Suggested that a software company could be sued and ultimately put out of business if it specifically advertised its software as a means to get free copies of copyrighted music. , a lawyer for the media companies, referred to the Grokster and Morpheus services as a "gigantic infringement machine" in his argument before the court in March.īut the justices noted that computer software can be used for many things, some legal, some not. The media companies argued that by enabling consumers to share files, the services are harming the entertainment industry. The companies argued that Grokster enables people to trade music and video files of copyrighted content and that the file-sharing software "assists and facilitates" copyright infringement. In addition to MGM, the case has pitted media companies like , the company behind the Morpheus file-sharing software. Grokster, based in the West Indies, was joined by Los Angeles-based Technology experts have worried that such a decision might stifle innovation by requiring companies to spend substantial time and effort ensuring that new products don't invite lawsuits by media companies before they can be released. The decision will come as a blow to the freewheeling music-trading atmosphere that has characterized the Internet in recent years. With the case sent back to lower court, Souter said file-sharing services could be found liable for copyright infringement based on how they market the service or the kinds of steps they take to combat copyright-infringing uses by customers. Said that "one who distributes a device with the object of promoting its use to infringe copyright.is liable for the resulting acts of infringement by third parties."
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