Peer-to-Peer File Distribution: An Analysis of Design, Liability, Litigation, and Potential Solutions
In Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc (MGM) v. Grokster Ltd, almost the entire film and audio entertainment world sued two peer-to-peer firms. All the major record labels and movie studios, and some smaller entertainment production houses, hoped on pursuing the Grokster litigation would result in an in...
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Published in | The Review of litigation Vol. 25; no. 1; p. 181 |
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Main Author | |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Austin
University of Texas, Austin, School of Law Publications, Inc
01.01.2006
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | In Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc (MGM) v. Grokster Ltd, almost the entire film and audio entertainment world sued two peer-to-peer firms. All the major record labels and movie studios, and some smaller entertainment production houses, hoped on pursuing the Grokster litigation would result in an injunction and the final US Supreme Court ruling holding the StreamCast and Sharman Networks ultimately liable for the users' copyright infringement. Miller presents an analysis of peer-to-peer litigation and it will discuss the US Supreme Court's holding in MGM v. Grokster. |
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ISSN: | 0734-4015 |