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profound impact on many aspects of society. Interbeing provides links
to emerging IP stories with a focus on law, technology and culture.
Friday, August 20, 2004
Appeal Court Confirms P2P Ruling
It looks like the Ninth Circuit Court agreed with my "guns don't kill people" analogy by ruling that Peer-to-Peer software companies aren't liable for those who use their networks to infringe on copyrights. You can find a .pdf of the complete ruling here. A pretty impressive win, given the Grand Canyon deep pockets of the plaintiffs, which included RCA Records, BMG Music, Sony Music, Virgin Records, Walt Disney Records and Zoomba Recording Corp.
PERMALINK: 7:35 AM
It looks like the Ninth Circuit Court agreed with my "guns don't kill people" analogy by ruling that Peer-to-Peer software companies aren't liable for those who use their networks to infringe on copyrights. You can find a .pdf of the complete ruling here. A pretty impressive win, given the Grand Canyon deep pockets of the plaintiffs, which included RCA Records, BMG Music, Sony Music, Virgin Records, Walt Disney Records and Zoomba Recording Corp.
PERMALINK: 7:35 AM
