Petteri Pyyny
18 Jul 2003 15:45
Los Angeles federal court has sped up the appeals process for the case where movie and recording industry (represented by their lobby groups, MPAA and RIAA) are against two FastTrack licensees: Grokster and Streamcast's Morpheus (although Morpheus doesn't use FastTrack anymore).
In surprise decision, district court ruled in favor of P2P software developers in April and now the appeals process speed-up means that the new trial will begin most likely before end of this year.
Briefs for the record labels and movies studios are due August 18, with reply briefs for the file-swapping companies due on Sept. 17.
Source: News.com