Wow -- what a victory for P2P services - P2P-Zone

walktalker · 19-08-04, 01:50 PM

P2P Services in the Clear
Peer-to-peer file-sharing services Morpheus and Grokster are legal, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. The decision is a blow for record labels and movie studios which sued the peer-to-peer operators claiming that the services should be held liable for the copyright infringement of their users. The Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture Association of America have long argued that rampant trading of copyright songs and movies on these file-swapping networks has crippled their businesses. The decision upholds an April 2003 U.S. District Court decision that these services should not be held liable for the illegal behavior of their users. The studios and labels appealed the decision and the appeals court heard oral arguments on the case in February.The district court correctly applied the law, wrote Judge Sidney Thomas, a member of the three-judge panel for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0...w=wn_tophead_1

Even more details here...

Woohoo !

Nicobie · 23-08-04, 05:48 PM

I thought so to.

But the peeps in the know don't seem to agree.

floydian slip · 25-08-04, 01:12 AM

This does not bode well for the users tho.

19-08-04, 01:50 PM	#1
walktalker The local newspaper man Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Montreal Posts: 2,036	Wow -- what a victory for P2P services P2P Services in the Clear Peer-to-peer file-sharing services Morpheus and Grokster are legal, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. The decision is a blow for record labels and movie studios which sued the peer-to-peer operators claiming that the services should be held liable for the copyright infringement of their users. The Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture Association of America have long argued that rampant trading of copyright songs and movies on these file-swapping networks has crippled their businesses. The decision upholds an April 2003 U.S. District Court decision that these services should not be held liable for the illegal behavior of their users. The studios and labels appealed the decision and the appeals court heard oral arguments on the case in February.The district court correctly applied the law, wrote Judge Sidney Thomas, a member of the three-judge panel for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0...w=wn_tophead_1 Even more details here... Woohoo ! __________________ This post was sponsored by Netcoco, who wants cookies, cookies, cookies and, you guessed it, more cookies

23-08-04, 05:48 PM	#2
Nicobie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 5,522	I thought so to. But the peeps in the know don't seem to agree. __________________ May your tote always stay tight and your edge eversharp :wink:

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25-08-04, 01:12 AM	#3
floydian slip ===\/------/\=== Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 2,704	This does not bode well for the users tho.