[FYI] Federal judge rules Morpheus, Grokster not liable for Internet piracy

[Sven Gottwald <svengo@fitug.de>]

http://www.securityfocus.com/news/4214

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Federal judge rules Morpheus, Grokster not liable for Internet piracy

By Alex Veiga, The Associated Press Apr 25 2003 1:47PM 

A federal judge ruled Friday that the companies behind two popular
file-sharing services are not liable for the illegal copying of music
and movies by their users. 
[...]

In his ruling, Wilson cited a 1984 case in which the movie industry sued
Sony Corp., arguing Sony was liable for the use of its video cassette
recorders to make illegal copies of copyright works. Courts in that case
sided with Sony and ruled that the sale of copying equipment did not
constitute copyright infringement. 

Unlike Napster, Grokster and Morpheus only provide software and
assistance using the software to users. Napster actually hosted users'
files on its server.
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