] The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that ] Grokster (along with other vendors of decentralized P2P ] systems) is not liable for the copyright infringement of ] its users. Today's decision upholds a lower court ] decision, which had been appealed by a group of music and ] movie companies. ] ] The Court largely accepted Grokster's arguments, finding ] that although the vast majority of Grokster users are ] infringers, Grokster itself cannot be held liable for ] that infringement. About damn time, because this lawsuit was bogus. It would be like the suing the Dept of Transit, because stolen goods are transported on their roads. P2P is not a crime. Piracy is a crime. Don't stop emerging technology because some people might use it for crime, and its nice to see the courts agreeing with that. We have come along way since 2600 -vs- MPAA. |