Grokster - Supreme Court rules - statement by John Kennedy

IFPI STATEMENT ON MGM v. GROKSTER, US SUPREME COURT RULING

John Kennedy, Chairman and CEO IFPI, said:

"This is a landmark decision, the most important judgement involving the music industry in 20 years. It quite simply destroys the argument that peer-to-peer services bear no responsibility for illegal activities that take place on their networks. The US Supreme Court has ruled, clearly and unequivocally, that technology distributors cannot build a business by promoting copyright infringement. And, in doing so, the Court has given a boost to the development of the legitimate on-line market and the millions of creators and investors, artists and producers working within it, not only in the US but worldwide."