[A2k] RIAA 'making available' theory rejected

[Anne-Catherine Lorrain]

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RIAA summary judgment motion denied in Atlantic v. Howell; RIAA 'making ava=
ilable' theory & Judge Karas 'offer to distribute' theory rejected: making =
a music file available in a Kazaa shared folder is not an unlawful distribu=
tion of a copyrighted work. To infringe the right of distribution under cop=
yright law, the owner must prove the "actual dissemination of copies or pho=
norecords," the court held.

In other words, copyright owners must prove that the file was actually down=
loaded by someone.

RIAA qualifies this decision (only a District Court decision) as "strange".=
..

http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/04/big-victory-atlantic-v-howell-court-re=
jects-making
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080429-judge-deals-another-blow-to-r=
iaas-making-available-theory.html

Anne-Catherine Lorrain
TACD Intellectual Property Officer
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