How Napster and MP3 Would Play Under Australian Law

From: Doug Isenberg <disenberg[_at_]GigaLaw.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 07:53:02 -0400

        With all of the recent attention being given to Napster's legal case in the United States, it's easy to forget that the service is available worldwide. Therefore, regardless of the outcome of the U.S. case, Napster -- and other MP3 services -- could be subject to the laws of other countries, too. A new article explains how Australian copyright laws might apply to MP3 file-swapping services. See http://www.gigalaw.com/articles/cameron-2000-08-p1.html

Doug

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Douglas M. Isenberg
Attorney @ Law
Editor & Publisher, GigaLaw.com
Legal columnist, Internet World magazine

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Received on Mon Aug 14 2000 - 11:55:23 GMT