Illegal Music Downloaders Still at Risk Say Legal Experts

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Earlier this month, the Recording Industry Association of America sent
"pre-subpoena" letters to officials at Princeton University and Harvard
University warning that students there may have illegally shared music files. Nearly
two-thirds of those between the ages of 18 and 34 said the music industry
should not sue people who illegally download music.

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The CD-Rom game at issue features video clips of Sigel offering tips on
strategy and technique, and prominently uses his name in its packaging and
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But no matter how the court rules, individuals who illegally download
music or video may still be vulnerable to lawsuits .
The complaint alleges that, without authorization or compensation, the two
California-based companies developed, manufactured, and sold "Virtual Pool 2,"
which has capitalized on Sigel's prominence by using his name without Sigel's
permission in its advertising and packaging.

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Consumers concerned about their rights can find analysis from legal
experts; briefs filed in the Grokster case by the Motion Picture Association
of America, the NFL, NBA, Major League Baseball and other parties; profiles of
lawyers in the case; guides to copyright, cyberspace and entertainment law;
and a searchable directory on lawyers specializing in Internet and copyright
law in a special section of FindLaw.

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Public opinion is largely against lawsuits aimed at individual
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Hall of Fame Pool Player Mike Sigel Files Lawsuit Against Computer Game Companies

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"It's the end user, not
the software company, who is actually violating the rights of the copyright
holder, such as the recording artist or movie studio," said Michael Landau,
current author of the book Lindey on Entertainment, Publishing and the Arts
from Thomson West, and professor of law and director of the intellectual law
program at Georgia State University.

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http://news.findlaw.com/legalnews/lit/mpaa/index ., for using his name and likeness without his
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Since last September, more than 3,400 people have been sued by the recording
industry for damages of up to half a million dollars each .
Grokster case sometime later this year.

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In addition, Congress has introduced
legislation that would allow artists to sue the makers of file sharing
software used to illegally download music.

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the Grokster case, entertainment companies will likely still be able to go
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found that a majority of Americans, fifty -six percent, say the music industry
should not sue people who illegally download music off the Internet .

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The Supreme Court is expected to issue its ruling in the M. Opens and five World Championships , and is
currently ranked first on the International Pool Tour. Such marketing diminishes Sigel's own brand, including a line of
billiards equipment bearing his name as a trademark.

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Supreme Court heard
arguments this week on whether movie and recording studios can sue software
companies that enable illegal sharing of music and video files, legal experts
caution that whatever the outcome of the case, individuals who illegally
download copyrighted material are still at risk of being sued .

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Grokster, the nation's high court will soon rule
whether companies such as Grokster that provide popular peer -to-peer file
sharing software violate federal copyright law, or are protected by a previous
Supreme Court ruling in the famous "Betamax" case that protected technologies
that enable duplication of copyrighted material as long as the technologies
are "capable of substantial non-infringing uses .

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In the case of M. California Manufacturers Sued for Unauthorized Use of
Mike Sigel's Name in 'Virtual Pool 2' Video Game

CHICAGO, Hall of Fame Pool Player Mike Sigel filed
a lawsuit today against computer game manufacturers, Interplay Entertainment
Corp and Celeris, Inc.

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A poll taken last summer by the legal Web site FindLaw.
Sigel's lawsuit seeks to stop the companies from selling the "Virtual
Pool" product line that uses his name, image and voice, and also to recover
damages based on profits derived as a result of their unauthorized use.

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