What Next For Filesharing?

Ross Reynolds
06/28/2005 at 12:00 p.m.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that filesharing services such as Grokster will be held responsible when their clients illegally download copyrighted materials. The Justices said that copyright infringement was taking place on a "gigantic" scale. The ruling is considered a setback for filesharing services, which will now likely be governed by much stricter laws. But will this change anyone's downloading habits? Today on The Conversation at 1 pm, we take a look at the Supreme Court's ruling and what it means for the filesharing industry. But we want to know, what does this ruling mean for you? Will you be more careful about what you download? Or will you keep doing the same things you've always done? Does this ruling help you clarify when filesharing is theft? Have you always felt uncomfortable with filesharing services? Do you have a personal code of ethics when it comes to using filesharing services? Is it wrong if you don't get caught?
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Warren Richey covers the Supreme Court for The Christian Science Monitor