Supreme Court Says Grokster Can be Held Liable - The Supreme Court this morning issued its much-anticipated decision in MGM v. Grokster, a case with major implications for innovation and content protection online. The court said that the entertainment industry had presented ample evidence that Grokster and StreamCast -- two makers of peer-to-peer software -- had gone beyond simply distributing technology by actively inducing users to illegally download copyrighted works. The court upheld the vital principle that simply creating and distributing technology is not enough to hold an inventor liable for infringement under copyright law. June 27, 2005

• CDT Analysis of Supreme Court Grokster Decision July 01, 2005
• CDT Press Release: Grokster Decision [PDF] June 27, 2005
• CDT Paper: Protecting Copyright and Internet Values [PDF] June 07, 2005
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