"The US court ruled that file-sharing networks such as Grokster can be held responsible if they intend for their customers to use software primarily to swap songs and movies illegally." (BBC News)"The decision seems somewhat Orwellian," said Matthew Neco, general counsel for StreamCast. "The copyright and entertainment industries now become the thought police. The guy in the garage, the gal in the executive suite had better be very sophisticated about what they think -- yet alone what they communicate to each other or what they communicate to their customers. Their every thought, their every action will now be subject to discovery and expensive litigation." (Reuters)
"The US court ruled that file-sharing networks such as Grokster can be held responsible if they intend for their customers to use software primarily to swap songs and movies illegally." (BBC News)"The decision seems somewhat Orwellian," said Matthew Neco, general counsel for StreamCast. "The copyright and entertainment industries now become the thought police. The guy in the garage, the gal in the executive suite had better be very sophisticated about what they think -- yet alone what they communicate to each other or what they communicate to their customers. Their every thought, their every action will now be subject to discovery and expensive litigation." (Reuters)
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"The US court ruled that file-sharing networks such as Grokster can be held responsible if they intend for their customers to use software primarily to swap songs and movies illegally." (BBC News)"The decision seems somewhat Orwellian," said Matthew Neco, general counsel for StreamCast. "The copyright and entertainment industries now become the thought police. The guy in the garage, the gal in the executive suite had better be very sophisticated about what they think -- yet alone what they communicate to each other or what they communicate to their customers. Their every thought, their every action will now be subject to discovery and expensive litigation." (Reuters)
"The US court ruled that file-sharing networks such as Grokster can be held responsible if they intend for their customers to use software primarily to swap songs and movies illegally." (BBC News)"The decision seems somewhat Orwellian," said Matthew Neco, general counsel for StreamCast. "The copyright and entertainment industries now become the thought police. The guy in the garage, the gal in the executive suite had better be very sophisticated about what they think -- yet alone what they communicate to each other or what they communicate to their customers. Their every thought, their every action will now be subject to discovery and expensive litigation." (Reuters)