Streamcast and Grokster File Swapping Software Legal

according to this CNet.com article. Both had been sued by the RIAA to prevent the use of the software for illegal music file swapping. U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Wilson ruled that there were legal uses for the software and that the publishers could not be held responsible for copyright infringement through illegal use. Kazaa was not part of this suit.

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