Grokster calls it quits shuts down it's P2P network

November 7, 2005

And another one bites the dust.
The United States Supreme Court was there, holding Groksters feet to
the fire for actions of it's end users. They couldn't take the heat (who can?)
and threw in the proverbial towel today after settling with the "entertainment
industries".

The
United States Supreme Court nanimously confirmed
that using this
service to trade copyrighted material is illegal.
Copying copyrighted
motion picture and music filesusing unauthorized peer-to-peer services is
illegal and isprosecuted by copyright owners.

There are legal services
for downloading music and movies. This service is not one of them.

Grokster hopes to have a
safe and legal service available soon.

If you are interested in
that service, go to www.grokster3g.com,
or send an email to:

info@grokster3g.com

to be included in the
beta for the next generation.

Ouch! To discuss this latest legal news and other peer
to peer subjects, please feel free to visit the Music
Download, Peer to Peer (P2P) & Legal Issues
forums.

Source: Grokster home page