Guidelines to Limit Criminal Prosecutions of Filesharing Services

4 Pages Posted: 1 Nov 2013

Date Written: October 23, 2013

Abstract

This short essay acknowledges certain efficiencies in enforcing copyright law against "secondary" infringers like filesharing services through criminal proceedings, but it proposes guidelines for prosecutors to use in limiting prosecutions against this type of infringer.

Keywords: intellectual property, criminal law, crime, copyright law, filesharing

Suggested Citation

Martin, Benton C. and Newhall, Jeremiah Robert, Guidelines to Limit Criminal Prosecutions of Filesharing Services (October 23, 2013). 30 Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal 2013, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2347831

Benton C. Martin (Contact Author)

Emory University School of Law ( email )

1301 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30322
United States

Jeremiah Robert Newhall

Independent ( email )

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