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Intellectual Property

Aug. 16, 2005

'Grokster' Seems Unlikely to Prevent File Sharing by Itself

Focus Column - Intellectual Property - By Mitchell Zimmerman - The Supreme Court's decision on file sharing and copyright infringement strengthened the hand of content owners and sent shivers down the backs of technology developers. The music industry hailed MGM v. Grokster as a striking affirmation of the rights of creative artists, and fair-use advocates bewailed the asserted cost: 10 years of chilled innovation.

        

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