US Supreme Court to hear appeal on music-swapping, copyright
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The US Supreme Court agreed to hear a case on whether music-swapping services can be held liable for copyright infringement if their networks are used for illegal digital copies.
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The US Supreme Court has been asked to hold two internet file-sharing services responsible for their customers&#39; online swapping of copyrighted songs and movies.
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A US federal appeals court ruled in favor of peer-to-peer software makers this week, stating that the companies behind the Grokster and Morpheus services are not liable for copyright infringement due to the actions of their users.
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WASHINGTON -- The US Supreme Court will take up one of the key arguments about the use of file-sharing services. The justices will consider whether peer-to-peer Internet file-sharing services can be held responsible
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The government's top lawyer  has asked the Supreme Court to overturn the ruling that allowed the makers of online song- and movie-swapping software to stay in business.
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Movie studios and record labels on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that Internet "peer to peer" networks cannot be held liable when their users copy music and movies without permission.
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Copyright law doesn't always win the day.  The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling in Golan v. Gonzales is a major victory for the First Amendment and the overwhelming majority of creators.
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The US Supreme Court said today it will hear argument on whether online cable access must allow rivals to use its equipment. The case could ultimately decide whether cable operators must allow use of their
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By byron kho. A consortium of movie and record companies joined forces on Friday to request that the US Supreme Court take another look at peer-to-peer file-sharing programs.
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The Supreme Court agreed yesterday to hear the entertainment industry's case against two Internet-based file-sharing services through which millions of people swap music and movies online, a decision that sets up a potentially decisive digital-age battle over copyright-infringement rules.
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The film and music industries yesterday again lost a legal battle to hold file-sharing companies liable for copyright infringement, setting up an expected confrontation in the Supreme Court.
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A U.S. appeals court has handed a  victory to pioneering punk-rap group the Beastie Boys in a  dispute over the growing musical practice of sampling, in which  recording artists incorporate snippets of other songs into  their own work.
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File sharing network Morpheus lost a crucial case earlier this week, calling into question the service's future and handing the entertainment industry a major victory. A U.S. District Judge ruled it had aided copyright infringement on a massive scale.
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A U.S. appeals court has handed a victory to pioneering punk-rap group the Beastie Boys in a dispute over the growing musical practice of sampling, in which recording artists incorporate snippets of other songs into their own work.
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WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court said Tuesday it will hear arguments in two cases that could determine whether government displays of the Ten Commandments are permissible.
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Karaoke machine companies are  subject to additional copyright fees if they reprint song  lyrics in companion brochures or broadcast the lyrics on  television, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday.
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Can the act of file sharing take place "passively," without the users' direct involvement; and if so, can they no longer be held liable for copyright infringement? That's the question a US district court is preparing to consider.