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Wednesday, 02 March 2005 |
Will restricting file-sharing slow innovation?
ZDNet UK, UK
Some leading figures in tech are worried that legal
restrictions on peer-to-peer software could cause lasting damage to the tech
industry as a whole.
Backed by powerful technology groups and a handful of artists, file-swapping
software companies on Tuesday asked the US Supreme Court to reject proposals
from the entertainment industry that could put them out of business.
Record labels and Hollywood studios, seeking to overturn lower court rulings
shielding file-swapping companies, have asked the court to rule that businesses
distributing products "predominately" devoted to copyright infringement should
be held legally responsible for that illegal activity.
That prospect has drawn staunch opposition across the technology sector. Intel,
trade associations representing consumer electronics and software companies, and
consumer groups joined the file-swapping companies on Tuesday, asking the court
to avoid creating a new legal test they said might stifle technological
innovation.
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