December 2, 2005

Thou Shalt Not Pirate Thy Neighbor's Songs

By GRAHAM SPANIER and CARY H. SHERMAN

As the new academic year has gotten under way, there has been a new level of clarity concerning piracy on file-sharing networks. In June the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the case of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster Ltd., finding that file-sharing companies and others that intentionally encourage or induce copyright infringement by third parties can be liable for infringement themselves. While any specific ramifications for colleges and universities are yet to be

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