Volume VIII

Issue : 11: May 27, 2010

• U.S. International Trade Commission to Consider Bar on Importing iPhones, iPads
• Pennsylvania Attorney General Seeks Tweeter Identity Disclosure
• LimeWire Liable for Copyright Infringement
• Is the Deck Stacked Against On-Line Poker Payment Processors?
• Wi-Fi Spying Could Cost Google Millions of Dollars
• Ninth Court of Appeals Rules on Work for Hire clause under the Copyright Act.

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LimeWire Liable for Copyright Infringement

A Federal Court in New York City has granted summary judgment in a copyright infringement case against the popular file-sharing service LimeWire and its creator. The action was commenced in 2006 by the Recording Industry Association of America, a group that represents the interests of record companies. The key findings in the decision was that LimeWire was trying to profit by promoting the illegal use of its technology, and that LimeWire’s users were engaged in a “substantial amount” of copyright infringement, which the company had not taken meaningful steps to prevent. The court has not yet ruled on the damages for which LimeWire will be liable.

For additional information, visit:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/13/technology/13lime.html