Digital Home Thoughts: Kazaa Programmer Sues for $25 Million

"A programmer who helped write the original version of the popular Kazaa file-swapping software is suing its current owner Sharman Networks for $25 million, saying he still owns part of the copyright to the program. Romanian developer Fabian Toader, who helped write the program for its original owners, said in a court filing that he never signed any contract that gave away the copyright to his code. He's asking Sharman for $25 million in a case filed early this month in Los Angeles federal court. Sharman, which bought the Kazaa software from its original owners, a European company called Kazaa BV, says Toader's claim is without merit."

So let's see here...a programmer who created a program to help illegally distribute the intellectual property of others is suing the company for not paying him what he deserves for his intellectual property? :roll: Hello, Fabian? This is IRONY calling! :lol: