COPYCENSE

"Copyright infringement may not sound like a hot topic, but for the generation of Americans born in the Internet age, the ability to download music and films off the Internet has brought the issue front and center, along with confusion, thousands of lawsuits and now a Supreme Court case.

"The entertainment industry is suing makers of software that allow computer users to find and download files from each other’s computers, not just Web sites.

"The question for the Supreme Court: How to protect copyrights without stifling the innovation that has brought new technologies such as MP3 players and TiVo?"

Terence Smith. Downloading Debate. Online NewsHour. March 7, 2005.

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