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08.08.08, 09:38
After the U.S. Supreme Court declared in 2005 that Internet file-sharing sites Grokster and StreamCast had illegally aided their customers' efforts to share pirated copies of copyrighted music and video files, many commentators predicted the demise of businesses that depended on online file-sharing.
But the technology that Napster, the pioneer of music file-sharing, Grokster and StreamCast unleashed has returned, supported by a business plan that respects copyright laws. Three years after the high court's ruling, several start-ups say they have found ways to make peer-to-peer (often called P2P) file-sharing legal and perhaps profitable.
File-sharing Networks Return with Legitimate Ways to Share Music (http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2025&jsessionid=a8302b52f61f1682f3b6)
But the technology that Napster, the pioneer of music file-sharing, Grokster and StreamCast unleashed has returned, supported by a business plan that respects copyright laws. Three years after the high court's ruling, several start-ups say they have found ways to make peer-to-peer (often called P2P) file-sharing legal and perhaps profitable.
File-sharing Networks Return with Legitimate Ways to Share Music (http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2025&jsessionid=a8302b52f61f1682f3b6)