Promoting File Sharing Devices Attracts Liability Rules the US Supreme Court
posted by:Carole Lucock // 02:08 PM // June 28, 2005 // Digital Democracy: law, policy and politics
Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its ruling in the MGM v. Grokster & StreamCast case, finding that distributing a device with the intent to promote copyright infringement will attract liability. Grokster and other peer-to-peer sites now face the prospect of liability for copyright infringements that occur on their sites.
The Court's unanimous decision was greeted with accolades from the Motion Picture Association of America and concerns from others who fear a chilling effect on the tech industry.
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