Kazaa itself, meanwhile, has generated profit by advertisements on its Web site. The problem for business executives and music industry officials in particular is because Kazaa is free and has a global following, many would-be customers have turned to the file-sharing network rather than actually paying for the music they listen to. Moreover, file downloaders can connect to each other on a peer-to-peer basis, without going through a central server, which has increased Kazaa's popularity among technologically savvy users. Since it started up in 2001, Kazaa has been at the forefront of the file-sharing business, with over 317 million worldwide having downloaded its free software to date. Specifically, the company will have two months to comply and install filters on future versions of its software to prevent trading of copyrighted music. He pointed out that Kazaa not only facilitated the breaching of copyright laws, but it also did little to crack down on it, arguing that the effect of the Kazaa Web site "would be to encourage visitors to think it 'cool' to defy the record companies by ignoring their copyright constraints." As a result, Wilcox ruled that the company must change its software to prevent files with names matching a list of copyrighted music, which makes it easy for Kazaa users to download music. Wilcox in Sydney in his summation of the case and who made the final ruling to conclude the 18-month long dispute. "The respondents authorized users to infringe the applicants' copyright in their sound recording," stated federal judge Murray R. Kazaa was sued by 30 record companies including Sony BMG and EMI. At the same time, however, the ruling did not go far enough according to some music industry analysts who had been expecting the judge to rule that the company actually breached copyright laws as well. The ruling was a blow to file-sharing networks including Sharman Networks of Australia, which has owned Kazaa since 2002 when the company was forced to shut down after a slew of lawsuits worldwide amid increasing allegations of copyright violations.
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