KaZaA Says No to Australians

December 7, 2005

Back
in September, KaZaA was
ordered to 'revamp' it's software by the Australian courts, to stop
users sharing copyrighted music. Rather than changing KaZaA to block given
search terms, Sharman Networks have simply blocked aussies from using
KaZaA.

Just before the stroke midnight in Sydney, Australia, the Kazaa homepage was altered as expected. Yet there are no pop-ups and no changes to the key word filter. Instead, large red letters appear towards the top of the homepage, warning Australians against the use of Kazaa.

Attention Users in Australia: To comply with order of the Federal Court of Australia, pending an appeal in February 2006, use of the Kazaa Media Desktop is not permitted by persons in Australia. If you are in Australia, you must not download or use the Kazaa Media Desktop.

This is a rather
interesting take on stoping the trade of copyrighted music. We will have to see
what the court says about this. You can read the full story here.

Source: Slyck