EFF Files Amicus Brief on Jammie Thomas Trial, Demands Re-Trial
Date : 2008 06 20 Category : Web News
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Can you really sue for attempted copyright infringement? The EFF doesn't think so and has filed an amicus brief arguing that the major record labels must prove infringement actually took place before claiming copyright infringement.
In some circles, she's guilty. In other circles, she's innocent. The one thing both sides might agree on is that the the Jammie Thomas trial is a landmark trial in US file-sharing history. Earlier today, we reported that 10 law professors suggest that the 'making available' theory is not copyright infringement.