Unanimous U.S. Supreme Court rules against file swapping companies/Brief

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Unanimous U.S. Supreme Court rules against file swapping companies[edit]

Writing for a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court, Justice David Souter's decision mad file sharing companies who provide tools for users to violate copyright law are liable for those infringements. The decision directly affects plaintiffs Grokster and StreamCast, but the cases have been remanded to a lower court for final adjudication.