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MarcTheFallen
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This week a ruling was made in a case against the file sharing service LimeWire that could impact how peer-to-peer services are viewed in the eyes of the law and permanently alter the landscape of copyright infringement enforcement.
First reported by CNET, this week New York district courts ruled in favor of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), who claim that LimeWire knowingly provided users the necessary tools to illegally distribute copyrighted material, and a variety of other related crimes.
"The evidence demonstrates that [Lime Wire] optimized LimeWire's features to ensure that users can download digital recordings, the majority of which are protected by copyright," presiding Judge Kimba Wood said in her ruling. "And that [Lime Wire] assisted users in committing infringement."
The RIAA says it is entitled to damage payments, which could be up to $150,000 per copyrighted file, and with the millions of files distributed through the service, LimeWire could be facing some substantial fines.
Before any monetary damages can be determined, however, the RIAA is expected to get a preliminary injunction to cease LimeWire's file sharing operations.
With this ruling, a new precedent has been established for how P2P services are treated in the eyes of the law; holding them partly responsible for the illegal activity of their users. In the past, services like LimeWire have been found to be free from legal ramifications due to their claims that the intent of their service is the free distribution of non-copyrighted material.
First reported by CNET, this week New York district courts ruled in favor of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), who claim that LimeWire knowingly provided users the necessary tools to illegally distribute copyrighted material, and a variety of other related crimes.
"The evidence demonstrates that [Lime Wire] optimized LimeWire's features to ensure that users can download digital recordings, the majority of which are protected by copyright," presiding Judge Kimba Wood said in her ruling. "And that [Lime Wire] assisted users in committing infringement."
The RIAA says it is entitled to damage payments, which could be up to $150,000 per copyrighted file, and with the millions of files distributed through the service, LimeWire could be facing some substantial fines.
Before any monetary damages can be determined, however, the RIAA is expected to get a preliminary injunction to cease LimeWire's file sharing operations.
With this ruling, a new precedent has been established for how P2P services are treated in the eyes of the law; holding them partly responsible for the illegal activity of their users. In the past, services like LimeWire have been found to be free from legal ramifications due to their claims that the intent of their service is the free distribution of non-copyrighted material.
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There isn't enough fucking money in the world to cover that. Limewire could buy the planet Earth if they had that much money.