http://money.cnn.com/2004/08/19/tech...ex.htm?cnn=yes
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal appeals court Thursday delivered a stinging blow to the anti-piracy efforts of major movie studios and music companies, ruling that several major online file-sharing software companies are not liable for copyright infringement.
The three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found in favor of Grokster Ltd., StreamCast and others, and said that the relief from piracy sought by the movie and music studios would amount to a renovation of the existing copyright standards, which the court called "unwise."
In a nod to the rapid changes in the online media industry over the last few years, the judges further said history has proven that with new technology, markets have a way of correcting themselves...
At least a temporary reprieve.
Watch where you put those hands Houshi-sama.
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That is good news. The courts are saying enough with this riaa madness! Innovation is a much more important social good than the protection and distribution racket of a few corporations that pay money to control distribution and markets.
Is it not a feat sublime? Intellect hath conquered time.
for those of you who wonder it the companies where grokster and streamcast(morpheus and xolox). which leads me to believe the current lawsuit against kazaa may be in very bad shape considering that grokster is the exact same technology. but look out sharman they want to make an example of you
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