Breaking news:
SCOTUSblog reports that "The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that developers of software violate federal copyright law when they provide computer users with the means to share music and movie files downloaded from the internet."
I don't have any details yet but that sounds pretty clear, much more so than expected.
Update: An early news report on the decision is on Yahoo. "We hold that one who distributes a device with the object of promoting its use to infringe copyright, as shown by the clear expression or other affirmative steps taken to foster infringement, is liable for the resulting acts of infringement by third parties," wrote Justice David H. Souter in a unanimous decision.
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