--- Reply-To: <ncochraneat_private> From: "Nathan Cochrane" <ncochraneat_private> To: "Declan McCullagh \(E-mail\)" <declanat_private> Subject: Kazaa won't say who its customers are Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 13:18:54 +1000 Hi Declan A panel of dotcom survivors gathered this week in Melbourne to tell a hundred eager netrepreneurs how they were making money on the web. Among those on the panel was Michael Liubinskas, marketing manager of Sharman Networks, the transnational Internet company with headquarters in Sydney that distributes filesharing software, Kazaa Media Desktop. In a halting voice that often dropped to the level of a mumble Liubinskas did nothing to deflect the criticisms of detractors such as the Australian Record Industry Association, which says Kazaa's business is built on providing a conduit so the unscrupulous can steal the intellectual property of others. While pointing to the phenomenal success of Kazaa with its more than 253.5 million downloads he refused to say what sort of customers Sharman attracts, or why they use the software. "My role as head of marketing is not to talk about (legal issues)," Liubinskas said. "We generate revenue like a lot of other free services from advertising and building up a (customer) base." MORE: http://bilskirnir.blogspot.com/2003_07_01_bilskirnir_archive.html#105910240051085250 - Nathan Cochrane Deputy IT Editor :Next: The Age and Sydney Morning Herald http://www.next.theage.com.au ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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