Supreme Court to Hear File Sharing Case
Posted by Douglas Sorocco, December 10, 2004 at 8:46 am
The Supreme Court will consider the file swapping cases we have all been talking about. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios v. Grokster, 04-480 should have a ruling by July after arguments in the spring.
For more background, see previous posts on PHOSITA:
- Inside a File Sharing Court Proceeding
- iPod a Contrubutory P2P Infringer?
- Another blow to the recording industry
- Criminal Enforcement of Peer-to-Peer Piracy
I'm sure there will be much commentary in the next few days. One good source already is CNET news.com