New ruling may "grease the wheels" of RIAA litigations

Courtesy Digg / Tech Industry News  Wed, 04/02/2008 - 06:36

A ruling in a long-running copyright infringement case brings good news for the RIAA, as a judge supports the group's argument that merely offering a song for distribution is enough to infringe the distribution right under the Copyright Act.

The EFF tells Ars that the ruling will "grease the wheels" of the RIAA's litigation machine.

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