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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

The decision upheld a 2002 appellate-court verdict in Amsterdam that dismissed a suit filed by Buma/Stemra, which protects the interests of the music industry. Buma/Stemra had demanded that Kazaa stop offering free downloads from its Web site, or face a daily fine of $124,000. Kazaa's Media Desktop software is one of a variety of file swapping programs used by tens of millions of people worldwide. Kazaa alone has 3 million to 4… Read More