[Ecommerce] MGM v. Grokster argument on March 29, 2005

[Manon Ress]

Thanks to Cindy Cohn (EFF), we can mark our calendar (or start waiting
in line now?)

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios v. Grokster: oral argument on March 29, 2005

Complaint from the United States District Court of Central California.

http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/mgm/mgmgrokster100201.pdf

Are companies offering non-centralized file sharing software and
services liable for copyright infringement?

The U.S. Appeals Court for the 9th Circuit ruled in Grokster=92s favor on
Aug. 19, relying on the 1984 case involving Sony=92s Betamax video
cassette recorder (in that case manufacturers were not liable for
copyright infringement if their products had substantial non-infringing
uses).

More at:
http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/MGM_v_Grokster/
http://www.publicknowledge.org/
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