On 27 Jun 2005 at 12:17, MARC SIMS wrote: > The Supreme Court handed movie studios and record labels a ...sweeping victory against file-swapping, ruling Monday that peer-to ...-peer companies such as Grokster could be held responsible for the ... copyright piracy on their networks.
The capsule view of the decision: > Held: One who distributes a > device with the object of promoting its use to infringe > copyright, as shown by clear expression or other affirmative > steps taken to foster infringement, going beyond mere > distribution with knowledge of third-party action, is liable > for the resulting acts of infringement by third parties using > the device, regardless of the device's lawful uses. /Bernie\ -- Bernie Cosell Fantasy Farm Fibers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Pearisburg, VA --> Too many people, too few sheep <-- -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME list is hosted on a Windows 2000(TM) machine running L-Soft international's LISTSERV(R) software. To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have questions about the list, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
