Copyright Office Jumps Into P2P Fray
| Title: | Copyright Office Jumps Into P2P Fray (ID: CSD3388) | | Author(s): | Roy Mark | | Topics: | Federal Copyright Law, P2P File Sharing | | Origin: | Community Contributions (2004) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | Negotiations over Sen. Orrin Hatch's peer-to-peer (P2P) legislation are expected to continue when the Senate Judiciary Committee staff holds a private meeting to consider alternatives to the controversial bill.
The bill would allow P2P networks and others to be sued for encouraging children and teenagers to commit copyright infringement via their P2P networks. Some interpretations of the legislation claim the liability portion of the legislation could be extended to hardware manufacturers and Internet service providers. | | View this resource: | |
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