Attorneys general from 45 states sent letters Thursday to seven companies that offer online file-sharing software, hinting at possible legal consequences if the networks don't better inform computer users about potential copyright violations from sharing files.
But a legal expert questioned how file sharing might break state laws.
The move signals the states' willingness to go after the purveyors of Kazaa, Morpheus and other similar peer-to-peer software, which entertainment companies contend are profiting from the unauthorized distribution of songs, movies and software by users of their programs.
The letter was signed by attorneys general from all but five states -- Alaska, Kansas, Nebraska, New Hampshire and Wyoming -- the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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