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Supreme Court Takes Hard Look at P2P

Posted by Zonk on 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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  1. When you download copyrighted music... by goldspider · · Score: 1, Redundant

    ...you are making the RIAA's case for them.

    Oh yeah, this too.

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  2. Re:sould creators have some rights too.. by m50d · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Yep, but P2P doesn't in itself infringe the rights any more than other ways of publishing. Would you ban photocopiers because people use them to photocopy copyrighted material? How about printing presses? Why should you allow these but not p2p?

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