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http://eamonnsullivan.blogspot.com [Eamonn's Home] But it's clear that they didn't win anything like what they had been asking the Supremes for””a rule that would penalize any company that made money off a product widely used for infringement, regardless of what the company intended. And though the technical companies and consumer groups are troubled by the outcome in this case, there's still much to encourage them.

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http://www.godwinslaw.org [Godwinslaw.org] Godwin's Law - weblog_view: But it's clear that they didn't win anything like what they had been asking the Supremes for””a rule that would penalize any company that made money off a product widely used for infringement, regardless of what the company intended. And though the technical companies and consumer groups are troubled by the outcome in this case, there's still much to encourage them....

Msl1.mit.edu[Msl1.mit.edu] FurdLog: Frank Field's Weblog - rev.1: Webcaster Alliance, an organization claiming some 400 members, filed the suit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, claiming the major labels and the Recording Industry Association of America have maintained a monopoly over their music.

Reason.comhttp://www.reason.com [Reason.com] Reason: Don't Stop Grokkin': Apparent <i>MGM v. Grokster</i ...: As a result, predicts the Electronic Frontier Foundation's staff attorneyFred Von Lohmann, the Grokster decision "is going to unleash a new era ofuncertainty for America's innovators." The new theory of copyright liability, hesays, is one that "will tie up the courts for some time." Von Lohmann is one of thelawyers who represented co-defendant Streamcast, a peer-to-peer software provider,in the Grokster case. Ed Black, president and CEO of the Computer & CommunicationsIndustry Association, is equally gloomy—the ruling, he says, is "a big victoryfor lawyers," who will be put to work litigating the less-than-clear and notentirely consistent new standard.

Corante.comhttp://www.corante.com [Corante.com] PDEA + Induce = Very Bad Law: Corante > Copyfight >: Susan Crawford: The Supremes Got Grokster Just Right .Some publicly accessible peer-to-peer file sharing services expose consumers, particularly children .

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