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RIAA, MPAA Lose Suit Against Streamcast and Grokster

Posted by michael on from the we-can't-lose-them-all dept.

ha-reed writes "News.com is reporting that a federal court judge in Los Angeles has handed down a ruling that Streamcast Networks (the company that makes Morpheus) and Grokster are not liable for copyright infringements due to files that are traded with their software. The judge made the comparison between file sharing software and VCR's that many supporters of file sharing often use." EFF has the decision (1.4Mb PDF) online (and a .torrent is here in case eff.org melts, which it won't). See our most recent story about the lawsuit.

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  1. Deniability? by nyet · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The crux of the ruling seems to stem from the inherent deniability of the gnutella proto...

    i.e. the plaintiffs could NOT prove contributory infringment, unlike in the Napster case.

    All in all, a very interesting precedent is set, especially in light of Freenet.

  2. Lets all thank EFF! by HanzoSan · · Score: 5, Interesting



    They did it, and we should donate money to them to thank them!

    I'm going to donate $20. I want to see each one of you who posted a msg here saying "Wahoo" donate at least $20.

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