Mon, Mar 21, 2005 - Page 11 News List

File-sharing controversy going to Supreme Court

CHOKING INNOVATION?If the court rules in favor of entertainment industries, computer users will miss out on sharing music, film, images and information

NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE , SAN DIEGO

"This conference shows that it's no longer about sharing movies and music," said Mitchell Kapor, the founder of the Open Source Applications Foundation, a San Francisco-based non-profit.

"The momentum of the technology has moved away from the lawsuit," he added.

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