Digital Heroes
The EFF have saved us yet again from the efforts of the majors, to suppress new technology that threatens to further erode their market share:

"The Electronic Frontier Foundation argued on behalf of Streamcast, the creator of the Morpheus software, in a case that pitted dozens of entertainment conglomerates against two small software companies. The Ninth Circuit decision is based in part on the fact that P2P networks have significant non-infringing uses, and that they can help artists earn money. The ruling is similar to the Supreme Court's decision in the 1984 Betamax case, which determined that Sony was not liable for copyright violations by users of the Betamax VCR..."

The full court decision: MGM_v_Grokster_Decision.pdf
More about MGM v Grokster.

EFF Senior Intellectual Property Attorney Fred von Lohmann said: "This is a victory for innovators of all stripes," added von Lohmann. "The court's ruling makes it clear that innovators need not beg permission from record labels and Hollywood before they deploy exciting new technologies."

Unfortunately it's likely that major entertainment will take this one all the way to the Supreme Court of Appeal. Watch this space.