Morpheus software 'encouraged piracy'.

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RichieUK

Posted 9/29/2006 8:41 AM

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In another blow to P2P (peer-to-peer) file sharing, a US federal judge ruled this week that the Morpheus software program encouraged users to infringe upon copyrighted works.

StreamCast, the owner of Morpheus, "cannot seriously argue that it did not know that the popular music and movies traded on its network were copyrighted," wrote US district judge Stephen V Wilson.

The ruling is another win for record and film companies, which sought an injunction against distribution of the file-sharing software in the suit, filed in 2001.

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=7213

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