Jari Ketola
27 Aug 2003 13:58
Several legal music services, copyright organizations and legal scholars have filed "friend of the court" briefs asking to overturn an earlier court ruling that said companies behind P2P software aren't responsible for possible copyright infringement of their users.
"The district court's misapplication of law, if permitted to stand, will create loopholes in the law...that will frustrate efforts to limit online piracy and serve to encourage and embolden potential infringers of creative works," read the brief.
In April, federal Judge Stephen Wilson ruled that P2P software makers can be compared to VCR manufacturers -- both have illegal applications, but the companies behind them cannot be held responsible for the misuse.
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CNET News.com