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Kazaa to be shut down?

Posted by chrisd on from the it-aint-piracy-unless-you-have-an-eyepatch dept.

darkpriest writes "According to this article on The Register, the file sharing software KazaA has been ordered to cease copyright infringment. They have two weeks to comply with the Judges ruling or face a penalty of $40,000 a day." CD: We've gotten a number of submissions about this, I had no idea Kazaa was this popular (must be all those a's in their name). I bet anyday that the RIAA will sue cisco for making routers that could be used to infringe.

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  1. there are some 'S's to go with your 'A' by doug13 · · Score: 2, Funny

    "...revealed when a Recording Industry Ass. of America internal memo..."

    Thats 'ass' in print folks....its Official!

  2. Not according to my dictionary. by Error27 · · Score: 5, Funny
    From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

    PIRACY, n. Commerce without its folly-swaddles, just as God made it.

  3. RIAA Lawsuit Spree... by x136 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I bet anyday that the RIAA will sue cisco for making routers that could be used to infringe.

    In other news, the RIAA has filed lawsuits against Intel, AMD, and Motorola, alleging that processors produced by the aforementioned companies are being used to decode illegal pirated music.

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  4. At least they got it right. by Sebby · · Score: 2, Funny
    ....revealed when a Recording Industry Ass. of America internal memo was leaked to Web site Dotcom Scoop. Not long after the leaked memo was published, the RIAA and the Motion Picture Ass. of America sued KaZaA ...


    The RIAA and MPAA sure are asses!
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  5. Re:Until we get universal television stations... by Sloppy · · Score: 5, Funny

    And another thing: a buddy of mine is a technical director on LOTR, and it's supposed to be a simultaneous worldwide release on December 19th. How is it then, that in Austalia, it's being released on December 26th?

    That sucks! By the time you get to see it on the 26th, you'll have been exposed to a week's worth of spoilers from the internet, so you'll already know that Sauron Did It.

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  6. Multiple A Logic by Jugalator · · Score: 3, Funny

    "I had no idea Kazaa was this popular (must be all those a's in their name)."

    Proof That A's Don't Determine Popularity

    Kazaa = 3 A's.

    RIAA + MPAA = 4 A's.

    Still, Kazaa is more popular than RIAA and MPAA together.

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  7. Re:Until we get universal television stations... by hughk · · Score: 2, Funny
    And another thing: a buddy of mine is a technical director on LOTR, and it's supposed to be a simultaneous worldwide release on December 19th. How is it then, that in Austalia, it's being released on December 26th? Was he wrong, or is the Australian Motion Picture League of Bastards screwing us again??
    Perhaps this is to allow time for translation and dubbing!!!!

    Sorry, I couldn't resist that one.

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  8. ARRRRRRRR by Asicath · · Score: 3, Funny

    I didnt even know ye olde Kazaa werrrre arrround. arrrrrrrh. - A music Pirate

  9. What will Alan Cox do about this? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Put code into the next release to disable FTP?

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