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KaZaa Suspends Downloads

Posted by timothy on from the put-it-next-to-your-decss-mirror dept.

chill writes: "'Download Temporarily Suspended -- Download of the KaZaA Media Desktop software is temporarily and voluntarily suspended pending Dutch court decision on January 31. We apologise for the inconvenience. Please check back at www.kazaa.com for more information.' --- Both the Linux and Windows client downloads are offline. I wonder what the judge thinks this will do to the tens, if not hundreds of thousands who already have the software?"

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  1. I was wondering if they'd bother to try to comply by Merconium · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It seemed to me that it was would be a rather fruitless thing to try stop KaZaa, and that the guys named in the suit were just gonna get screwed. Judge: "Shut it off." Them: "uhhhh...." I find it honorable that they are at least 'trying' to meet the responsibility set out. How can it be that the judicial system doesn't know that port blocking across many ISPs would be the only solution? Do judges really not talk to people in the know?

  2. Serves ya right, you cheap bastards. by tempest303 · · Score: 3, Flamebait

    All I can say to that is a big simpsons Nelson-style "HA-HA!"

    Yeah, the content companies suck ass, no doubt, but that doesn't mean that NOT PAYING FOR THE SHIT YOU DOWNLOAD is going to make things any better. If you hate stupid restrictions, stop buying records from the opporessive major labels. Frequent places like Emusic.com, where the downloads are all real MP3s, no bullshit copy prevention. The albums are sold for a reasonable price, and the artists GET PAID.

    And finally, would everyone stop acting like they're somehow oppressed because they actually have to PAY for their media? Cry me a river. Don't put up with copy prevention bullshit, but don't go back and *REINFORCE ITS APPARENT NEED* by "trading" stuff on Kazaa...

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  3. Re:Who cares? by ImaLamer · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    The daemon and user interface? What?

    It's one in the same you fucking lying ass moron. It does suck down resources, but that isn't anything different from the windows client. Trust me, I've actually don't both.

    It was really a shoddy piece of software, not that that's a first for the Linux community or anything.

    'Shoddy' software isn't a first for anyone. But! a 'shoddy' OS is a first for the linux community.

    So please, shut the fuck up with your linux bashing, it's sad that you don't actually have a leg to stand on.

    When M$ fires you, are you going to still post this crap to slashdot?

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