ACLU Chimes In With Brief for Napster
The American Civil Liberties Union entered the dissonant Napster debate when it filed a brief with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the online song sharing service. The brief does not address copyright infringement, but argues that judge Marilyn Hall Patel's injunction against Napster has a chilling effect on freedom of speech -- and may help to centralize the remarkably decentralized Internet.
By Jason Hoppin | Updated on September 01, 2000