1984 Betamax Ruling Revisited with P2P Case

Over 28 of the largest Hollywood companies descend on the Supreme Court today to take on Peer-2-Peer (P2P) software companies such as Grokster, KaZaA, and Morpheus. Insightful Q&A on CNET on why the 1984 Court ruling in the Sony Betamax rulling applies to this present day case. Can you imagine a world where researchers don’t research and innovators don’t innovate for fear of being prosecuted? A lot rides on this case that comes before the Court tomorrow morning. Will the judges lean towards the technology innovators or towards the companies who feel they must protect their copyrighted material?