Does this mean that Alta Vista and FTPsearch are going to be sued also? FTPsearch is at http://ftpsearch.unit.no and has been used by thousands to find the latest "warez" depositories. On Wed, 16 Oct 1996, Sean Sutherland wrote:
Note the "should have known." Here's their specification for this, copied from http://www.spa.org/piracy/risk.htm.
"Anyone who knows or should have known that he or she is assisting, inducing or materially contributing to infringement of any of the exclusive rights by another person is liable for contributor infringement." ie - linking to FTP sites were software may be unlawfully obtained informing others of FTP sites were software may be unlawfully obtained aiding others in locating or using unauthorized software