24
Aug
A US federal appeals court ruled in favor of peer-to-peer software makers Thursday, stating that the companies behind the Grokster and Morpheus services are not liable for copyright infringement due to the actions of their users.
A three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously backed a lower court ruling that Grokster, Streamcast Networks, which makes the Morpheus service, and Musiccity.Com are not responsible for users who illegally copy or share content such as music and movies over their services. [more @ www.pcworld.idg.com]
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