Supreme Court Hears Copyright, File-Sharing Case
Mar 29th, 2005 · The Supreme Court hears arguments on whether copyright protections apply to peer-to-peer file sharing. The case pits the entertainment industry against software company Grokster.
Mar 29th, 2005 · The Supreme Court hears arguments on whether copyright protections apply to peer-to-peer file sharing. The case pits the entertainment industry against software company Grokster.
Mar 29th, 2005 · The Supreme Court hears a case in which a Southern California Internet service provider wants cable TV providers to share their networks with other companies. This would give Internet cable users more choices.
Mar 28th, 2005 · The Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday on computer file-sharing programs in a copyright case brought by movie studios and record companies who want to hold distributors of the programs Grokster and Morpheus accountable for piracy committed by their users. Michele Norris talks with Los Angeles Times reporter Jon Healey.
Mar 25th, 2005 · The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case involving Grokster, a company that makes a file-sharing program, to determine whether these programs are illegal. Entertainment companies say file sharing violates copyright laws. But the corporate giants of Silicon Valley are lining up to support Grokster.
Mar 25th, 2005 · A federal judge rejects for a second time a request by Terri Schiavo's parents to restore their daughter's feeding tube. The U.S. Supreme Court and Florida judges rebuffed the parents' appeals Thursday.
Mar 25th, 2005 · NPR's Eric Weiner reports on the latest developments in the case of Terri Schiavo, who has lingered in a persistent vegetative state for 15 years. On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court and a federal judge in Florida refused to order to re-connect the feeding tube keeping the severely brain-damaged woman alive.
Mar 24th, 2005 · The U.S. Supreme Court turns down an appeal from the parents of Terri Schiavo to keep their brain-damaged daughter alive. Meanwhile, Gov. Jeb Bush asks a Florida court to turn custody of Schiavo over to a state social welfare agency.
Mar 24th, 2005 · The U.S. Supreme Court again rejects hearing the case over Terri Schiavo. We'll have an update on the legal battle.