Grokster File-Sharing Case Hits The Supreme Court

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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

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.

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.

Supreme Court Hears Grokster Case
(washingtonpost.com)

Supreme Court Hears Grokster Case
(washingtonpost.com) 03/29/2005 11:03 PM
washingtonpost.com - The entertainment industry yesterday took its campaign to stop illegal sharing of music and videos to the U.S. Supreme Court, telling the justices that popular online services such as Grokster and Kazaa should be held responsible for the unlawful acts of their users.

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

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.

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

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

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.

DCIA Achieves Milestone of Fifty Members
Trade Association Looks Forward to
Supreme Court Decision in MGM v.
Grokster Case

DCIA Achieves Milestone of Fifty Members
Trade Association Looks Forward to
Supreme Court Decision in MGM v.
Grokster Case 06/17/2005 03:15 PM
The Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA) announced at the Washington Digital Media Conference today that it has recruited fifty Members since its inception, and expects to surpass that number by its second anniversary on July 1, 2005. [PRWEB Jun 17, 2005]

Why the Supreme Court will hear Grokster

Why the Supreme Court will hear Grokster 08/22/2004 07:30 AM
Cory Doctorow: Over on Lessig's blog, Tim Wu has enumerated 10 reasons that the Supreme Court is likely to hear the Grokster case:

1. These is a stated legal conflict on the Sony standard as between the 7th and 9th Circuits;
2. The 7th and 9th Circuits disagree (albeit in partially in dicta) on the relevance of willful blindness to secondary liability;
4. The Court has these matters in hand: it has granted cert. in many similar cases historically (Sony, 1980s, White-Smith (the Piano Roll case) 1909, Teleprompter and Fortnightly (Cable / Broadcast, 1960s & 1970s);
5. The Court has a vague sense that some far-out stuff is going on in the field of “Computer Law” that maybe it should check out;
6. Law clerks use KaZaA & BitTorrent to plan basketball games;
7. Stevens and Breyer deeply dig this stuff;
8. Scalia likes anything having to do with property;
9. Souter got his first computer last week.

And most importantly,

10. The Court loves to be the center of attention, and this would make it so.

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Supreme court decision looms in MGM v.
Grokster, Rush fights the power

Supreme court decision looms in MGM v.
Grokster, Rush fights the power 06/22/2005 01:59 AM
The Supreme Court is about to hand down a verdict on one of the most important tech cases since the original "Sony Betamax" decision. Also, Rush Limbaugh's podcasts restricted by copyright law.

File Sharing Has Supreme Moment

File Sharing Has Supreme Moment 03/30/2005 06:49 AM
The debate over file sharing reaches the Supreme Court, where the justices worry about finding a test to measure the infringement potential of new tech and ponder the effects on future inventions. Katie Dean reports from Washington.

News briefs: Supreme Court to rule on
sharing

News briefs: Supreme Court to rule on
sharing 03/28/2005 06:16 AM
Also: Nortel, Alcatel announce new WLAN partners; IT budgets on the rise; BMC to buy OpenNetworks; IBM settles with Compuware; new hope for .eu

Intel vs. AMD Hits Supreme Court Docket

Intel vs. AMD Hits Supreme Court Docket 04/20/2004 08:56 PM
Internet.com Apr 21 2004 0:50AM GMT

Supreme Court Case Previews Now
Available

Supreme Court Case Previews Now
Available 12/22/2004 01:27 AM
The Legal Information Institute at Cornell University Law School is now offering free previews of high-provile Supreme Court cases before the are argued and ruled on. The previews are available...

Supreme Court to hear P2P case

Supreme Court to hear P2P case 12/19/2004 03:46 PM
The biggest P2P case will be heard before the Supreme Court, and more hangs in the balance than just the development of P2P-technologies.

Supreme Court hears P2P case

Supreme Court hears P2P case 03/29/2005 11:57 AM
Justices quiz attorneys for file-swapping software companies and Hollywood studios in a landmark case.
FAQ: Betamax--tech's favorite ruling

Supreme Court may redefine file swapping

Supreme Court may redefine file swapping 03/29/2005 08:51 PM
Justices voice concern for future innovation, while showing interest in holding file-swap companies responsible for piracy.
FAQ: Betamax--tech's favorite ruling
Photos: Making noise at P2P hearings

Supreme Court to hear Intel, AMD case

Supreme Court to hear Intel, AMD case 04/20/2004 07:11 AM
ZDNet Apr 20 2004 11:58AM GMT

Supreme Court Takes Up Guantanamo Case

Supreme Court Takes Up Guantanamo Case 06/27/2004 06:22 AM
Free Internet Press Jun 27 2004 10:12AM GMT

Supreme Court Won't Hear Schiavo Case
(AP)

Supreme Court Won't Hear Schiavo Case
(AP) 03/24/2005 10:38 AM
AP - The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to order Terri Schiavo's feeding tube reinserted, rejecting a desperate appeal by her parents to keep their severely brain-damaged daughter alive.

