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Originally Posted by Exilibur
I find the ruling quite reasonable.
They rule that if p2p software is marketing'ed as a tool to get illegal music and movies or something like that, then the creators of the software are responsibel for it.
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They've killed P2P in the USA as a business with this ruling, and no one has to be found guilty of anything.
The point of all this is not to find the makers of P2P software liable, it's the threat of liability that counts. The threat makes it almost impossible to get significant investment for development, and it's impossible for a small start up to defend against a law suit from the likes of the RIAA, etc.
All that's left fromthis point forward is open soucre p2p networks, and my guess is they'll go after the isp's next.