Kazaa Source Scandals

[eRad]

I pretty much never create threads, but in this case i felt you guys might be interested.

There is a guy (don't think he was among the original three) reportedly claiming he wrote kazaa, and suing Sharman Networks for legal compensation.

Priitk? You know this guy? What's the truth of the matter?

Source: BBC

Discuss.

[Ewan]

As far as I knew, Jaan Tallinn, Priit Kasesalu and Ahti Heinla were the three who wrote KaZaA.

[THE ENFORCER]

I pretty much never create threads, but in this case i felt you guys might be interested.

There is a guy (don't think he was among the original three) reportedly claiming he wrote kazaa, and suing Sharman Networks for legal compensation.

Priitk? You know this guy? What's the truth of the matter?

Source: BBC

Discuss.

I dont think i would want the world to know i had anything to do with Kazaa, since probably in 2-5 years time these people will get their pants sued off!

[cundor]

Priitk = kazaa!
Don't tell me it isn't true?!

[Vitron]

As far as I know he wrote some code for the first version of kazza, as a freelancer and has no rights to the code.

[abrasion]

Whoa, priitk is everywhere.

...How bout photoshop? Did you make that?

[abrasion]

I dont think i would want the world to know i had anything to do with Kazaa, since probably in 2-5 years time these people will get their pants sued off!

Youre an idiot. As far as i know, if they are actually tracking the downloads, that they can only be traced from the person it is being DL from. Ergo if someone downloads something from me, i get sued, not the downloader. Odd kinda, but i just have my settings set to "do not share files." But if everyone did that, no one would get anything. =/

[THE ENFORCER]

Youre an idiot. As far as i know, if they are actually tracking the downloads, that they can only be traced from the person it is being DL from. Ergo if someone downloads something from me, i get sued, not the downloader. Odd kinda, but i just have my settings set to "do not share files." But if everyone did that, no one would get anything. =/

Yea since lawyers never bend the truth to succeed in trial.
Points is prosecutors will find a way to sue them!

[Mr. Peanuts]

hah, move to england, you cant get sued here for downloading anything, except child porn.

Kazaa sucks now, its great when you're a newbie cause you are like "OMFGZORZ, this is fucking great! i can download whavever the shit I want" but then you move on to more 'advanced' programs such as BitTorrent and mIRC- these are much better for new releases

[Stabwound]

You don't get sued for downloing child porn. You go to jail.

[Mr. Peanuts]

ah yeah, ok then, legally dealt with.

[Jerome Scuggs]

Sigh

I so made kazaa

PriitK took it in my sleep

[sTuPiD-gErBiL]

I dont think i would want the world to know i had anything to do with Kazaa, since probably in 2-5 years time these people will get their pants sued off!

there's nothing illegal about coding peer-to-peer software, and no lawyer would ever win that case. or considering taking that case, for that matter.

[THE ENFORCER]

there's nothing illegal about coding peer-to-peer software, and no lawyer would ever win that case. or considering taking that case, for that matter.

People mainly use kazaa for downloading songs! not free software. And if the software you had to buy off the shelf but instead you go it from kazaa that is illegal and you can get sued. Just that these companies dont bother sueing you because you have fuck all money (judgement proof)!

[Vitron]

What he means is that the peer to peer software itself is not illegal. Therefor kazza can't be sued for illegal use of their software, the people sharing can be sued.