Courting Kazaa: Judicial Approaches Towards P2P Networks in the US and Australia

Computer Law Review International, no. 3, pp. 70-76, 2008

8 Pages Posted: 13 Jun 2015

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Christoph Antons

Macquarie University - Macquarie Law School (Sydney, Australia)

Date Written: 2008

Abstract

As with the litigation involving its predecessor Napster, cases involving the Australian based P2P service Kazaa and its US licensees Grokster and Morpheus required from the courts to balance the legitimate interests of the computer industry and the public in new and advanced technologies on the one hand and of so-called "content providers" of the media and entertainment industry on the other hand. The article examines, how US and Australian courts have approached this task and, in spite of differences in the legal frameworks of the two countries, have reached similar conclusions.

Suggested Citation

Antons, Christoph, Courting Kazaa: Judicial Approaches Towards P2P Networks in the US and Australia (2008). Computer Law Review International, no. 3, pp. 70-76, 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2617568 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2617568

Christoph Antons (Contact Author)

Macquarie University - Macquarie Law School (Sydney, Australia) ( email )

North Ryde
Sydney, New South Wales 2109
Australia

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