Court Rules Some File-Sharing Companies Are Not Liable

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File-Sharing Sites Found Not Liable for
Infringement

File-Sharing Sites Found Not Liable for
Infringement 08/19/2004 11:16 PM
A court ruled that the distributors of software used by millions of people to exchange music files over the Internet cannot be held liable for aiding copyright infringement.

"Top court rules ISPs not liable for
royalties"

"Top court rules ISPs not liable for
royalties" 06/30/2004 09:14 PM

CBC News:Top court rules ISPs not liable
for royalties

CBC News:Top court rules ISPs not liable
for royalties 06/30/2004 08:57 PM
Top court rules ISPs not liable for royalties .. the CBC .. OTTAWA

cbc.ca/stories/2004/06/30/canada/isp040630
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Court mulls file sharing Hollywood and
Silicon Valley square off before Supreme
Court in case that could limit

Court mulls file sharing Hollywood and
Silicon Valley square off before Supreme
Court in case that could limit 03/30/2005 08:56 PM
CBS MarketWatch Mar 31 2005 12:31AM GMT

File Sharing Companies Given Green Light

File Sharing Companies Given Green Light 08/20/2004 12:53 PM
A federal appeals court has struck a blow to the entertainment industry's quest to shut down file sharing networks, affirming a lower court's decision that companies are not violating copyright laws simply because users are trading music and movies. Defendants Grokster, StreamCast and Sharman Networks will be allowed to continue distributing their software.

States warn file-sharing companies

States warn file-sharing companies 08/06/2004 08:03 PM
globetechnology.com Aug 7 2004 0:53AM GMT

State AGs to warn file-sharing companies

State AGs to warn file-sharing companies 08/05/2004 12:41 PM
Top state cops want P2P companies to add more protections for privacy, property.

State AGs warn file-sharing companies

State AGs warn file-sharing companies 08/05/2004 03:47 PM
Top state cops cite child-porn users and privacy, copyright concerns in critical letter to P2P firms.

Court Rules for Tobacco Companies in
Suit

Court Rules for Tobacco Companies in
Suit 12/11/2003 12:34 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 11 2003 0:07AM ET

Court nixes FCC rules on line-sharing,
state regulation

Court nixes FCC rules on line-sharing,
state regulation 03/06/2004 01:54 AM
Court rebuffs FCC rule changes. What does this mean for phone and broadband competition?

File sharing goes to the Supreme Court

File sharing goes to the Supreme Court 03/29/2005 06:49 AM
Personal Computer World Mar 29 2005 10:51AM GMT

High Court Looks At File Sharing

High Court Looks At File Sharing 03/28/2005 11:33 PM
CBS Now Mar 29 2005 4:22AM GMT

File sharing networks win in court

File sharing networks win in court 08/19/2004 08:36 PM
USA Today Aug 20 2004 0:31AM GMT

Supreme Court Weighs in on File-Sharing

Supreme Court Weighs in on File-Sharing 03/30/2005 05:27 PM
Techzonez Mar 30 2005 9:37PM GMT

Supreme Court to Weigh in on
File-Sharing (AP)

Supreme Court to Weigh in on
File-Sharing (AP) 03/29/2005 09:22 AM
AP - The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Tuesday on file-sharing technology. How the justices rule could redefine how consumers can watch television shows and films and listen to songs that increasingly are delivered in digital formats.

Supreme Court Weighs in on File-Sharing
(AP)

Supreme Court Weighs in on File-Sharing
(AP) 03/29/2005 02:57 PM
AP - The Supreme Court expressed concerns Tuesday over allowing entertainment companies to sue makers of software that allows Internet users to illegally download music and movies, questioning whether the threat of such legal action might stifle Web innovation.

High Court Eyes Web File Sharing

High Court Eyes Web File Sharing 03/29/2005 11:45 PM
CBS Now Mar 30 2005 3:54AM GMT

Court mulls file-sharing future

Court mulls file-sharing future 03/30/2005 11:24 AM
The dispute between P2P networks and the entertainment industry is being heard in the Supreme Court.

A Supreme Court Showdown for File
Sharing

A Supreme Court Showdown for File
Sharing 03/27/2005 09:28 PM
The Supreme Court will hear a case in which the recording and film industries seek to hold makers of file-sharing software liable for illegal copying.

The Court of Online Opinion Has Its Say
on File Sharing

The Court of Online Opinion Has Its Say
on File Sharing 06/22/2005 02:03 AM
The Supreme Court agreed to hear the entertainment industry's case against the file-sharing software companies last December. People have been debating it online ever since.

File sharing goes to high court
(USATODAY.com)

File sharing goes to high court
(USATODAY.com) 03/30/2005 07:17 AM
USATODAY.com - Supreme Court justices voiced concerns Tuesday that a ruling against file-sharing services that allow millions of Americans to freely download music and movies could impede novel products such as the iPod music player.

Supreme Court Hears File-Sharing Case

Supreme Court Hears File-Sharing Case 03/30/2005 03:45 AM
Red Nova Mar 30 2005 8:12AM GMT

Supreme Court Hears File-Sharing Case
(AP)

Supreme Court Hears File-Sharing Case
(AP) 03/29/2005 11:03 PM
AP - The mostly silver-haired Supreme Court debated the file-swapping, instant-messaging world of the justices' grandchildren Tuesday, openly worrying that allowing lawsuits to protect Internet movie and music rights could stunt development of the next iPod or other cool high-tech gadget.

High court weighs Internet file sharing

High court weighs Internet file sharing 03/30/2005 11:39 AM
Seattle Times Mar 30 2005 2:49PM GMT

As File Sharing Nears High Court, Net
Specialists Worry

As File Sharing Nears High Court, Net
Specialists Worry 03/17/2005 03:53 AM
The pro-technology camp is growing increasingly anxious as the bitter debate over computer file sharing heads toward the Supreme Court.

