tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post8675335370098742206..comments2024-03-29T09:21:58.696+00:00Comments on The IPKat: File sharing site RapidShare vs GEMAVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-42203996676981770382009-07-01T11:31:53.907+01:002009-07-01T11:31:53.907+01:00Possibly related, the RIAA just won a case against...Possibly related, the RIAA just won a case against Usenet (specifically, Usenet.com) - http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10276607-93.html - which also touches on the substantial non-infringing uses argument. <br /> <br />'Baer said that Usenet.com can't claim protection under the Sony Betamax decision. That ruling says companies can't be held liable of contributory infringement if the device is "capable of significant non-infringing uses." <br /> <br />Baer noted that in citing the Betamax case, Usenet.com failed to see one important difference between it and Sony. Once Sony sold a Betamax, an early videotape recorder, the company's relationship with the buyer ended. Sony held no sway over what the buyer did with the device after that. Usenet, however, maintains an ongoing relationship with the customer and does has some say in how the customer uses the service.'CS Clarknoreply@blogger.com