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Perfect 10 v. CCBill: "direct financial benefit" means infringing material must draw users, says Ninth Circuit: Perfect 10 v. CCBill: "direct financial benefit" means infringing material must draw users, says Ninth CircuitCompared to Grokster?As I'd phrase Grokster, a company would have to announce that its business plan was based on revenues directly related to infringement and advertise its product as a way to infringe to...; Tags: Grokster Ltd., financial benefit, CCBill, financial; Discussion threads 2007-04-13
UMG sues MySpace in a no-lose proposition, draws Grokster judge: UMG sues MySpace in a no-lose proposition, draws Grokster judgeI so hate current copyright Laws ...They should all be rewritten especially the DMCS! Actually I think we need just get rid of that P.O.S! But hey we can’t buy a few congressmen and senators like they (RIA ETC.) Can, so...; Tags: Web servers, Grokster Ltd., Gonzales, MySpace, UMG; Discussion threads 2006-11-20
UMG sues MySpace in a no-lose proposition, draws Grokster judge: Last Friday, Universal Music Group filed copyright infringement claims against MySpace, claiming that MySpace and News Corp. are "liable for the direct infringement of [UMGs] copyrights, and for aiding, facilitating, and inducing the infringement of [UMGs] copyrights by countless MySpace users."Steve OHear provides terrific context in the form of...; Tags: Copyright, DMCA, Licenses, Live Web, MGM v. Grokster, Social networking, User generated content, Video, Mashups; Blog posts 2006-11-20
YouTube and copyright, etiquette and law: YouTube and copyright, etiquette and lawtolerated use predates the WWWFanart, Eg; a person draws their own version of say Bugs Bunny An unlicensed derivative, has existed for years and technically infringes copyright doubly so when displayed publicly in County/Town fairs/Art Shows (Go to any small county fair or local HS...; Tags: Business services, YouTube Inc., Grokster Ltd., service provider, financial benefit; Discussion threads 2006-10-27
Universal's Grokster is showing: Universal's Grokster is showingMyspace and Copyright InfringementMyspace is indeed a cesspool of copyright infringement, of all the cases of infringement of my own work I track, Myspace now makes up almost half of all cases.However, it's not music or video that needs to fear the Myspace beast. Ironically most illegal...; Tags: Corporate communications, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Grokster Ltd., copyright holder, MySpace, music industry, MTV, video; Discussion threads 2006-09-14

Universal's Grokster is showing: Reuters and other outlets are reporting that yesterday Universal Music Group Chief Executive Doug Morris had these fighting words for MySpace and YouTube: We believe these new businesses are copyright infringers and owe us tens of millions of dollars. . . . How we deal with...; Tags: MySpace, YouTube Inc., Doug Morris, Grokster Ltd.; Blog posts 2006-09-14
Last waltz for Grokster: Last waltz for GroksterRIAA: "This time, pirating is finished for sure!"Um, right?acqusition of appropriated value...I wonder if the RIAA is getting a 'steal' off Grokster's network assets. prob.. it would make sence if the RIAA tells the owners of Grokster that they will either be sued out of existance...; Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Grokster Ltd., Internet, film company, VHS; Discussion threads 2005-11-07
Legality of adware distribution with P2P: After I blogged last week about Direct Revenue's new deal with KaZaA to distribute their adware, I received an email from a representative of another adware company asking what I thought about the legality of the arrangement. Adware bundling with peer to peer file sharing applications is nothing new....; Tags: adware, Kazaa; Blog posts 2005-10-14
Congress to legislate Grokster?: Congress to legislate Grokster?Senator should get educated before spouting off like a fool[i]A California senator has suggested that because file-sharing networks continue to house illegal files, they should be shut down.[/i]This show's the senator has no clue about the topic in which she is against. Everyone who know anything about...; Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), file-swapping, content company, intellectual property industry, file-sharing, U.S. Congress, intellectual property, Grokster Ltd.; Discussion threads 2005-09-28
Time for lawmakers to act on Grokster?: Time for lawmakers to act on Grokster?Enforce the laws that are already on the booksThat'd be a good start.I'd also like to see some courts set precedence before jumping in and adding another layer of complexity and laws.ya pretty soon we will need law consolidationIt is getting crazy, you have...; Tags: Grokster Ltd.; Discussion threads 2005-07-19
