Which of the Following Was the Result at the U

question 69

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was the result at the U.S.Supreme Court level in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. ,v.Grokster,Ltd. ,the case in the text in which the Court addressed the legality of the defendants allowing digital music files to be shared directly between users without going through a centralized server?

• A)There was no evidence that the defendants profited from the site allowing file sharing and,therefore,the district court properly dismissed the lawsuit.
• B)The district court improperly dismissed the suit because a distributor who promotes infringement and takes steps to foster infringement is liable for infringement by third parties.
• C)The defendants had no responsibility to develop filtering tools or other mechanisms to diminish infringing activity and the district court properly dismissed the lawsuit.
• D)The defendants' peer-to-peer file sharing service was struck down by the Supreme Court.
• E)The district court properly dismissed the suit because the system at issue had both legal and illegal uses.

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Definitions:

Gram-positive

Refers to bacteria that retain the crystal violet stain used in Gram's method of staining, indicative of a thick layer of peptidoglycan in the bacterial cell wall.

Gram-variable

Refers to bacteria that do not consistently stain either Gram-positive or Gram-negative due to certain conditions or characteristics of the cell wall.

Anthrax

A serious infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, affecting both humans and animals, and can be transmitted through contact with infected animals or animal products.

Gram-positive

Refers to bacteria that retain the crystal violet dye used in the Gram stain process, indicating a thicker peptidoglycan layer in the cell wall.