Dutch Supreme Court throws out Kazaa suit
A very brief Reuters report says a Dutch court has thrown out the copyright industry lawsuit against Kazaa.
The Dutch supreme court on Friday threw out a challenge by Dutch copyright organizations against the popular file swapping software Kazaa. – Reuters, Dutch Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Kazaa.
update: The ABC has some more details. The decision ruled that Kazaa is not guilty of contributory infringement due to the actions of its users.
The ruling said the Dutch-founded file-swapping network was legal because Kazaa was not responsible for possible illegal activities by its users.[...]
The judges, upholding an earlier ruling in favour of the service, said Kazaa only provides the software to its clients, but that it is then up to the clients what they do with it.
The Dutch entertainment industry organisation NVPI said in a first response that Kazaa users would not necessarily get off scot-free because of the court ruling.
– ABC, Music downloading cleared by Dutch court.
See also AFP, Court rules in favour of Kazaa.