• Punisher on Skype and the MGM v. Grokster Ruling

  Hello!
  The best way for recording: Skype + Pamela (http://www.pamela-systems.com)!

• Paul Jardine on Skype and the MGM v. Grokster Ruling

  The judgement seems to hang solely on the incitement of Grokster & Streamcast to their customers to infringe on copyright.
  In fact, it also seems to imply that it may be ok to refer to illicit uses of your software in advertisng so long as you take positive steps to diminish it.
  Note 12 states 'Of course, in the absence of other evidence of intent, a court would
  be unable to find contributory infringement liability merely based on a
  failure to take affirmative steps to prevent infringement, if the device
  otherwise was capable of substantial noninfringing uses. Such a
  holding would tread too close to the Sony safe harbor. '
  I feel the ruling is specific to the enticement of the Napster customers in advertising by Morpheus and Grokster. Any P2P sharing application that does not actively encourage infringement of copyright should be safe - of course, the ground is somewhat less solid than it used to be.

• Riccardo (Bru) on Skype and the MGM v. Grokster Ruling

  Hi Phil!
  Yeah this should be some concern to Skype but, correct me if I'm wrong, isn't Skype a European company? I'm no lawyer either but does the Court ruling applies to foreign products as well?

  Bye for now, it's so nice to see your name pop up everywhere from now and then :P

• Phil Wolff on Skype and the MGM v. Grokster Ruling

  The court created a criterion by which makers of products may be held liable for the misdeeds of their customers. Essentially, did they intend for customers to use the product in a bad way and act to promote that use.

  I live in Oakland, California, where the newspaper reports "our hundredth murder" like Spring is Early This Year. How many civil lawsuits would it take to dry up the influx of new firearms? The court offered an avenue for second-hand tortious liability.

  caveat lector: I'm not a lawyer.

• kungfu on Skype and the MGM v. Grokster Ruling

  Do you think this ruling applies to weapon makers?

  I fail to see how weapon makers promote copyright infringement. What's your point?
• bluedude on Skype and the MGM v. Grokster Ruling

  I did not read the U.S. Supreme court ruling but if this is really the case even sending files by FTP is dangerous.

• Rick on Skype and the MGM v. Grokster Ruling

  I believe Skype is clean in regards to any type of promotion of illegal activity. I can't remember ever seeing anything like that.

  I'm surprised Skype would not say they are clean, rather than "no comment". I suppose for legal reasons, but still if you're clean, you're clean!

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