Posted by NRen2k5 on 07/28/06 03:45

Technobarbarian wrote:
> "FatKat" <robynari@juno.com> wrote in message
> news:1154049219.887477.93340@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com...
>> Zapanaz wrote:
>>> On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 00:29:29 GMT, Modemac <modemac@modemac.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5220406.stm
>>> "We move forward with a spring in our step."
>>>
>>> jesus.
>>>
>> >From the media reports I've seen, the settlement will cost Sharman $100
>> million. How does a publisher of a porgram that costs nothing get $100
>> million?
>
> Are you reallllllly that slow?
>
> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/04/24/BU104303.DTL&type=business
>
> Wednesday, April 24, 2002
>
> "Australian businesswoman Nikki Hemming stepped into the spotlight for the
> first time yesterday, to reveal her vision for making KaZaa, her
> controversial online file-sharing service, a successful, and legal,
> business.
>
> "I've got the most powerful brand on the market right now," Hemming said
> during a global teleconference with reporters, her first public comments
> since the former Virgin Interactive executive's startup, Sharman Networks,
> bought KaZaa from its Dutch creators.
>
> Hemming said 65 million copies of the KaZaa Media Desktop program have been
> downloaded, allowing anyone with a computer and an Internet connection to
> swap free digital copies of music, movies and software. KaZaa has become the
> leading alternative to Napster."

<SNIP>

Wow, it sure says something about Napster, that five years after being
shut down, it's still the benchmark.

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