The court made software companies liable for misusing their file-sharing services and allowing copyrighted material to be easily and illegally downloaded.

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It is designed to help artists sell or otherwise distribute material to fans in addition to the initial music file or film clip downloaded.

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It said the system will rely on humans to review the entire content of every file to make sure it qualifies as material protected under copyright laws.

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