Is The Net At Fault For Illegal Filesharing?

hbean writes: "Laywers for the file sharing programs Morpheus and Grokster are saying that if their client's programs are illegal for sharing copyrighted content, then so are the networks of ISPs that allow users to connect to each other -- check it out here. I wonder if these legal types are ever going to actually blame this on the actual people who are sharing ..."

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[Tadrith]

This is really getting out of hand. Whoever said we should shoot all the lawyers... can't we? Please? It would be the happiest moment of my life!

These people need to get a grip.

Always blame the 'Net

[Dr Caleb]

Myths:
1) Toilet seats cause pregnancy.
2) Guns don't kill people...
3) You'll go blind if you do that.

4) Filesharing is illegal. Is it not illegal. If I want to share a 10 minute recording I made of my guts gurgling after eating a dozen eggs and a litre of olive oil, called "...And justice for all" it is not illegal.

Anything I own I can choose to share freely. Copying a copyrighted work and sharing it freely is illegal.

I wish they would get to the root of the problem, the music today that doesn't suck is way too expensive, or bundled with many other tracks that do suck. When another album like "Rumours" or "Dark side of the Moon" is released, I'll buy it, but I'm not paying again for albums that I've already bought 2 or 3 times (Vinyl, tape, CD).

Until they start producing decent music that I want to buy, the RIAA can fold it till it's all sharp corners and cram it up their ass.