Sharman Networks has announced it will appeal a Federal Court ruling that several respondents associated with the company had authorised infringment of music industry copyright and that it must introduce filters to the Kazaa file-sharing software.

US Supreme Court rules against file swapping

The US Supreme Court has handed movie studios and record labels a sweeping victory against file swapping, ruling that peer-to-peer companies such as Grokster could be held responsible for the copyright piracy on their networks.

All Kennedy, Sharman News