Question: 1. What was the basis for Gonzalezs appeal? 2. How did the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit respond to Gonzalezs claim? Easterbrook,

1. What was the basis for Gonzalez’s appeal?
2. How did the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit respond to Gonzalez’s claim?

Easterbrook, Circuit Judge.
Last June the Supreme Court held in MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. . (2005), that a distributed file sharing system is engaged in contributory copyright infringement when its principal object is the dissemination of copyrighted material. The foundation of this holding is a belief that people who post or download music files are primary infringers.

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