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Kazaa v2 Released

Sharman Networks Limited is proud to announce the release of version 2 of its free Kazaa Media Desktop (KMD) software. With more than 119 million downloads to date, KMD is the established peer-to-peer application of choice for all forms of digital media content. The latest KMD software sets a new standard for peer-to-peer offerings, to meet the dynamic and unique needs of users. Building upon the success of previous versions of Kazaa Media Desktop, Kazaa v2 introduces several new features, including:

Web search: Use standard KMD interface to search the web

Customizable skins: Customize the basic desktop interface

Shared playlists: Create unique shared playlists and search for other KMD users playlists

Improved image handling: More image formats supported

Unlimited bitrates: Higher quality files possible with increased bitrates

Integrity Rating: Files labeled by peers according to technical quality and completeness of meta data to enhance reliability

Participation Level: Frequent KMD users and those who frequently rate files rewarded with higher priority in download queues

Integrated anti-virus protection: Shared folders automatically scanned on startup and after each download

Expanded Help section: Quicker orientation for new users, new tips and tricks for savvy users

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haven't tried it yet...but it's downloading now (time for bed) :D

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Why's everyone so keen to wait for KaZaA lite v2? Just install KaZaA, run Ad-Aware and replace the cd_clint.dll with the dummy dll available everywhere (eg. google). Sure, installing KaZaA lite is easier but it comes with all the KaZaA lite branding (eg. splash screens, icons) which personally annoys me.

Still, this is just a matter of personal perference!

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yeah...what I do is get the official kazaa and run diet kaza with it. diet kaza removes the ads, extra buttons, spyware, makes more results available for searches, has a "download accelerator" (not too sure about that one tho..)

at any rate..diet kaza is far better than kazaa lite imo.

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Originally posted by SOOPAH256

has anyone else tried using diet kazaa with v2.0 w/ success. i just want to make sure before i do anything with it myself. :)

i did just this morning. works fine

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New Kazaa likely to raise labels' ire

By John Borland

Staff Writer, CNET News.com

September 22, 2002, 9:30 PM PT

An overhauled version of the popular file-swapping software Kazaa was unleashed Monday on the Internet, with features sure to make record and movie studio executives' blood boil.

The new software shows clear ambitions on the part of Kazaa parent company Sharman Networks to spread beyond its file-swapping origins, while expanding the utility of basic file-trading functions.

Sharman's management, which still faces lawsuits by the big record labels and movie studios, had little to say beyond the new features' ability to make file swapping easier.

"We've given users better options and more tools than ever before," said Sharman CEO Nikki Hemming, in a statement.

Like other file-swapping companies, Sharman is seeking a way to turn the actions of its millions of users into a steady cash stream. The Kazaa application has been downloaded more than 120 million times in the past year, making it one of the most popular pieces of software in the Net's history--even accounting for the multiple times that many people have downloaded the program.

The company is turning to partnerships with commerce companies as it looks for revenue and is blazing new ground by adding a program of paid search results similar to the Web search company Overture Services. Working with loosely affiliated company Altnet, companies buy keywords inside the Kazaa software and ensure that their products show up search results using those keywords.

In the new version of the software, several partners are highlighted, including Cornerband, a company that explicitly distributes bands' music through Kazaa. Sharman has also signed a distribution deal with Tiscali, a large European broadband Internet service provider that touts better peer-to-peer access as a reason to sign up for its service.

The software also contains a basic Web search function, allowing people to use it as a gateway to ordinary Web pages as well as other people's computers.

But it is the new features of the software focused on file trading that are most likely to ruffle feathers among copyright holders.

Following in the footsteps of rival StreamCast Networks' Morpheus software, the new Kazaa allows searches by "playlist," letting groups of songs be downloaded as a single item. The company touts this as a way for people to share diverse lists of songs by different artists, while warning against trading copyrighted works. In reality, this new option provides a new, simple way to download albums all at once instead of song by song.

The new software also takes direct aim at several of the measures that record companies and movies studios have been taking to counteract peer-to-peer piracy. A cottage industry of companies has sprung up that saturates file-swapping networks with false or corrupted versions of songs and videos, hoping to frustrate would-be downloaders.

Kazaa's new software allows people to rate files so that corrupt or false files will quickly collect ratings poor enough to warn people away from downloading them. It also comes with a setting called "filter bogus music and video files" that is set by default as active.

Sharman, along with Streamcast Networks and Grokster, is scheduled to meet the record and movie studios in court on Dec. 2.

Source: C|NET NEWS

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-958912.html?tag=fd_top

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As you all seem to be paranoid... :D

Here is a quickscreenshot of the new KaZaA using the only real skin that came with it (either classic or this one...)

Although it is Cydoored, I am not too fussed ;)

http://news.inmatrix.com/Image1.gif

The xp theme is milk by kol, but I guess most of you know that

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