Sent_en: 2zh Writing for the court, Justice David Souter wrote: "One who distributes a device with the object of promoting its use to infringe copyright, as shown by clear expression or other affirmative steps taken to foster infringement, going beyond mere distribution with knowledge of third-party action, is liable for the resulting acts of infringement by third parties using the device, regardless of the device's lawful uses."
Sent_yy: 大法官大卫·苏特在写给法院的信中写道：“有人分发设备目的是推广其使用以侵犯版权，正如通过明确表达或其他积极措施来鼓励侵权所示的那样，除了仅通过第三方行为进行知识传播外，无论该设备的合法使用情况如何，对使用该设备的第三方所带来的侵权行为该企业均应承担责任。”