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04-02-2008, 01:13 PM
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A federal judge in New York rejected the RIAA's claim that a Kazaa user who "made available" copyrighted material violated the law. According to the Judge, the RIAA "would have to demonstrate that unlawful copying actually took place," according to CNET (http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-9908353-38.html?tag=nefd.top). Some think this means the RIAA can't win a court case against you simply for making your P2P files available online -- they would need to show that an actual illegal copy was made. Techdirt (http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080401/193847720.shtml) meanwhile notes that things may not be quite so cut and dry, and this actually may be a win for the RIAA.
read comment(s) (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/New-Ruling-A-Win-Or-Loss-For-RIAA-93211)
A federal judge in New York rejected the RIAA's claim that a Kazaa user who "made available" copyrighted material violated the law. According to the Judge, the RIAA "would have to demonstrate that unlawful copying actually took place," according to CNET (http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-9908353-38.html?tag=nefd.top). Some think this means the RIAA can't win a court case against you simply for making your P2P files available online -- they would need to show that an actual illegal copy was made. Techdirt (http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080401/193847720.shtml) meanwhile notes that things may not be quite so cut and dry, and this actually may be a win for the RIAA.
read comment(s) (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/New-Ruling-A-Win-Or-Loss-For-RIAA-93211)