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MIPI raids Sharman Networks

ZD-Net.au writes about how the MIPI (Music Industry Piracy Investigations) just raided the Sharman Networks and Brilliant Digital Entertainment offices:

MIPI obtained an Anton Pilar order – which allows a copyright holder to enter a premises to search for and seize material that breaches copyright without alerting the target through court proceedings – yesterday from Justice Murray Wilcox, and began raiding premises in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria this morning searching for documents and electronic evidence to support its case against the peer-to-peer companies.

The whole gig of working in Australia and having the company in Vanuatu worked well for a while, but it sure seems that the gig is up. I doubt that anything will happen to the Kazaa network, but I wouldn't expect any new releases anytime soon.

Things are not looking too well down under. Fortunately, here in the US things seem to be looking up a bit. Listening to the Grokster case mp3 was interesting -- the judges had the plaintiffs on the defense post-haste. I want to cut some clips from the case and post them. Stay tuned...

Posted by Mayhem at February 6, 2004 12:44 AM