Ruling on File Sharing Does Not Make Industry Immune

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Published June 28, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

The music and film industry is cheering a ruling by the Supreme Court on peer-to-peer file sharing. But the court's decision does not automatically protect the entertainment industry.

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