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Senators Grill P2P Providers

Michael Grebb writes in Wired News:

Anyone who thought the Supreme Court's Grokster decision would get Congress off the peer-to-peer industry's back might want to think again.

In June, the court held that P2P companies can be held liable for copyright infringement of their users under certain circumstances, but key U.S. Senators suggested Thursday that the decision might not have gone far enough.

At a hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee, lawmakers warned P2P industry leaders to do more about piracy on their networks or face potential legislation that could restrict P2P usage.

posted by Fergie @ 7/28/2005 04:21:00 PM