Court Rejects Music Industry Suit Against Web File-Swappers

[pickel]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,85181,00.html

The 34-page ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Wilson was a blow to recording companies and movie studios who had sought to stem the illegal copying and distribution of their copyright works

[Bizkitkid2001]

So that means they are only gonna go after kazaa now, and to be safe, we have to start useing some crap program like morpheuse or grokster or bearshare

[crazyray]

The court's decision, as I understand it, is that Kazaa, Grokster, et al are off the hook because they did not host files on THEIR servers. I believe users who are sharing files remain at risk.

[skuz]

Even if they go after Kazaa, what can they do ? Just shutdown the website where you download the software. Since this software is already widespread, the damage is done, and cutting the source won't have any effect.

[OuTpaTienT]

Originally posted by crazyray
The court's decision, as I understand it, is that Kazaa, Grokster, et al are off the hook because they did not host files on THEIR servers. I believe users who are sharing files remain at risk.

Well, I wish them luck in prosecuting 10's of millions of people.

[foodbiz]

I am Glad!! Software exchanging has been taking place for years before the web got so popular .... I mean discovered by AL Gore

[Bushmaster]

Basically it says the RIAA and other such companies can't hold the makers of the software responsible for people who use their software for illegal purposes because the software has legal uses.
People can also commit copyright infringement using cd burners, vcr, tape recorders, and any other device that can copy and store data. But those won't be made illegal because they have a legitimate use as well. Hell they once tried suing Sony for making VCR's, that didn't fly far.

And they really don't have to chase down everybody that's filesharing copywritten materials. If they just go after 5-10% of those people it's going to hurt alot of people.

IMHO I think it would make for good PR for certain famous recording artists to actually promote filesharing of their songs and say they won't prosecute people for sharing their music/intellectual property.
That way the artist would actually gain popularity and hers or his music sales would go up.

[ablang]

Probably the same story here:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/905306.asp?0cv=CB10