MetaMachine Inc., the firm behind popular online file-sharing software eDonkey, has agreed to pay $30 million and cease distribution to avoid potential copyright infringement lawsuits from the recording industry, according to court documents filed Tuesday. The operators of BearShare, i2Hub, WinMX, Grokster and Kazaa have reached similar agreements. Because many users still have functional versions of eDonkey or its open-source sister eMule, the shutdown of operations is unlikely to have much impact.
September 13, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The firm behind popular online file-sharing software eDonkey has agreed to pay $30 million to avoid potential copyright infringement lawsuits from the recording industry, according to court documents filed Tuesday.
New York-based MetaMachine Inc. was one of seven technology firms to receive letters from the recording industry last fall warning them to shut down or prepare to face lawsuits.
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