[LINK] EFF Grokster case - links to materials

[jeff.evans at iird.vic.gov.au]

For those with an interest in the recent US case about the legal judgement
about Grokster - here's a posting from BoingBoing by Cory Doctorow
(activist, author, blogger, etc).

   EFF wins Grokster! Software doesn't have to be easy for Hollywood to
   wiretap!
   <http://www.boingboing.net/2004/08/19/eff_wins_grokster_so.html>

   EFF has won its Grokster case in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals --
   this is the case that establishes that if you make truly decentralized
   P2P software -- like Gnutella -- you can't be held liable for any
   copyright infringement that takes place on their networks. This is the
   "Betamax principle," from the famous Supreme Court case that established
   that Sony wasn't responsible for any infringement that its customers
   undertook with their VCRs. ..

   Now is a good time to download the 16MB MP3 audio
   <http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/MGM_v_Grokster/20040203_oral_arg.mp3 > of EFF
   IP Attorney Fred von Lohmann's oral argument in the appeal -- he was
   nothing less than brilliant (and it didn't hurt that one of the
   shmendricks representing the rights-holders kept forgetting the judge's
   name). This is some of the best courtroom drama you'll ever hear, and
   when you're done, download the PDF of the decision below and rejoice in
   our freedom.

   128kb PDF
   <http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/MGM_v_Grokster/20040819_mgm_v_grokster_decision.pdf>


Regards

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