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Intellectual Property

Nov. 26, 2005

'Grokster' Impact Depends on How Courts View 'Inducement'

Focus Column - By Perry J. Viscounty - The once-active home page of Internet file-sharing site Grokster has been replaced by a terse message: "The United States Supreme Court unanimously confirmed that using this service to trade copyrighted material is illegal. ... There are legal services for downloading music and movies. This service is not one of them. Grokster hopes to have a safe and legal service available soon."

        
        
Focus Column

By Perry J. Viscounty
        
        The once-active home page of Internet file-sharing site Grokster has been replaced by a terse message: "The United States Supr...

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