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Grokster decision expected Monday

On CNET's Media Blog, John Borland reports that all remaining U.S. Supreme Court opinions for the current term will be issued on Monday morning at 10 a.m. EDT. That means that the Court's decision in the Grokster case (MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd.) will finally be revealed. This is the case dealing with the legality of the Grokster and Morpheus peer-to-peer file sharing software (and by extension, other file sharing programs such as Kazaa, Bearshare, Gnucleus, LimeWire, Phex, Shareaza, and countless others). A ruling against the software makers could have widespread impact on all sorts of digital entertainment systems, including MP3 players and digital video recorders (like TiVo). On the other hand, a decision against the music industry could force record labels to step up their efforts to sue consumers they suspect of trading music files illegally. Most experts, however, expect the decision to fall somewhere in between those two extremes. Regardless of the outcome, downloading the new Backstreet Boys CD on Kazaa will still be illegal (and indicative of poor taste in music). Other notable decisions expected Monday include two Ten Commandments cases (Van Orden v. Perry and McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky) and the Brand X broadband access case (FCC v. Brand X Internet Services). [CNET Media Blog] Grokster, Brand X rulings to come Monday

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