On Tuesday morning, lawyers from Hollywood and the technology industry will meet at the U.S. Supreme Court to argue over the fate of peer-to-peer software. So they will end up talking about VCR's
Peer to peer seems to be the way to go, but because of those who feel stealing is what it should be used for rather than ligitamate purposes, this ruling just might not go the same direction as the Betamax ruling did.
For one, the digital realm allows way faster copieing and distorbution.
... that is all I can think of...
It P2P wins, it will be a win with restrictions. The music indrusty will still be able to go after epople, and probably more furiously than before, but since it is ok to have P2P and use it withing usage right... ohhh man this is just going to be very interesting... Clip of article and link below:
SOURCE: CNET News.com
FAQ: Betamax--tech's favorite ruling
By John Borland Staff Writer, CNET News.com
At the core of the file-swapping dispute is an interpretation of the 20-year-old decision that made Sony's Betamax legal to sell in the United States. Much of the subsequent consumer electronics industry has been built with that decision in mind, and now companies are worried that it's open for review.
The following list of frequently asked questions is a layman's guide to why the Betamax ruling matters today.
Isn't Tuesday's Supreme Court case about Grokster and file-swapping? What's all this about Betamax?
Two lower federal courts have ruled that file-swapping software companies--in this case, Grokster and Morpheus parent StreamCast Networks--aren't legally liable for the copyright infringement that happens on their peer-to-peer networks. For support, both courts pointed to the 1984 Supreme Court ruling that said Sony Betamax VCRs could be legally sold.
Many people inside the technology industry believe that the Betamax decision laid the foundation for much of the subsequent computer and consumer electronics industry. Some worry that...
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