As we reported earlier the BSA held the URL redirector kickme.to responsible for pirating software, because warez site were using the redirection service to change their URL quickly when kicked by their webhoster.
According to the BSA the organisation didn't want to close kickme.to, but just wanted the redirecton service to cooperate deleting accounts of warez sites:
Margo Miller, legal counsel for BSA, said the organisation had sought a warrant for a surprise search in order to gain evidence against the service, which she said allows a number of software pirates to maintain a consistent URL, even if they are forced to switch ISP. |
She said the BSA had sent Andersen numerous notices to disable accounts related to sites infringing copyright but he had failed to comply.
Redirect services have a legitimate role, and others comply with the BSA's requests, but kickme.to has ignored numerous notices asking it to disable accounts related to sites infringing copyright, she added.
"We're trying to get him [Anderson] to co-operate. We're not trying to closedown kickme.to, we just want Anderson to come into line," she told us.
It's pretty normal for a company to cooperate with the BSA when they have clients that are offering pirated software, and I guess that is the least you can do if you don't want to get in court...
Source: TheRegister.co.uk
