In a move reminiscent of government tactics used against drug dealers and organized crime, an Australian group working on behalf of the recording industry there raided offices and homes belonging to executives of the Kazaa peer-to-peer (P2P) network operator, Sharman Networks. Using a search order secured from an Australian federal court, the Australian record industry’s Music Industry Piracy Investigations (MIPI) unit served the order at Sharman’s Sydney offices, indicating its intentions to take legal action against the company.
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Aussie Record Industry Raids Kazaa Offices
Posted by: Jay Lyman February 6, 2004 10:57 AMIn a move reminiscent of government tactics used against drug dealers and organized crime, an Australian group working on behalf of the recording industry there raided offices and homes belonging to executives of the Kazaa peer-to-peer (P2P) network operator, Sharman Networks. Using a search order secured from an Australian federal court, the Australian record industry’s Music Industry Piracy Investigations (MIPI) unit served the order at Sharman’s Sydney offices, indicating its intentions to take legal action against the company.