Green light for Grokster

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, California, has upheld the ruling of a lower court that two makers of file sharing software, Grokster Ltd. and StreamCast Networks Inc., cannot be held liable for online piracy of sound recordings and motion pictures. While representatives of the technology industry are pleased with the ruling because they see it as encouraging continued innovation instead of stemming it, representatives of the entertainment industry are reiterating their commitment to fighting copyright infringement. An appeal to the Supreme Court is being considered by the entertainment companies involved in the case.

Legal issues & crime, Management dynamics, Computer and Data Processing Services, Legal/Government Regulation, AMUSEMENT & RECREATION SERVICES, St. Kitts and Nevis, Company legal issue, Cases, Computer services industry, Information technology services industry, Prevention, Practice, Entertainment industry, United States. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, Recording Industry Association of America, Napster Inc., Motion Picture Association of America, Piracy (Copyright), File sharing software, Online music trading, File sharing, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Wilson, Stephen, Grokster Ltd., StreamCast Networks Inc.

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New Microsoft Services will rely on online ads

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Microsoft Corp. of the United States is creating online services linked to Windows and Office software to grow Internet advertising profits. The software giant is forecasting $150 billion revenue from online advertising by 2015, from $15 billion today.

Services development, Microsoft Corp., MSFT, Internet/Web advertising, Internet advertising, Company service development, Service development

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