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If sites like Kazaa, and the software they make available for free IS legal, why can I use that software to swap music online?

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If sites like Kazaa, and the software they make available for free IS legal, why can I use that software to swap music online?

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As previously stated, a recent Supreme Court decision held that P2P services could be held liable for illegal file-sharing on their sites, if the sites did anything at all to encourage such illegal activity. Several of these sites, Grokster included, have been shut down for that reason.