Why is Kazaa Lite illegal?


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No, Kazaa Lite has been shut down because Sharman Networks, owner of the original Kazaa Media Desktop, threatened the creators of Kazaa Lite with a lawsuit for trademark infringment of their name.

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No, Kazaa Lite has been shut down because Sharman Networks, owner of the original Kazaa Media Desktop, threatened the creators of Kazaa Lite with a lawsuit for trademark infringment of their name.

why not call it somthing different? like K lite

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i believe that i still infiniges on their copywrite of the actual software. all the k-lite and kazaalite distros are based on one of the kazaa media desktop version. thus they are breaking sherman's copywrite.

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Kazaa media desktop and WinMX are legal to use as applications in their own right, provided that illegal activities are not being carried out through these applications. However, since Sharman Networks patented the source code for Kazaa Media Desktop, Kazaa Lite and K++ (as well as other similar applications such as "ishareit") have become illegal to use because they are deemed to be too close a resemblence to the source code.

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i still still use it, but why is it illegal now? what happened. I AM NOT LOOKING FOR DOWNLOAD LINKS!!!!

duh ... RTFM !!!!...

Please note that installing this software is ILLEGAL and is in violation of the Kazaa Media Desktop Terms of Use. If you do, however, install the software contained in this package, you agree to take ALL responsibility for your actions.

It's from Kazaa lite's EULA. Read before you post anything.

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ERm. they are BOTH illegal, what i dont get is how a company that has an illegal app is allowed to sue another company for making a version of it thats just as illegal ? if i steal your car, and sell it, i cant sue you for selling a stolen car for less can i ?

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However, since Sharman Networks patented the source code for Kazaa Media Desktop

they did *NOT* "patent" source code.

copyright and patent are completly different things.

and kazaa is *NOT* illigal.

just becuase every ###### and their grandma post illigal content doesn't mean this is what it's designed for.

same can be said about web, ftp, irc, IM, etc.

kazaa lite and all those other programs are illigal since EULA for kazaa states you are not allowed to modify the software in any way

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kazaa lite and all those other programs are illigal since EULA for kazaa states you are not allowed to modify the software in any way

There you have it.

Period

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