The Future of P2P

Information Today, Vol. 22, No. 8, p. 17, September 2005

4 Pages Posted: 13 Aug 2010

Date Written: September 2005

Abstract

The highlight of the summer season, at least for some law teachers, is the end of the U.S. Supreme Court term in late June. This year was particularly entertaining with the speculation about retirements from the court. But of greater substantive interest were the decisions the court releases at the end of the session, often the most compelling decisions of the year. This year was no exception as the Court’s decision in MGM v. Grokster, one of the most significant decisions to impact copyright law and the information industry, was released on the final day of the session.

The Grokster case is the latest effort by major media copyright holders to address the problem of illegal downloading of copyrighted materials through peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing networks. Earlier lawsuits had shut down the original Napster file-sharing network in 2002.

Keywords: copyright law, lawsuits, copyright infringement, market effect, entertainment industry, illegal downloading, technology, file sharing, software, peer-to-peer, P2P, Grokster, Napster, KaZaa, U.S. Supreme Court

Suggested Citation

Pike, George H., The Future of P2P (September 2005). Information Today, Vol. 22, No. 8, p. 17, September 2005, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1657110

George H. Pike (Contact Author)

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