Sharman Networks Ltd.

A class action lawsuit has been filed against the online music download company on behalf of customers sued by the RIAA for using its site. The lawsuit claims Kazaa deceptively marketed its product as allowing free downloads. The case also claims Kazaa designed software in such a manner as to create a shared files folder and make that folder available to anyone using Kazaa, while at the same time failing to make the user aware that it had done so. The lawsuit also alleges Sharman Networks surreptitiously installed spyware on users' computers which made the shared files folder accessible to the Kazaa network even after the user had removed the Kazaa software from his or her computer.