Is there anybody left using the Kazaa file sharing network? I think most people have moved on to BitTorrent or are using the good old newsgroups to get their daily mp3 download fix.

Some are even buying records! Fancy that.

Still, for those still stuck in the dark ages you may notice the Kazaa software, once upgraded to the latest version, will no longer allow you to download any illegal tracks.

Time to move on...

As part of the ruling the federal judge gave Kazaa owners Sharman Networks two months to change its technology to stop people finding and sharing pirated music. That deadline expires on 5 December.

Sharman has won an extension to this deadline by agreeing to put in place the keyword filing system. The appeal will now be heard in February 2006.

Initially the record labels, represented by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, wanted Kazaa to filter 10,000 terms. The court reduced this to a list 3,000 terms long that will be updated every fortnight. Kazaa will have 48 hours to update the lists when they are renewed.

BBC