Tag archive: P United

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday ruled in favor of Grokster Ltd. and StreamCast Networks Inc., stating that the companies are not liable for the sharing of copyrighted works by users of their software. The three-judge panel unanimously upheld a lower court ruling that dismissed much of the lawsuit brought forth by music labels and movie studios because Grokster and StreamCast's programs do not utilize… Read More

CNET has posted an article about a letter sent Wedesday to Sen. Lindsay Graham, R-N.C., on behalf of the P2P United trade association, in which the companies say they should not be held to a standard that is technologically infeasible. From the CNET article: Lawmakers “have been deliberately misinformed by self-interested industry about the technological capability of peer-to-peer services,” said Adam Eisgrau, P2P… Read More

The Recording Industry Association of America, which plans to file hundreds more lawsuits in October, did not specify how much it collected from the settlements it announced on Monday. Defense lawyers familiar with some cases said payments ranged from $2,500 to $7,500 each, with at least one settlement for as much as $10,000. No admission of wrongdoing The settlements, which do not include any admission of wrongdoing, require Internet… Read More