the evidence here and that which has been produced in the United States.”
Judge Wilcox has indicated he will make a decision in the case next week.