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<b>Commentary:</b> 'Unanimous' Vote In Grokster Has Split Views
The future direction of digital technologies was on the line when the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in March over peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing software. And few were predicting that the justices would easily reach their decision. Given the difficult copyright law and policy issues in the case, it seemed highly unlikely that the justices could all agree. But 3 months after oral arguments, the court surprised many observers by issuing a unanimous decision ' at least as to the main holding. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster Ltd., 125 S. Ct. 2764 (2005).
In its opinion, the Supreme Court clearly focused the test for copyright infringement liability on the subjective question of the purpose of the software's distribution ' an approach that better comports with basic notions of fairness than that of the courts below. But read together, the plurality opinion and two concurring opinions raise a new set of disquieting questions.
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