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Grokster Bart Wagner. Shut Down Grokster, which lost in the Supreme Court a lawsuit filed by Hollywood to stop illegal file sharing on peer-to-peer networks,

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1 Grokster Bart Wagner

2 Shut Down Grokster, which lost in the Supreme Court a lawsuit filed by Hollywood to stop illegal file sharing on peer-to-peer networks, shut down Monday, as part of a settlement it reached with movie studios and the recording industry. Grokster, which lost in the Supreme Court a lawsuit filed by Hollywood to stop illegal file sharing on peer-to-peer networks, shut down Monday, as part of a settlement it reached with movie studios and the recording industry.

3 Why The high court had unanimously confirmed that using Grokster to trade copyrighted material is illegal, and Hollywood studios would take legal action to protect their property. The high court had unanimously confirmed that using Grokster to trade copyrighted material is illegal, and Hollywood studios would take legal action to protect their property. "There are legal services for downloading music and movies," the posting said. "This service is not one of them." "There are legal services for downloading music and movies," the posting said. "This service is not one of them."

4 Company gone? Grokster will hopefully soon have a legal site called Grokster 3G Grokster will hopefully soon have a legal site called Grokster 3G

5 Questions Has anyone used illegal downloading sites before? Has anyone used illegal downloading sites before? Do you feel that these sites should be shut down? Do you feel that these sites should be shut down? If you were a Grokster user before, will you pick up their new program when it becomes legal and you will probably have to pay. If you were a Grokster user before, will you pick up their new program when it becomes legal and you will probably have to pay.

6 Source http://www.techweb.com/article/showArticl e.jhtml?articleId=173500441&pgno=1 http://www.techweb.com/article/showArticl e.jhtml?articleId=173500441&pgno=1


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