The Supreme Court agreed to hear the Grokster case in December 2004, marking a significant moment in the ongoing copyright wars involving peer-to-peer file sharing.
"Mr. Chief Justice, and may it please the Court: copyright infringement is the only commercially significant use of the Grokster and StreamCast services, and that is no accident," argued Verrilli.
The questions posed by the justices reflect a deeper inquiry into the evolution of technology and copyright law, particularly in comparing file sharing to older innovations.
Justice Stephen Breyer provoked thought by querying whether the creation of new technologies like the iPod could be deemed safe under existing copyright law, akin to historical innovations.
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