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Sony v. Universal: Fair Use Ruling by roger.s is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This Supreme Court case addressed whether Sony Corporation could be held liable for copyright infringement for manufacturing and selling Betamax video tape recorders (VTRs), which some consumers used to record copyrighted television programs. The Court held that Sony was not liable as a contributory infringer because the VTR was capable of substantial noninfringing uses, such as time-shifting programs for later private viewing. The Court found that many copyright holders would not object to time-shifting an

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