A music industry group on Friday raided the Australian offices of peer-to-peer companies Sharman Networks and Brilliant Digital Entertainment, along with the homes of key executives and several Internet service providers.
Music Industry Piracy Investigations obtained a so-called Anton Pilar order Thursday from Justice Murray Wilcox, and began raiding premises in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria on Friday searching for documents and electronic evidence to support its case against the peer-to-peer companies. The order allows a copyright holder to enter premises to search for and seize material that breaches copyright, without alerting the target through court proceedings.
In addition to the offices of Sharman Networks, which runs the Kazaa network, and Brilliant Digital Entertainment, MIPI raided the residences of Sharman Networks CEO Nikki Hemming, Brilliant Digital CEO Kevin Burmeister, and Phil Morle, director of technology at Sharman. Monash University, the University of Queensland and the University of New South Wales also were raided, as well as four ISPs including Telstra.
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