AOL Guilty of Allowing Music Piracy
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America Online was found guilty of allowing music piracy in a German court today. Officials for the German company Hit Box, who began litigation in 1998 against the international popular ISP, stated that AOL was responsible for piracy due to the fact that users could easily swap music files using AOL software. The RIAA, currently battling with Napster in the United States over the same issues, made no comment as to whether or not this would affect their case. AOL will be appealing in German courts, and no damages were set in the ruling.