MP3BOARD SUES AOL,
TIME WARNER, GNUTELLA

Controversial MP3 search engine MP3Board, currently in the midst of much litigation, has filed a lawsuit against AOL and Time Warner in a New York federal court, asking the court to declare whether file-swap service Gnutella is legal or not.

MP3Board is asking the court, in the event that it finds Gnutella and its use illegal, to find AOL and Time Warner liable for Gnutella's design, dissemination and failure to incorporate copyright control mechanisms. The suit also names inventor of the Internet and presidential candidate Al Gore.

MP3Board's suit asks the court to either indemnify AOL and Time Warner or force them to pay damages.

According to Webnoize, developers at AOL's Nullsoft created Gnutella earlier this year. With plans to acquire Time Warner afoot, AOL quashed the project, deciding it didn't want to be responsible for proliferating a software that gives users the ability to pirate digital music, movies, games and other software.

In related news, MP3Board has also sued AOL-TW's Chief Executive Gerald Levin for chewing gum at a press conference and not having enough for everyone in attendance.