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U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Closely-Watched Copyright Infringement Case |
May 27, 2006
Previously published on July 1, 2005
On June 27, 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case of Metro-
Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd., unanimously holding that a party that
distributes a product with the goal of advancing the use of the product to infringe
copyright can be held liable for the infringing acts of its users. The case involved a group
of copyright holders against distributors of free software products that allow users to
share digital files -- largely copyright protected audio and video files -- directly with
other users through a decentralized "peer-to-peer" computer network.
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