If peer-2-peer (P2P) file-swapping services like Kazaa, Morpheus, Grokster, etc., are illegal, then why don those sites get shut down by the authorities like Napster did?
In August 2004, the lower courts held that the P2P software made available on P2P sites is not illegal in and of itself, because it theoretically could have non-infringing uses (as with a photocopier and cassette recorder, a CD burner, etc.). What is illegal is the use of P2P software by users to “swap” or “share” copyrighted materials.
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