It found that the Court of Appeals had made an error by interpreting the Sony ruling to mean, “that whenever a product is capable of substantial lawful use, the producer can never be held contributorily liable for third parties’ infringing use of it”. Instead, it concentrated on the actions of the Grokster and StreamCast. But the Supreme Court decided not to focus on the possible infringing and non-infringing uses of the file-sharing software. Many expected the case to focus on the Sony ruling, possibly even to overturn it. MGM and others in the recording industry appealed Grokster's Court of Appeals victory to the Supreme Court. since recording a TV programme to watch it later, known as 'time-shifting,' was deemed to be a fair use. But Sony won that case because the machine had significant non-infringing uses. Sony had been accused of infringing TV and movie studios' copyrights. This followed a 1984 Supreme Court decision on Sony's Betamax video recorder. But the claim was dismissed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in August last year on the grounds that, while the companies provide the software used by file-sharers to swap illegally-copied digital files, the software can also be used for legitimate purposes. The lawsuit accused the two firms of providing the means for millions of people to illegally copy and share copyrighted music, software and films over the internet. The case dates back to 2001, when the entertainment industry filed a copyright infringement action against two file-sharing service providers – StreamCast Networks Inc., the company behind the Morpheus file-sharing software, and Grokster Ltd. Grokster's and StreamCast's “unlawful objective is unmistakable,” wrote Justice David H Souter, delivering the opinion of the court in a unanimous decision that has delighted the entertainment industry. Rewiring financial services: the digital future.Using voice technology in financial services.Pioneering voluntary collective redress.Paving the way for autonomous last-mile delivery.Leveraging legal tech to respond to privacy concerns.Helping an English Premier League club win.Establishing the Mindful Business Charter.Delivering democratized investment for AJ Bell.Building a private equity-backed micro city.Senior Managers and Certification Regime.Human Cyber Index - security culture development.Biotech Express - biotech startup documentation.Alteria - brand management and enforcement.All Your risks and regulatory environment.Climate change mitigation and sustainability.ADT – innovative legal services delivery.Technology, media & telecommunications and privacy.
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