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Napster Finally Gets a Break

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-sorta-anyway dept.

jark writes "Wired News is reporting that 9th District Court Judge Marilyn Hall Patel ruled that the five major record labels must prove they own thousands of music copyrights as well as prove those copyrights were not used to monopolize and stifle the distribution of digital music. " Definitely a twist in this ongoing saga.

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  1. Calculus by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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

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    2. Re:Calculus by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      It's the bullet, fuckwad. The bullet it hot. Use your fucking imagination and get away from the television, dipshit.

    3. Re:Calculus by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. REVEALED : Slashdot is running IIS! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
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    1. Re:REVEALED : Slashdot is running IIS! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  3. Napster by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    1999 called. They want their gay little music piracy network back.

  4. Re:Probably not good news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  5. Daniel Pearl, journalist, dead at 38 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    just heard some sad news on talk radio - journalist Daniel Pearl was found dead in his Pakistan home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

  6. Marylin or Marilyn? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I can never tell which is correct :(

  7. MOD THIS GUY UP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    He's nailed it. People need to read this and understand what is happening here.

    Patel is being essentially a kangaroo court:

    "You honor, the record companies are screwing us with illegal monopoly"

    "Hmmm, tell me more"

    "...and then they shut us down..."

    "Interesting legal theory, you're right. However, you're guilty. You're out of business"

    Write it down.

  8. Re:What kind of logic is this? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  19. Idiot by spectecjr · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    So let's see, you're claiming fair use by posting a load of keys for shareware apps?

    Tell ya what, why don't you just go out and run through CompUSA, grabbing stuff off the shelves, and throwing it into the street shouting "It's FREE! It's FREE!"

    YOU do not have the right to do what you are attempting to do. Only the person who owns that software has the right to decide what they're going to charge for it. If you disagree, don't buy it. Don't be a stupid asshole instead.

    Oh, and by the way, I hope you and your family are condemned to work at an IHOP on the 2am shift for the rest of your lives.

    Simon

    --
    Coming soon - pyrogyra
  20. Re:Don't obscure the facts of the matter by spectecjr · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I am not sure where you get your "facts" or your arrogant attitude

    probably the same place you get YOUR arrogant attitude that makes you think you can steal other peoples' work, money and time by posting keys to their shareware on public sites.

    Parasite.

    Simon

    --
    Coming soon - pyrogyra
  21. Re:Who's the idiot now? by Fair+Use+Guy · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Mr. Cooke,

    Do you ever wonder why Sierra picked you as one of the developers who wasn't worth keeping?

    After all, you've supposedly had several super-duper software development jobs since 1990, right?

    I don't think it's a question of competence. You must have picked up some impressive programming skills in the past thirteen years. So what do you think it is?

    I can tell you what the problem is: you're just a jerk, and you have no respect for other people. Why are you telling me how to live my live, telling me what "rights" I have with regard to software running on my computer, and what I can do with things that I pay for? You just can't see through your bias; as a commercial developer for so many years, the idea of freedom of information is foreign to you. I'll bet it just boggles your mind that you can buy a copy of Red Hat Linux for $50, and give a copy to your friend without paying for it - legally. You live in a world of EULAs, complicated per-seat licensing arrangements, and silly ever-changing rules that govern what people can and cannot do with their own damn property. You are hopelessly dependent on "the system," and wouldn't know what to do without it.

    Well, I hate to be the one to break it to you, but things are changing, and I'm a big part of the tide that will wash you and your fellow greedmongers away. Take a tip from me: change now, or become extinct. The very notion of copyright is going to be radically different in just a few short years, and we're both going to have to live with that. (Hint: your first warning should be your inability to get a job with your m4d w1n32 sk1llz.)

    So, my advice to you is to do some reading and open your mind. Read The Cathedral and the Bazaar; think about it a bit. Pick a project on Sourceforge that looks interesting and contribute. Give back to the community. And, if you're up to the challenge, practice civil disobedience like I do. You can make yourself a better person; it just takes time and effort.

    Fair Use of the Day:

    Advanced Development System v8.63 :00000-00000E87
    Microsoft Office v4.0 :22860-020-0016356
    Stars 2.6 and/or Stars 2.7 :CXR6TCXY
    Identi-Filer v5.01 :name: TWINHEAD s/n: ID0653102
    QEMM v8.00 :333-989-37938


    /fug
    --
    Throw off the shackles of copyright law.
  22. Pote boudas pote koudas by Commienst · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    Vre den einai edw to Souli,edw einai tou Rasoulh

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    --

    I am into the copy and paste.