A Chicago federal judge has ordered file-swapping service Madster, formerly known as Aimster, to unplug its computers from the Internet in a last-ditch effort to prevent music piracy on its network.
Federal judge Marvin Aspen has already ordered Madster to prevent trades of copyrighted music on its service. In papers filed with the court, Madster owner Johnny Deep called the order “impractical,” and the Madster service has stayed online.
In the midst of weighing arguments as to whether Deep and Madster should be held in contempt of court, Aspen ordered Madster to disconnect its Web site and any computers used in the file-sharing service. If the company doesn’t voluntarily pull its own plug, the judge added, record labels are free to go to Madster’s Internet service provider and ask it to shut down all connections to the service.
“(Madster is) continuing to infringe the (record companies’) copyrights despite the preliminary injunction order,” Aspen wrote in an order released late Monday. “Unless a temporary restraining order is issued, (the labels) will continue to suffer irreparable harm, which is increasing.”
The fight over Madster’s service continues
Article at CNet News.com
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