German court holds AOL liable for music swaps
A German appeals court has ruled against America Online, upholding a 1998 Bavarian state court's ruling that the company is liable when its users illegally trade music files. Observers say the decision hands the international music industry an important weapon against peer-to-peer file-sharing services.
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