Grokster opinion: quick reads on some good news
Quick reads on the Grokster opinion:
* the district court judge in California breathed some much-needed life back into the Sony case;
* Substantial non-infringing use got some good play;
* The judge distinguished the post-Napster technologies from the Napster technologies very ably; and,
* I was particularly interested in the line that says that ”additional legislative guidance may be well-counseled.” (p. 33 of 34) Judges are funny, aren’t they? Read: please make some sensible law in this area and resolve the mess we’ve gotten ourselves in.
Ed Felten, CS prof at Princeton and of SDMI and other fame, has a very good quick take here. He comes out at the same place I do, which is that attention may now turn to the legislature to sort this out.
Frank Field, of course, has the story off the bat, as does Donna Wentworth, with a nice synthesis. A remarkably good, long piece on News.com. I will wait patiently to hear more from Derek, who’s enjoying the sunshine.
Kimmy
December 5, 2007 @ 6:09 pm
Well, I cant agree more.