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Paul Maunders

The end to Free Music?

Posted 9:43 PM Monday June 27, 2005 by Paul Maunders

The US Supreme Court has ruled today that file-sharing companies can be held to blame for what users do with their software.

The judges were expected to rule in favour of file-sharers because of a legal precedent set when video recorders first appeareed, but in the end they voted unanimously in favour of the argument brought to court by 28 movie and music makers who claimed rampant piracy was denting their profits. More Information