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After three years of legal battles that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, file-swapping software company Grokster has agreed to settle its long-standing copyright infringement case with the big movie studios and record labels.
Grokster has agreed to stop distributing its software or operating any components of its network, and has agreed to a permanent injunction against infringing on any of the music or movie copyright in the future. The agreement will be submitted to the court for approval today.
C|Net News Grokster settles with Hollywood, labels (2005-11-07)
Streamcast Networks fortsätter dock, ännu så länge.
Uppdatering (11.23)
Grokster kommer, likt iMesh, återuppstå som Legal P2P med namnet Grokster 3G.
The United States Supreme Court unanimously confirmed that using this service to trade copyrighted material is illegal. Copying copyrighted motion picture and music files using unauthorized peer-to-peer services is illegal and is prosecuted by copyright owners.
There are legal services for downloading music and movies. This service is not one of them.
Grokster hopes to have a safe and legal service available soon.
Uppdatering (2005-10-11)
The new software is understood to be derived from the code that Mashboxx is developing for its legal but as-yet-unlaunched P2P service.
Indeed, confirming earlier speculation that Grokster and Mashboxx were in acquisition talks, our source claimed the two reached an agreement to combine forces in June this year - just a month before the US Supreme Court was to rule that P2P companies who promote copyright infringement could be brought to book by copyright holders.
The Register Grokster to be reborn by year's end
Mashboxx kommer snart i en första publik beta med Snocap-teknologin. Grokster 3G ska bygga på samma plattform.
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