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8/19/2004: Ninth Circuit Affirms Grokster

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Andrew Raff reports: Ninth Circuit Affirms Grokster. Ernest Miller rounds up. What does Wilco have to do with the decision? Answer. Ernest Miller has an audio show on MGM Grokster.

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2/2/2004: Grokster, Morpheus and the Future of P2P: Judge John Noonan: "So 10% is noninfringing? That sounds like a lot of noninfringing files to me." and "You don't solve it by calling it 'theft.' You have to show why this court should extend a statutory monopoly to cover the new thing. That's your problem. Address that if you would."

Donna Wentworth offers Betamax in the Balance and an audio file of the MGM-Grokster oral argument.

Ren Bucholz compares Betamax oral arg to MGM/Grokster.

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4/25/2003: Judge rules in favor of Napster follow-ons: In a case that could turn the tide on online piracy, U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Wilson ruled in favor of online file-sharing services Grokster and Morpheus, saying the two companies are not liable for online piracy by users of their service: "Grokster and Streamcast are not significantly different from companies that sell home video recorders or copy machines, both of which can be and are used to infringe copyrights."

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS, INC. v. GROKSTER, LTD. (April 25, 2003) (decision Holding That File-Sharing Companies Grokster and Streamcast Networks (Morpheus) Are Not Liable For Contributory Copyright Infringement [pdf]Comment on Slashdot discussion [via Furdlog] states "I know it's long read, but check out the decision. The best bits are:pg 11, lines 1-3; 24, 4-7; 26, 8-15; 31, 22 - 32, 26; 32, 25 - 33 2"