Grokster
Summary
Grokster Ltd. was a privately owned software company based in Nevis, West Indies that created the Grokster P2P file-sharing client in 2001 that utilized the FastTrack protocol. Grokster Ltd. was rendered extinct in late 2005 by the United States Supreme Court's decision in MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. The court ruled against Grokster's peer-to-peer file sharing program for computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system, effectively forcing the company to cease operations. The product was similar in look and feel to Kazaa which is marketed by Sharman Networks.It has been estimated that 90% of files shared on Grokster were downloaded illegally.
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Photographers Drag Amazon Into Pinterest Copyfight
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Pinterest: The next Facebook, or Grokster?
All the hype around Pinterest has also brought attention from another quarter: angry copyright owners. Pinterest’s business is based almost entirely on using images without permission—something that could lead it to lose its safe harbor protection in the same way Grokster did. Original Story:.
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Pinterest: Is It A Facebook Or A Grokster?
Copyright clouds are gathering around Pinterest. And that could make the dreamy image site an unlikely successor to other innovators—from Grokster to the Beastie Boys—who walked a fine legal line between sharing and theft.
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Mitch Bainwol's Eight Years At RIAA: A Mixed Record Of Fighting Piracy
Mitch Bainwol, CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America, has announced he’s leaving the record labels’ main lobbying group to take a position representing automobile manufacturers. It’s the end of an era at the RIAA, where Bainwol has presided over a number of policy and legal successes.
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Senate Confirms Former RIAA Lawyer as U.S. Solicitor General
Washington – The U. S. Senate on Monday voted to approve the appointment of former Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) attorney Donald Verrilli Jr. to serve as solicitor general, Wired reports. Verrilli led the major record label trade group’s landmark lawsuit against file-sharing service Grokster, which.
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LimeWire to Pay Labels $105 Million to Settle Copyright Suit
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Google Music Label Talks "Going Backwards"
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YouTube Responds To Viacom Appeal, Saying It's A Good Net Citizen
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