Word: copyrighting
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...Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday that peer-to-peer file-sharing networks could be held liable for inducing their users to commit copyright infringement—even if those same networks could be used to trade non-copyrighted material legally...
Souter’s opinion found evidence of intent to aid copyright infringement from both companies, following the collapse of popular file-sharing service Napster. Their revenue was dependent on their popularity among copyright infringers, he argued, and neither of them tried to develop a means by which copyrighted material could be filtered...
...adding to the Sony standard but leaving the arguments of original ruling largely intact, the court protected both copyright holders and the producers of materials, like recordable videocassettes, that could conceivably be used to violate copyrights...
Palfrey predicted that the decision will have limited impact on peer-to-peer networks or those networks’ users, but will affect how new technology is marketed, as companies will be sensitive not to suggest that their products can be used for copyright infringement...
...like breaking the law to share it? This peer-to-peer service is legal, because listeners don't actually download any music. Instead, they stream music on their computers that is webcast over the Internet by other members. (The company does have to pay webcasting royalties to copyright holders, and charges some user fees to cover them.) The offerings are listed in the traditional peer-to-peer way, noting artist, album, song title-in this case, the one currently playing-and source. Basic service is free, but limited to 30 minutes of listening a day. For $5 a month...