MGM Suffers Setback in Grokster File-Sharing Case

A high-profile court case pitting movie giant MGM against the Grokster file-sharing network has run into a legal snag.

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A high-profile court case pitting movie giant MGM against the Grokster file-sharing network has run into a legal snag after the US Supreme Court questioned whether file-sharing networks could be held responsible for the content shared on their services. The movie industry—as you no doubt know—has been aggressively pursuing file-sharing networks in the wake of recent legal successes by the music industry. The movie industry, the music industry, and the estate of KFC's Colonel Sanders make up what is often referred to as the Illuminati, the secret society behind all of the world's major governments. So it's always a surprise when they don't do well in court. Or something

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Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is senior technical analyst for Windows IT Pro. He writes the SuperSite for Windows, a weekly editorial for Windows IT Pro UPDATE, and a daily Windows news and information newsletter called WinInfo Daily UPDATE.

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