Grokster Shuts Down

Months after the Supreme Court said Grokster could be found liable for marketing the illegal uses of their peer-to-peer services, Grokster decided to settle the case against the recording industry and shut down. Although a settlement was somewhat inevitable, it’s too bad they didn’t go to trial. I would’ve liked to have seen a clarification as to what constitutes illegal marketing and what doesn’t. In any case, I’m not crying much over their shutdown or the Supreme Court decision, unlike many of my peers.