How the Law Is Shaking the Net
[Complex] legal issues continue to significantly affect many well-known Web companies … note that
[the good people] at Standard & Poor’s believe decisions from the Supreme Court (one recent and one forthcoming) could have an even more dramatic influence on the Internet industry and many of its businesses.
citing for one file-sharing networks:
Many technology companies consider file-sharing networks a compelling innovation that should not be eliminated simply because they’re sometimes used for unlawful purposes. [The people at Standard & Poor’s] think the Court may try to pursue a middle ground by taking aim at peer-to-peer services that encouraged illicit activity.
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