Supreme Court Rules Against P2P Companies!

Clark_Kent · Jun 27, 2005

So i guess it's bye bye P2P.....

The United States Supreme Court, in a unanimous ruling, disagreed with two lower court rulings. Today’s opinion agrees with the MPAA and RIAA contention that P2P developers are responsible for the infringing activities of its users. The decision is a serious setback for commercial file-sharing companies, who were hoping a favorable Supreme Court decision would give the necessary leverage to negotiate a distribution agreement with the RIAA and MPAA.

MellowMan · Jun 27, 2005

I am thinking about becoming a Canadian more everyday.

DavidGP · Jun 27, 2005

well thats gonna scupper microsofftys p2p app codenamed Avalanche... gonna melt before it gets launched

wonder what FUD the RIAA and MPAA told to get that ruleing?

Olley · Jun 27, 2005

microsoft probably will find a way. they always do and i couldnt imagine that they would invest time, people and money into something like Avalanche if it was not going to be profitable for them..

martinch · Jun 27, 2005

What about AOL IM, cant you send copyrighted material with it???

Cant you send copyrighted material thru outlook???

Are they going to outlaw all those methods to???

Impossible!!!

DavidGP · Jun 27, 2005

martinch said:

What about AOL IM, cant you send copyrighted material with it???

Cant you send copyrighted material thru outlook???

Are they going to outlaw all those methods to???

Impossible!!!
Click to expand...

Exactly... also ban the postal service while their at it? its also like Ahhhhem, why sell Blank CDR,DVDR,Video Tape and Audio Tapes, they all are swapping materials...ban them all, OH hell why not just burn all books while were at it

dunno 100% how your legal system works but is this a final ruling or can it be overturned at a later date?

Shadow_Puter_Dude · Jun 27, 2005

Halo said:

Exactly... also ban the postal service while their at it? its also like Ahhhhem, why sell Blank CDR,DVDR,Video Tape and Audio Tapes, they all are swapping materials...ban them all, OH hell why not just burn all books while were at it

dunno 100% how your legal system works but is this a final ruling or can it be overturned at a later date?
Click to expand...

It's possible that the U.S. Supreme Court could reverse itself on this, only time will tell.

bigbazza · Jun 27, 2005

What if someone sets up P2P in Trinidad and Tobago, the Cayman Islands, Kazakistan (sp?), Canada, or somewhere else as remote? What can the USA Supreme Court do about that? Bazza

Shadow_Puter_Dude · Jun 27, 2005

bigbazza said:

What if someone sets up P2P in Trinidad and Tobago, the Cayman Islands, Kazakistan (sp?), Canada, or somewhere else as remote? What can the USA Supreme Court do about that? Bazza
Click to expand...

Absolutely nothing! Several of these sites are already off shore anyway, seems more like a 'feel good' decision.

eric06 · Jun 28, 2005

as a avid lime wire user (not gonna say how many files a "used" to share becase God knows who all is reading this) no one can stop p2p. its like people said before, all they gotta do is run their servers off shore and the US government can't touch it.

Adrynalyne · Jun 28, 2005

No...but they can touch those downloading off the servers.

FFS, buy your software, or face the penalty if you get caught.

Just Playin · Jun 28, 2005

http://www.scotusblog.com/movabletype/archives/2005/06/new_challenge_t.html

The Supreme Court’s unanimous (but in some ways divided) ruling on the use of copyright laws to try to stop the massive sharing over the Internet of music and movie files posts a significant legal warning to software designers, but does not turn them into complete copyright outlaws.

Given some ingenuity, both in software design and in marketing tactics, it is conceivable that digital file-sharing technology – available free -- may yet be quite legal. Justice David H. Souter’s opinion for the Court, in fact, provides a reliable guide to avoiding copyright liability for such software. It apparently was written in that way to try to avoid the risk of stifling ingenuity in software design.
Click to expand...

Natakel · Jun 28, 2005

eric06 said:

as a avid lime wire user (not gonna say how many files a "used" to share becase God knows who all is reading this) no one can stop p2p. its like people said before, all they gotta do is run their servers off shore and the US government can't touch it.
Click to expand...

So paranoid . . . and so young! I really think this will have very little impact on the whole P2P issue. They have the LAW on their side, but not much actual CONTROL.

eric06 · Jun 28, 2005

Adrynalyne said:

FFS, buy your software, or face the penalty if you get caught.
Click to expand...

yeah if one was to get caught, course there are those that get a laptop, and download using someone elses internet connection, so your not always gonna catch the actual pirater. (sp?)

WobblesRArt · Jun 28, 2005

You’ll just have to pay for a license fee, and the software will open, for the next generation p2p

Adrynalyne · Jun 28, 2005

eric06 said:

yeah if one was to get caught, course there are those that get a laptop, and download using someone elses internet connection, so your not always gonna catch the actual pirater. (sp?)
Click to expand...

Your average thief isn't going to do that.

Log in or Sign up

Supreme Court Rules Against P2P Companies!

Clark_Kent MajorGeek

MellowMan First Sergeant

DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

Olley Sergeant

martinch Specialist

DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

Shadow_Puter_Dude MG Authorized Malware Fighter

bigbazza R.I.P. 14/12/2011 - Good Onya Geek

Shadow_Puter_Dude MG Authorized Malware Fighter

eric06 Sergeant Major

Adrynalyne Guest

Just Playin MajorGeek

Natakel Guest

eric06 Sergeant Major

WobblesRArt MajorGeek

Adrynalyne Guest