Latest file-sharing ruling: --------------------------------------------------------
"A federal judge ruled Wednesday against the distributor of the Morpheus online file-sharing software, finding the firm encouraged computer users to share music, movies and other copyright works without permission. The ruling was a sweeping victory for a coalition of Hollywood movie studios, record companies and music publishers who sued Los Angeles-based StreamCast Networks and similar firms in 2001. The case led to a landmark copyright ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court last year. In the 60-page decision, U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson granted the entertainment companies' motion for summary judgment, concluding there was more than enough evidence of "massive infringement" on StreamCast's network, despite the company's arguments that it did not encourage computer users to violate copyright laws. ...Barring successful appeal, Wilson's ruling caps a long-running court battle over internet file sharing that erupted after the entertainment industry succeeded in shuttering pioneer file-swapping network Napster." http://www.wired.com/news/wireservice/0,71856-0.html
