"We're resolving court battles months or even years after the cultural relevance of these software applications has waned," he said. "Kazaa has been yesterday's file-sharing technology for some time now," said Eric Garland, chief executive at BigChampagne Online Media Measurement, which tracks online entertainment. Kazaa's popularity has declined dramatically in recent years amid concerns over "spyware" monitoring programs bundled with its freely distributed software and as new, more efficient downloading services - both legal and illegal - emerged. Sharman Networks pledged to "use all reasonable means" to discourage online piracy, including building into new versions of its software "robust and secure" ways to frustrate computer users who try to find and download copyrighted music and movies, court papers said. and the company's customers to end the illegal trade of its products. The settlement ends one of the longest-running and fiercest copyright disputes of the Internet era, in which the entertainment industry spent millions suing Sharman Networks Ltd. It also will offer licensed entertainment for a price, and it agreed to pay more than $115 million in penalties to leading music and movie companies.
Settling lawsuits around the world, the company behind software called "Kazaa" said Thursday it will redesign its pioneering file-sharing program to block customers who try to find and download copyrighted music and movies. WASHINGTON - One of the big guns of the Wild West days of freely downloading music and movies over the Internet is going straight.
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