HMOs Win Supreme Court Malpractice Case
(AP)

HMOs Win Supreme Court Malpractice Case
(AP) 06/21/2004 10:33 AM
AP - The Supreme Court said Monday that patients who claim their HMOs wouldn't pay for recommended medical care cannot sue for big malpractice damages, removing a weapon that trial lawyers and patient rights advocates said was crucial to keep the insurers honest.

HMOs win Supreme Court malpractice case

HMOs win Supreme Court malpractice case 06/21/2004 02:20 PM

Supreme Court to hear case on medical
pot

Supreme Court to hear case on medical
pot 06/28/2004 01:28 PM

Supreme Court to hear Intel-AMD case

Supreme Court to hear Intel-AMD case 11/11/2003 08:11 AM
ZDNet Nov 11 2003 7:39AM ET

Supreme Court mulls file-swap 'pushers'

Supreme Court mulls file-swap 'pushers' 04/06/2005 12:24 PM
Middle-ground ruling in P2P case could focus on companies that actively encouraged copyright infringement.

U.S. Supreme Court mulls file-swap
'pushers'

U.S. Supreme Court mulls file-swap
'pushers' 04/07/2005 07:10 AM
CNET Asia Apr 7 2005 11:33AM GMT

Windows update hits file-sharing
networks

Windows update hits file-sharing
networks 08/10/2004 02:34 PM
ZDNet Aug 10 2004 7:28PM GMT

Windows update hits file sharing
networks

Windows update hits file sharing
networks 08/10/2004 02:34 PM
CNET News.com Aug 10 2004 7:22PM GMT

Supreme Court Weighs Cheney Secrecy Case
(AP)

Supreme Court Weighs Cheney Secrecy Case
(AP) 04/27/2004 08:18 PM
AP - The Supreme Court appeared troubled Tuesday by the prospect of letting the public have a look into private White House policy meetings, a hopeful sign for the Bush administration's aggressive defense of secrecy in the case of Vice President Dick Cheney's energy task force.

Clarett Takes Draft Case to Supreme
Court (AP)

Clarett Takes Draft Case to Supreme
Court (AP) 04/20/2004 05:00 PM
AP - Maurice Clarett filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to try to force his way into this weekend's NFL draft.

Supreme Court to Hear Cheney Energy Case

Supreme Court to Hear Cheney Energy Case 12/15/2003 02:11 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 15 2003 1:11PM ET

Supreme Court Case on Pledge Is
Dismissed on Technicality

Supreme Court Case on Pledge Is
Dismissed on Technicality 06/14/2004 11:46 AM

AMD and Intel Document Case Heads To
Supreme Court

AMD and Intel Document Case Heads To
Supreme Court 04/20/2004 01:48 AM
AMD Zone Apr 20 2004 6:04AM GMT

US Supreme Court to consider major
copyright and technology case

US Supreme Court to consider major
copyright and technology case 12/17/2004 06:30 PM

The United States Supreme Court agreed to consider a high profile case involving the internet and copyright infringement. The question, which has been subject to numerous lower court rulings, concerns whether or not the creators of peer-to-peer software can be held liable for users' copyright infrigement. The companies cite the 1984 " Betamax case ," which immunized VCR makers from copyright charges. The intellectual property holder side of the case charges the software companies with knowing full well the uses to which their applications have been put.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios v. Grokster Ltd involves a large group of players:

The large group of plaintiffs includes the Motion Picture Association of America, the Recording Industry Association of America, Warner Brothers Entertainment Inc. and a class of 27,000 music publishers and songwriters. The Supreme Court will hear the case in March and is expected to decide it by late June.

Supreme Court Considers Guantanamo
Prisoners' Case

Supreme Court Considers Guantanamo
Prisoners' Case 04/20/2004 12:18 AM
Reuters via Wired News Apr 20 2004 4:35AM GMT
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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.

