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: Wise Law BlogU.S. Supreme Court Won't Hear Music Downloading Case
Unfortunately for Ms. Harper, she's not going to get her chance with the American Supremes:
In September, the justices showed some interest in the case, asking the RIAA to respond to Harper?s appeal. But in the end, Monday?s action by the high court means, for the moment, the Supreme Court will not review any aspect of the RIAA?s five-year litigation campaign targeting individual music file-sharers.This is a fairly important denial of leave for copyright defenders.
In the context of Canadian murky statutory copyright law - so woefully out of date that even the legality of using a VCR is still technically uncertain - the Harper appellate ruling could present an influential, if not binding, precedent.
Full post as published by Wise Law Blog on December 01, 2010 (boomark / email).
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