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DoJ Supports Dismissal of Felten v. RIAA Case

Posted by michael on from the talk-is-cheap dept.

phalse phace writes: "The EFF is reporting that the Department of Justice has filed a motion to dismiss the pending Felten v. RIAA case because it's "not ripe" and it fails to address serious First Amendment problems. (Yeah, like threatening to sue someone for presenting their research on digital music access-control technologies isn't a serious First Amendment problem.) The preliminary statement of the DoJ's memorandum states: "Plaintiffs have not been prosecuted under the DMCA, nor have they been threatened with such prosecution...""

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  1. Re:In 2004 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    yeah, like that would fix anything

  2. Lame hacker groupies. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fr33 k3v1n, d00dz!!!

    The lameness filter is pathetic - I mean, wow, this long, boring sentence *sure* is stopping me from posting.

  3. NOW IT CAN BE PROVEN by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  4. Land Of The Free by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What a load of bollocks

  5. Re:Oooooh! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    shut up you fucking schlongelf.

  6. How ironic... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The slashdotters are getting a clue about US government practices, and we see 5:insigtful posts that would have dismissed as -1:communistico-moronic bullshit (CBS for short) only a few months ago.

    But you know what ? According to polls, I gather this point of view hasn't reached quite a majority of US citizens yet. well, welcome onboard our minority, you newly-enlightened slashdotters! You will soon be able to see all by yourselves what corporate imperialism looks like, just from down under its boots.

  7. Six String Samurai by abe+ferlman · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Nice tuxedo.

    Nice tuxedo to die in!

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  8. Re:John Ashcroft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yup, both Ashcroft and his President lost their last elections to really stiff guys.

  9. DOJ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So basically the DOJ is saying they haven't broken the law so they don't have a case? They don't want the courts to listen to the case because the people appealing it haven't been labeled as criminals!?

    Ok.. that sounds reasonable.:(

  10. Re:The DMCA is a good read... by BumbaCLot · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No, I think you really are ANAL