MGM v. Grokster not just about file sharing
MGM v. Grokster is set to be heard by the Supreme Court at the end of March.
On the surface this appears to be just another battle of Napster, and the various entertainment companies v. p2p file sharing companies. The reality is it has the possibility for setting broader precedence in terms of how certain technologies will evolve, or for that matter develop at all in the future.
Electronic Frontier Foundation is defending Streamcast, who is the company behind the p2p file sharing software Morpheus, and has a good amount of the case documents posted here if your interested.
What do you think – how liable should technology developers / providers be for the actions their users / licensors of there products?
Both sides pose some interesting perspectives on the concept of vicarious liability that make you do some interesting thinking about the technologies and other products we all use today.