The court also said it would consider next term whether generic-drug makers can file certain legal counterclaims against brand-drug companies in an effort to get their cheaper versions of medicines on the market.
"Sneakernet" is an old jargon term used to describe the act of having to carry a computer file on a floppy disk or other media from a machine in one room to another.
The US Supreme Court is nearing the end of the term, with key decisions still outstanding on public displays of the Ten Commandments, on property rights and on computer file sharing.