The Copyright Act of 1976 does not expressly render anyone liable for infringement committed by another; however, the Patent Act expressly brands anyone who "actively induces infringement of a patent" as an infringer, and further imposes liability on certain individuals labeled "contributory" infringers...
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The Patent Act applies to the Betamax since it was used to infringe upon a copyright then Sony would be liable as a contributory infringer. Due to the Patent Act, the Betamax had to be "capable of commercially significant noninfringing uses." By the evidence provided in the case the court found: Even if it were deemed that home-use recording of copyright material constituted infringement, the Betamax could still legally be used to record noncopyrighted material or material whose owners consented to the copying...
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file sharing It is for this reason that many artists, record labels and other music industry stakeholders are concerned by the MP3 file format and applications like Napster that simplify the sharing of copyrighted material...	3 / 721
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