The Internet offers unlimited and astonishing possibilities to distribute and share copyrighted materials. This use may give rise to copyright infringement claims from copyright owners. I have disused two important earlier cases that had dealth with the issue of copyright infringement on the Internet mainly A&M Records vs. Napster and Buma/Sterma vs. KaZaA. I have given some practical tips for the protection of website owners.
The short article is available here.