In a move that raises a range of uncomfortable legal issues for Google, its Desktop Search tool has been used in the development of an application for large-scale file-swapping.
DNKA remote desktop search tool acts as a webserver that utilises Google Desktop Search to allow other people to remotely search and download files from a users computer.
Although the development company tries to indicate postive uses for the application, the notion of Google software being used to create peer-to-peer networks can only be an acute concern for the company, especially in the face of high-profile legal actions by music and film corporations, not least the RIAA and BPI.
