It was a good ruling that mirrors what we already know about brick and mortar business.

If Best Buy sells a patent infringing TV, should Best Buy's credit card processor be sued for processing the infringing TV's? We all know the answer to that is no, but there are companies trying their luck with internet versions of these lawsuits in hopes of getting a different outcome. Luckily, they are failing.

I've even seen some webmasters suggest that advertisers be held liable for sites posting stolen content. That's ridiculous. It's like getting injured at a sports stadium and suing Budweiser because they have a banner hanging from the rafters.

I'm not sticking up for content theft here. Processors not being liable just means a greater chance that providers of other services are not liable either. Just imagine getting sued because you sold a text link to a site that was using stolen content.