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FROM CNET NEWS.COM
Judge: File-swapping tools are legal
A federal judge in Los Angeles hands a stunning court victory to file-swapping services Streamcast and Grokster, dismissing much of the studios' lawsuits against them.
A federal judge in Los Angeles has handed a stunning court victory to file-swapping services Streamcast Networks and Grokster, dismissing much of the record industry and movie studios' lawsuit against the two companies.
In an almost complete reversal of previous victories for the record labels and movie studios, federal court Judge Stephen Wilson ruled that Streamcast--parent of the Morpheus software--and Grokster were not liable for copyright infringements that took place using their software. The ruling does not directly affect Kazaa, software distributed by Sharman Networks, which has also been targeted by the entertainment industry.
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| Fiji Joe |
Unforunately, most of us do not live in the Ninth Circuit...and more so, 9th Circuit decisions are rarely followed by the other circuits...It's that whole left-coast thing |
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| sirmoonie |
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Fiji Joe wrote:
Unforunately, most of us do not live in the Ninth Circuit...and more so, 9th Circuit decisions are rarely followed by the other circuits...It's that whole left-coast thing
Hard to tell where you're at with this, but sounds like you're calling Telecaster a Commie (read over there <------).
Irrespective:
Its DC so far.
Also, 9th cirk is considered an authority and followed frequently on intellectual property issues involving copyrights.
Who knows where this stuff is going.
Mongo!
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| Stonesthrow |
My understanding of the ruling is not the complete victory the headlines make it seem. First of all, it's only a district court-- not the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals or the U.S. Supreme Court. Also, a larger percentage of the 9th Circuit's decisions have been reversed than have the decisions from any other circuit. Second, Grokster was only a provider of software for others to use. That seems to be an important distinction from Napster and some of the other services which provided their own servers. Third, the copyright holders can still go after the individual parties who download the songs. It appears that the companies have recently become more aggressive that way.
Aside from the above, much of the MP3 music from those services is of inferior quality from a technical and engineering perspective.
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