The legal battle may finally be over for P2P technology firm Sharman Networks, which operates the Kazaa file-sharing network and whose founders gave birth to the Skype messaging service. Late yesterday, the National Music Publishers' Association, which represents the holders of music IP rights in court, announced it had settled its dispute with Sharman.

The settlement was announced by the company in US District Court in Los Angeles yesterday; today The New York Times learned Sharman will pay the Association as much as $10 million.

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