Azureus, Inc.
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| Azureus, Inc. | |
|---|---|
| Type | Private company |
| Founded | |
| Headquarters | 471 Emerson Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 |
| Key people | Gilles BianRosa, Olivier Chalouhi, Luther Kitahata, Peter Bradley, Milan Parikh |
| Products | Azureus, Vuze |
Azureus, Inc. is a company formed by some of the core developers of the open source BitTorrent client Azureus. Based in Palo Alto, California, it bills itself as "the company behind Azureus".[1]
Azureus, Inc. has released an Azureus-powered product named Vuze (formerly Zudeo), which is intended to enable content providers to easily distribute their content over the Internet.[1] The company claims to have "distribution deals with 12 television, film and media companies".[2]
On 2006-12-20, the BBC announced that hundreds of episodes of its programs will be made available through Vuze.[3]
On 2007-06-12, it was reported that Azureus, Inc. is being sued by the French music industry group Société des Producteurs de Phonogrammes en France (SPPF) under the new provisions of copyright law passed by the French Parliament in 2006.[4] The new copyright provisions, abbreviated to DADVSI, was designed to bring France in line with the European Union Copyright Directive (EUCD) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaty. The software developers could face criminal penalties including up to three years in prison and a €300,000 fine if the case is successfully prosecuted in French courts.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Business Wire (2006-12-04). "Azureus' Next-Generation Video Distribution Platform Goes Live". Press release. Retrieved on 2006-12-18.
- ^ Calore, Michael. "Azureus' HD Vids Trump YouTube", Wired News, 2006-12-04. Retrieved on 2006-12-19.
- ^ "BBC moves to file-sharing sites", BBC NEWS, 2006-12-20. Retrieved on 2006-12-20.
- ^ Azureus Facing Lawsuit in France
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