I’m not sure if this wasn’t reported widely or if I was simply ignoring the world, but… Tonight when I decided to search Google for the spyware-free P2P tool “Kazaa Lite“. I was rather surprised to find the following message appended to the search results:

“In response to a complaint we received under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we have removed 11 result(s) from this page. If you wish, you may read the DMCA complaint for these removed results.”

Full marks to Google for announcing the tampering (a quick check of several other search engines revealed no warning whatsoever). Read the complaint that originated from Sharman Networks (makers of Kazaa) for all the gory details.

Let it be known that I hate censorship — especially censorship in the name of greed in combination with the ill-concieved, farcical DMCA. If Kazaa didn’t bundle spyware/malware/tracking software in their product, Kazaa Lite wouldn’t exist. Period.

In the Extended Text for this entry (click the ‘More’ link), you’ll find a complete list of websites deemed to contain “infringing” material. Furthermore, find various Kazaa Lite software packages at the following URLs:

www.kazaalite.tk
www.k-lite.tk
www.klitekpp.com

If you’ve read this far, you may be interested in signing the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s petition to the US Congress regarding RIAA. The petition is being sent out this week, so you’ll have to hurry.

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http://www.kazaagold.com
http://mp3download.com
http://www.kazaalite.tk
http://www.kaaza.com
http://doa2.host.sk
http://www.k-lite.tk
http://www.kazaa-file-sharing-downloads.com
http://www.kazaalite.nl
http://home.hccnet.nl/h.edskes/mirror.htm
http://www.kazaa-download.de
http://www.zeropaid.com
http://www.kazaalite.nl/downloads.htm
http://kazaa.infos-du-net.com
http://www.kazaa-lite.tk
http://www.kazaa-lite.info
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