Appeals Court Rules For Grokster

Appeals Court Rules For Grokster 08/19/2004 02:20 PM
While Senator Hatch is trying to overturn the original decision that said file sharing programs weren't liable for copyright infringement that occurred on their networks, the Appeals Court has upheld the original ruling. The Reuters report only has two paragraphs now, but I'm assuming it will be expanded with details. Once again, it looks like the courts have been able to understand the difference between a person doing something illegal, and a company that provides a tool. This ruling isn't a huge surprise, of course. During the trial, the judges made it clear they weren't buying the entertainment industry's version of the story, when the judge told the RIAA lawyer: "Let me say what I think your problem is. You can use these harsh terms, but you are dealing with something new, and the question is, does the statutory monopoly that Congress has given you reach out to that something new. And that's a very debatable question. You don't solve it by calling it 'theft.' You have to show why this court should extend a statutory monopoly to cover the new thing. That's your problem. Address that if you would. And curtail the use of abusive language."

Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Landmark Supreme Court Cases 03/31/2005 09:11 AM
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There is always a great demand for educational materials regarding the most important US Supreme Court Cases and this website is an outgrowth of that sustained interest. Developed by Street Law and the Supreme Court Historical Society, this website was developed in order to provide teachers with a full range of resources and activities regarding such cases. The general teaching strategies offered here include political cartoon analysis, moot court, continuum exercises, and website evaluation. Some of the cases covered here include Mapp v. Ohio, Gideon v. Wainwright, and Miranda v. Arizona. The site also offers some detailed explanations of important related concepts, such as federalism, national supremacy, and judicial review. Additional, the site provides background summaries of each case and pertinent discussion questions for a variety of reading levels and abilities. This has been added to Legal Resources 2005 Internet MiniGuide. [From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2004. http://scout.wisc.edu/]

Microsoft hit by cost of court cases

Microsoft hit by cost of court cases 04/23/2004 09:38 AM
The Scotsman Apr 23 2004 2:20PM GMT

One Court to Hear Courtney Love's Cases
(AP)

One Court to Hear Courtney Love's Cases
(AP) 07/29/2004 08:31 PM
AP - An assault case against Courtney Love was transferred Thursday from Los Angeles to the Beverly Hills court where she faces drug possession charges.

Courtney Love misses court cases

Courtney Love misses court cases 02/12/2004 04:01 AM
An arrest warrant is issued for singer and actress Courtney Love after she missed her two court cases.

Supreme Court to Review Using Execution
in Juvenile Cases

Supreme Court to Review Using Execution
in Juvenile Cases 01/27/2004 12:09 AM
The court agreed to decide whether the Constitution prohibits the death penalty for crimes committed at the age of 16 or 17.

Cases Before Supreme Court Will Test
Limits of Presidential Power

Cases Before Supreme Court Will Test
Limits of Presidential Power 04/18/2004 12:22 PM
Over the next 10 days, three cases on "enemy combatants" will frame a debate of historic dimension about rights and the boundaries of presidential power.

Supreme Court Expands Review of 'Enemy
Combatant' Cases

Supreme Court Expands Review of 'Enemy
Combatant' Cases 01/09/2004 09:59 PM
The Bush administration had urged the Supreme Court not to hear the Hamdi case, so the announcement today represented a sharp rebuff.

Supreme Court Justice Admits That Tech
Cases Are Tough

Supreme Court Justice Admits That Tech
Cases Are Tough 12/05/2003 12:29 PM
We've had plenty of discussions about whether it causes problems that judges don't understand the technology they're making decisions about. Some people have suggested special "tech courts" with legal experts who also have a strong understanding of technology, but others think part of what's "good" about our court system is that the decisions are made by generalists who understand the law. Now, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is admitting that technology cases are particularly difficult to deal with, but doesn't necessarily think the Supreme Court should hire subject matter experts to help out on certain cases. He does think the issue requires more investigation however.

Detention Cases Before Supreme Court
Will Test Limits of Presidential Power

Detention Cases Before Supreme Court
Will Test Limits of Presidential Power 04/17/2004 01:54 PM
Three Supreme Court cases generated by the Bush administration's detention of those it deems "enemy combatants" will be argued over the next 10 days.

