Court Rejects Suit Against Web Song-Swappers Friday April 25, 2:44 pm ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal court in Los Angeles rejected the recording industry's case against online song-swapping services Grokster and Morpheus on Friday, Grokster President Wayne Rosso said.
"The case filed against us by the RIAA and the MPAA has been thrown out of court," said Rosso, referring to the trade groups for the recording and motion-picture industries that had asked the court to shut down the two services.
The two services allow users to trade songs, movies and other material freely over the Internet. The Recording Industry Association of America has aggressively sought to knock such services offline, saying they have contributed to a global slowdown in CD sales.
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