Australian man, ISP found guilty of piracy: Australian man, ISP found guilty of piracyAnd I thought only judges in the US were stupidDoesn't make any sense. You can't hold ISPs accountable for what the users do. Period. THEY ARE NOT a policing force!! That's like saying car manufacturers are responsible for car crashes or gun manufacturers...; Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Web site development, Web technology, Manufacturing, MP3s4free.net, Grokster Ltd., Web site; Discussion threads 2005-07-14
Executives grapple with Grokster ruling: Executives grapple with Grokster rulingMovie/Music Industry - Be careful what you ask for...Looks like you just got it.To show the true logic behind the ruling ...People who had written articles, comic strips, etc. copied on 'Xerox' machines, should now file suits against the manufacturers of those machines to stop their...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Peer to peer (P2P), Digital media, Now Let, Nothing, music, digital-rights management, Grokster Ltd.; Discussion threads 2005-06-29
Grokster and open source: Grokster and open sourceA waste of timeFirst of all, it was not open source that set the stage for p2p applications. In fact We were ripping CD's on windows first and downloading from mp3 ftp sites.Besides, people are still going to share and trade files no matter what happens....; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), PRODUCTIVITY, Digital media, bank, Grokster Ltd., open source, content company, digital-rights management, tool, music; Discussion threads 2005-06-28
Grokster and open source: At the heart of the Grokster decision is the idea that, if your business model is based on infringing copyright, you can be held liable for violations by third parties.Most open source projects don't have a business model.While it's likely that groups like the RIAA will want to pore over...; Tags: open source, RIAA; Blog posts 2005-06-28
Grokster case: Winners and losers: Grokster case: Winners and losersWhy even bother? Pirates arnt out to steal.Most music pirates arnt downloading because they want to steal music, I say a lot of them love music and don't have moeny to buy as much as they want. You have to pay 10$ for a small cd...; Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), music, Grokster Ltd., piracy; Discussion threads 2005-06-27
The Supremes Rule Against Grokster: The Supremes Rule Against GroksterWon't put it back?Hmmm, possibly but then a few law suits that bury the hosting web sites will go a long way...not suprisingGrokster played on the napster name, and was too mainstream. The supreme court can't really condone thieving that includes advertising or has a...; Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Grokster Ltd., P2P, piracy; Discussion threads 2005-06-27
The Supremes Rule Against Grokster: The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision this morning, ruled that "One who distributes a device with the object of promoting its use to infringe copyright ... is liable for the resulting acts of infringement by third parties using the device, regardless of the device's lawful uses." The...; Tags: Grokster Ltd.; Blog posts 2005-06-27
The Supremes Rule Against Grokster: The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision this morning, ruled that "One who distributes a device with the object of promoting its use to infringe copyright ... is liable for the resulting acts of infringement by third parties using the device, regardless of the device's lawful uses." The case...; Tags: Grokster Ltd.; Blog posts 2005-06-27
An important concession: MGM says ripping MP3s is OK: On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in MGM v. Grokster. The Grokster case, for those who haven't been following it, concerns the liability of distributors of P2P software. As we all know, there are legitimate uses for P2P software (think BitTorrent and distributing Linux ISOs, which are legally free...; Tags: Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, Grokster Ltd.; Blog posts 2005-04-01
Supreme Court takes hard look at P2P: Supreme Court takes hard look at P2PI Hope Grokster Wins This CaseI want to see the floodgates open and peer to peer dominate the world.Take that bitty.David Byrne comments on illegal downloadshttp://www.boingboing.net/2005/03/28/david_byrne_launches.htmlHow do you feel about the fact that some of your fans are downloading your music for free?David Byrne:...; Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), RIAA, music, P2P, Grokster Ltd.; Discussion threads 2005-03-29