Fox is advertising on Grokster, also
suing to put Grokster out of business

Fox is advertising on Grokster, also
suing to put Grokster out of business 03/25/2005 06:37 PM
Cory Doctorow: Grokster goes to the Supreme Court next week, where the MPAA studios are suing the P2P company over producing a tool that can be used to infringe copyright, and nevermind that it has lots of non-infringing uses too. Ironically, Fox, a leading MPAA member, is actually advertising its movies on Grokster:

TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORP., currently suing Grokster and Morpheus for alleged copyright violations enabled by their peer-to-peer technology, apparently advertises through software bundled with Grokster, according to adware researcher Eric Howes. Howes reported Thursday afternoon that he was served a full-screen trailer for the DVD of the 20th Century Fox movie "Fat Albert," after downloading all of the software bundled with Grokster--eight separate adware programs.

Link (Thanks, Molly!)

Costly court cases Tech-industry fights
to stop 'patent trolls' from taking over

Costly court cases Tech-industry fights
to stop 'patent trolls' from taking over 06/02/2004 08:13 PM
BBC Jun 3 2004 0:00AM GMT

Costly court cases Tech industry fights
to stop 'patent trolls' from taking over

Costly court cases Tech industry fights
to stop 'patent trolls' from taking over 06/03/2004 05:12 AM
BBC Jun 3 2004 9:06AM GMT

Rock of Ages and a Hard Space: The
Supreme Court searches for breathing
room in its religion cases

Rock of Ages and a Hard Space: The
Supreme Court searches for breathing
room in its religion cases 12/04/2003 08:26 AM
Dahlia Lithwick writes .. Church and State .. Justice Kennedy .. Lithwick

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Morpheus is Dead

Morpheus is Dead 06/06/2005 12:06 AM

Morpheus Infiltrates Other P2P Networks

Morpheus Infiltrates Other P2P Networks 01/22/2004 06:20 AM

Morpheus Finds Its Voice

Morpheus Finds Its Voice 04/19/2004 05:51 AM

Morpheus infiltrates other P2P networks

Morpheus infiltrates other P2P networks 01/19/2004 08:28 AM

Morpheus by StreamCast 4.0 Beta Released

Morpheus by StreamCast 4.0 Beta Released 12/22/2003 11:17 PM

Morpheus Touts P2P Interoperability in
New Beta

Morpheus Touts P2P Interoperability in
New Beta 01/22/2004 07:27 PM

Morpheus maker to launch Net phone
service

Morpheus maker to launch Net phone
service 02/17/2004 09:16 PM
StreamCast Networks plans to sell VoIP-based phone service to people who have downloaded its Morpheus peer-to-peer file-swapping software.

Morpheus company takes a punt on VoIP

Morpheus company takes a punt on VoIP 04/19/2004 06:56 AM
StreamCast looking for cash, legitimacy

Microsoft Matrix: Bill Gates as
Morpheus? Steve Ballmer as Neo?

Microsoft Matrix: Bill Gates as
Morpheus? Steve Ballmer as Neo? 11/17/2003 11:12 PM
Silicon.com reports on Bill Gates' keynote speech at this years Comdex. The highlight of the speech, however, appears to be a Matrix Spoof with Bil...

Morpheus Launching Phone Service -
Simple To Create VoIP VNOs?

Morpheus Launching Phone Service -
Simple To Create VoIP VNOs? 02/17/2004 10:21 PM
Streamcast, the company behind the Morpheus file sharing system, is making news today by announcing that they're going to offer Morpheus users their own telephone service. The obvious connection most people make will be with Skype, the software-based voice-over-the-internet play, because it was written by the folks who created Kazaa - a competing file sharing system to Morpheus. However, the Morpheus offer is quite different, and opens up a much more interesting line of discussion. In this case, Morpheus is just becoming a virtual network operator (VNO). More commonly, people have talked about mobile VNOs (MVNOs) such as Virgin Mobile, where some other network operator handles all the dirty technical details, and a company like Virgin simply slaps their brand and marketing efforts on top. In this case, Morpheus is basically offering a Vonage-like service (powered by i2 Telecom), but with their own brand. It will be interesting to see if other brand companies start jumping into the VoIP VNO business as well. It's even easier to do than jumping into the MVNO business, and I could see a lot of companies deciding that there's a fit - though, it may be a tough sell to a lot of customers. Are people really going to gravitate to a Morpheus service over a Vonage offering at the same or similar price? Still, one of the nice things about such a VoIP system is just how easy it must be to create your very own VNO. How long until companies are offering the ability to automatically set up your own VoIP telephone company the same way you become an Amazon affiliate or put a Google search on your page? Anyone interested in signing up for a Techdirt phone service?

Grokster File-Sharing Case Hits The Supreme Court

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