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Federal Judge Rules Against Morpheus

Slimy   on 02 October 2006 - 07:24 · 11 comments & 4391 views

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U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson has ruled that the Morpheus file-sharing software encourages millions of users to pirate music, movies, software and so on. StreamCast Network Inc., the company behind Morpheus, was declared guilty because their business model relied on massive copyright infringement and no attempt was made to stop it. The California-based company is considering an appeal and declares that it does not and did not encourage users to infringe on copyrighted works. StreamCast is the only file-sharing company that continues to fight after a Supreme Court ruling.

Link: Neowin Forum Discussion
News source: Extreme Tech

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#1 ThaCrip on 02 Oct 2006 - 08:39
hopefully morpheus wins.

cause it aint like stoping these guys will really do anything to stop piracy since people will just switch to other programs to get there "stuff"
#2 Croquant on 02 Oct 2006 - 09:22
The USSC Sucks Ass.
#3 InsaneNutter on 02 Oct 2006 - 10:22
Wow i had forgot morpheus even existed... not used it since 2002! hehe
#4 Foub on 02 Oct 2006 - 12:49
Morpheous is still around?
#5 Xavien on 02 Oct 2006 - 13:00
Just shows how far behind the times the RIAA/MPAA are. Sueing a company that people have already moved on from?
#6 dangel on 02 Oct 2006 - 14:24
Land of the Free..
(1 reply) #7 notta on 02 Oct 2006 - 15:43
I think you're missing the bigger picture here guys.
#7.1 werejag on 03 Oct 2006 - 07:39
NOPE the riaa and mpaa are missing the point. by the time a case goes threw everyone has moved to a better medium.
#8 C_Guy on 02 Oct 2006 - 17:49
As it turns out, theft is still a crime!
#9 Tungsten T on 02 Oct 2006 - 18:43
http://morpheus.com/

That **** looks hot now!
#10 gadean on 02 Oct 2006 - 19:55
How are they funding their battle?!

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