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Does it really matter?

Does it really matter?

Posted Feb 4, 2005 0:14 UTC (Fri) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954)
In reply to: Does it really matter? by b7j0c
Parent article: Grokster, the Little Engine that Could, Chugs Up One Last Hill

Are there corporations with huge legal budgets suing big companies that make the shoes that are used in jaywalking? Because that's what's at stake here.

A finding that Grokster Ltd is responsible for all that copyright infringement would in fact be significant. Grokster would cease to exist, millions of illegal copies would not get made, and lots of wealth would be shifted from the principals of Grokster Ltd and from file sharers to music and movie publishers.


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