Supreme Court Takes Hard Look at P2P

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday March 29, 2005 @06:19AM from the under-the-judicial-microscope dept.

Patrick Mannion writes "Supreme Court justices quizzed attorneys for file-swapping software companies and Hollywood studios Tuesday, in a case that will help determine the future of both the technology and entertainment industries. In their questions, the justices were critical of the entertainment industry's proposal, which would hold companies "predominantly" supported by piracy liable for copyright infringement. However, they showed little sympathy for the file-swapping companies' business model."

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Re:Business Model? by Ioldanach · 2005-03-29 06:39 · Score: 5, Informative

Can you demonstrate one news article of a court deciding that a gun manufacturer was liable for injuries or deaths intentionally caused by use of their products?

Yes, I can.
N.Y. jury finds some gun makers liable in shootings
Not that I personally agree with it.
Re:Business Model? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-03-29 07:12 · Score: 5, Informative

This was turned over in appeal: http://www.wlf.org/Litigating/casedetail.asp?detai l=48 and http://www.tsra.com/finlnail.htm