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File Sharing
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Media Law Prof Blog
Copyright and Rock and Roll
Mark F. Schultz, Southern Illinois University School of Law, has published "Fear and Norms and Rock and Roll: What Jambands Can Teach Us About Persuading People to Obey Copyright Law,"…
Media Law Prof Blog
New Article on Grokster in Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal
Jay Dratler (University of Akron) has a new piece on the Grokster decision in volume 22 of the Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal. Here is the abstract…
The Trademark Blog
$1 Billion Being Sought From Kazaa
Daily Telegraph of Australia: Music Industry will seek $1 billion from Kazaa after judgement.
LawSites
Taking stock of ‘Grokster’
Law.com today published a virtual roundtable, Taking Stock of 'Grokster', from a special issue of the newsletter Internet Law & Strategy devoted to the Grokster decision. I was honored to…
The Trademark Blog
Grokster Reaction Live
Good ongoing discussion of Grokster here, via WSJ. Prof. Goldman suggests that you not you name your company anything that ends is a -STER, in a thorough analysis here.
The Trademark Blog
Rip, Mix, Burn: Grokster Sets ‘Affirmative Steps To Induce’ Standard
S Ct. reverses 9th Cir. 9 - 0, articulating an 'affiramtive steps to foster infringement' standard. Text of Grokster decision. Important language: . . . one who distributes a device…
The IP Law Blog
Grokster May Be Held Liable
The United States Supreme Court held on Monday that Internet file-sharing services will be liable for copyright infringement if they intend for their customers to use their software primarily to…
Antitrust Law Blog
FCC Antitrust Highlights
On March 30, Microsoft announced that it will accept the main changes demanded by the European Union's antitrust regulators and will remove its Media Player software from the Windows computer-operating…
ContractsProf Blog
FTC hearing explores consumer file-sharing issues
The Federal Trade Commission is holding a public session today and tomorrow (December 15-16) to deal with consumer protection and competition issues surrounding peer-to-peer file sharing. The agenda for the…
Tom Mighell
File swapper? Think before you swear
By Tom Mighell
Last week the RIAA offered a "Clean Slate Program," promising amnesty to those music-sharers who sign an affidavit promising to clean up their act. But a complaint filed in California claims…