Infringmnet Suit Against CNET Greatly Reduced

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FilmOn.com founder Alki David had claimed CBS and CNET had profited from illegal file-sharing software, and that it would "become the most significant copyright infringement lawsuit in history."

Things aren't looking good for FilmOn.com founder Alki David and his copyright infringment lawsuit against CBS Interactive Inc. and CNET Networks, Inc..

Early last month he and a coalition of music and film artists alleged in a lawsuit filed in a Los Angeles federal court that CBS and CNET have "direct participation in massive copyright infringement on P2P systems" thorugh their distribution of illegal LimeWire software.

Last year District Judge Kimba Wood found that LimeWire had committed copyright infringement, engaged in unfair competition, and induced others to commit copyright infringement.

"Illegal file sharing through LimeWire has caused enormous damage to everyone who is trying to make a living in the entertainment community," said David. "As more and more artists join this lawsuit, it will become the most significant copyright infringement lawsuit in history."

Unfortunately for David that claim won't be coming true. The lawsuit has been pared down to a meager 6 copyrighted works, none of which ought to sound familiar to the general public.

They include:

CBS told Wired.com, which reported news of the filing, that it is "confident that we will prevail" in the lawsuit. Even if it doesn't it faces a more modest $900,000 or so in damages, not nearly enough to "become the most significant copyright infringement lawsuit in history."

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