Mntsnow
12-13-2004, 9:54 AM
THE US Supreme Court US said that it will hear a case brought by record labels and film studios, on whether companies that produce file-sharing programmes can be held responsible for copyright infringement.
Currently, the well-known Sony-Betamax decision rules the roost. Companies can produce equipment that has legitimate uses - like a VCR - and users are responsible for what they do with them. Read more at Inquirer (http://www.theinquirer.net//?article=20180)
Currently, the well-known Sony-Betamax decision rules the roost. Companies can produce equipment that has legitimate uses - like a VCR - and users are responsible for what they do with them. Read more at Inquirer (http://www.theinquirer.net//?article=20180)