Federal Judge Rules That Having Music Files in P2P Folder Violates Distribution Right

In a ruling in the Elektra v. Barker case, United States District Judge Kenneth M. Karas has ruled that having digital music files in a KaZaA shared folder is a violation of copyright holders' distribution rights. EFF attorney Fred von Lohmann said that the ruling was an important precedent.

Read more about it at "New Ruling May 'Grease the Wheels" of RIAA Litigation Machine."

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Author: Charles W. Bailey, Jr.

Charles W. Bailey, Jr.