Does the scope of the decision also apply to individuals who use devices and
media from outside the Net
to upload files to file swapping firms themselves or just between the
file-swapping firms themselves?
( example: users use CD, DVDs, mp3 players etc to copy and upload mp3, mpeg
files to the file swappers.)
Marc Sims
Technician I
Technology Services
Prince George's Community College
301 Largo Rd.
Largo, MD 20774-2199
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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\
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