High Court Hear Arguments on
File-Sharing Technology

High Court Hear Arguments on
File-Sharing Technology 03/29/2005 02:03 PM
New York Times Mar 29 2005 6:33PM GMT

Grokster File-Sharing Case Hits The
Supreme Court

Grokster File-Sharing Case Hits The
Supreme Court 03/31/2005 12:35 PM
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday from representatives of major film studios and the recording industry who are seeking to shut down peer-to-peer services they say are costing them billions of dollars. One of the questions the court kept coming back to was this: What's more important — preventing potential copyright violations or allowing the market to come up with innovative new products?

The case began when MGM and several record labels filed suit against StreamCast Networks and file-sharing network Grokster, arguing that they were intentionally created to allow people to illegally trade copyrighted material. That case was thrown out by a circuit court in August, paving the way for it to be argued in front of the Supreme Court. "The scale of the whole thing is mind-boggling," argued recording industry lawyer Donald Verrilli. "They intentionally built a network of infringing users."

News source: mtv.com

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Kazaa wins in European file-sharing
court battle

Kazaa wins in European file-sharing
court battle 12/19/2003 05:13 PM
The Dutch Supreme Court found for the makers of Kazaa in a battle over the legality of the file-sharing software.

Court rules file-share networks aren't
just for piracy

Court rules file-share networks aren't
just for piracy 08/21/2004 05:46 AM
USA Today Aug 21 2004 9:07AM GMT

Music Industry Returns to Court,
Altering Tactics on File Sharing

Music Industry Returns to Court,
Altering Tactics on File Sharing 01/22/2004 02:12 AM
The music industry returned to the courthouse Wednesday to sue 532 people it accuses of large-scale copyright infringement.

Supreme Court To Hear Internet File
Sharing Case Today

Supreme Court To Hear Internet File
Sharing Case Today 03/29/2005 09:08 AM
Komoradio.com - Tue Mar 29, 10:43 am GMT

Supreme Court Weighs Internet
File-Sharing Case (Reuters)

Supreme Court Weighs Internet
File-Sharing Case (Reuters) 03/29/2005 02:57 PM
Reuters - Supreme Court justices questioned on Tuesday whether the recording industry's attempts to shut down online file-sharing networks would deter inventors from developing new products like Apple's iPod music player.

Viruses on Rise, But Are Companies
Liable?

Viruses on Rise, But Are Companies
Liable? 05/31/2004 11:15 AM

Credit Card Companies Cannot Be Held
Liable

Credit Card Companies Cannot Be Held
Liable 08/16/2004 11:46 PM

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“In a ruling the Electronic Frontier Foundation hailed as a step forward, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ruled today that Visa and several other credit card companies would not be held liable for the copyright infringements of its business customers. The case was brought by Perfect 10, an adult website that accused several credit card companies of copyright infringement because they were providing financial transaction services for sites containing…

Court: Cos. Not Liable for Online Abuses

Court: Cos. Not Liable for Online Abuses 08/20/2004 02:31 PM
AP via Los Angeles Times Aug 20 2004 7:13PM GMT

Court Says Former Yahoo Exec Not Liable

Court Says Former Yahoo Exec Not Liable 04/06/2005 06:23 PM
AP via Los Angeles Times Apr 6 2005 9:59PM GMT

Court: Grokster, StreamCast Not Liable

Court: Grokster, StreamCast Not Liable 08/19/2004 07:11 PM
Grokster and StreamCast Networks are not legally responsible for the swapping of copyright content through their file-sharing software, a federal appeals court rules in a blow to movie studios and record labels.

Lawsuit Over Whether Napster's Investors
Are Liable Heading To Court

Lawsuit Over Whether Napster's Investors
Are Liable Heading To Court 04/20/2004 07:35 PM
In a case that could have serious implications for venture capitalists and other investors in companies, the lawsuits that Univers al Studios and EMI filed last year against Napster's investors (including their own rival label Bertelsmann) have been combined into one case that is set to get under way next week. The two labels accuse the investors of being responsible for copyright infringement by keeping Napster in business longer and for inspiring "copycat" sites like Kazaa and Morpheus. Beyond the basic problem that (again) they are blaming the tool and not the actual illegal action, this also opens up a whole can of worms concerning any investment. The investors simply invest in the company, and while they may have some influence over what the company does, to blame them for illegal actions performed by users of a product seems to go well beyond reason. That's like saying we should blame investors in Ford if a Mustang is used to run someone down. It's going beyond blaming a tool that was misused and even beyond blaming the company or its management for creating a tool that could be misused, all the way towards blaming those who kept the company in business with their money. Clearly, without Ford's investors, the company would never be where it is today, and no one would be able to have Mustangs to run over others. Therefore, they must be guilty of manslaughter by association. In fact, why not take it one step further. Perhaps all of Ford's customers should be responsible (even if they only did legitimate actions with their vehicles) because they put money in Ford's bank account letting them stay in business as well. The argument is ridiculous and hopefully the judge will see it the same way.

ISPs not liable for royalties, says
Canada's Supreme Court

ISPs not liable for royalties, says
Canada's Supreme Court 06/30/2004 01:12 PM
Canada's highest court has just ruled that ISPs cannot be forced to pay royalties on music downloaded by users:

In a unanimous 9-0 decision, the court ruled that although ISPs provide the hardware and technology, they aren't responsible for what people download. The court ruled that companies providing wide access to the web are "intermediaries" who are not bound by federal copyright legislation.

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