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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 ..."
"Next case"
"MPAA & RIAA vs. the Internet"
"Is the defendent ready?"
"011011001010111110010100110100...."
Vote monkeys into Congress. They are cheaper and more trustworthy.
It's Canada's fault.
yeah, well, they do have the guns... :-)
Lawyers for Morpheus have filed a lawsuit against God for ceating people who use software that uses the Internet that transfers data which was created by people who then sold it to the RIAA who are suing the aforementioned lawyers (for Morpheus) for violating their trademarks by transferring music that they have copyrighted ...
Does this mean we can file a lawsuit against lawyers who allow themselves to be hired to conduct frivolous or harassing lawsuits for allowing themselves to be used to conduct frivolous or harassing lawsuits, instead of the people hiring the lawyers?
You spelled Arkansas wrong, but that's OK because no one from there would know anyway.
this is getting old and so are you
blog
....a Beowulf cluster of lawyers!
Errr.... uh.... nevermind.
Sorry.
and Microsoft's and etc. software is analagous to the metal used to manufacture guns
remind me never to buy a gun in that universe. pull the trigger the entire gun turns blue and all the bullets go of at once in the wrong directions.
Microsoft rewrites it's BSoD code
--- As to make my comment seem, by comparison, more intelegent... doodie doodie doodie poop poop poop!
You gave your dad a .gif for Christmas? I thought I was bad when I gave my dad a .jpg but at least mine had more than 256 colors...
Do a google search before posting.
Have it your way, I'm suing every artists and their managers and their record label, that has it's files shared online, willingly or not, for not protecting their property the right way, thus devaluating the price of my CDs that I can't resale because everybody made cheap copies and nobody wants them anymore.
:)
Hey.. that doesn't sound as stupid as I thought... any pro bono lawyers? MAKE MONEY FAST!
--- Metamoderating abusive downgraders since my 300th post.
Q: Is the road (thus, the government) responsible for my parking and speeding tickets ? Without those roads, I would never have had the chance to speed, thus I would not have been fined.
... ahem! no, not really. Shit happens buddy. Better luck next life.
A: No. What I do with the road is of my business and responsibility.
Q:Is the phone company liable if I receive death threats from an irate caller ? What if he/she follows through and subsequently tries to physically assault me ? What if I get killed ?
A: Oh my god, you could be killed. Sue everything!
Q: Is Sony the one to be sued if my Discman is old and damaged, refusing to play any CD with a minor scratch or kink, thus discouraging me from buying newer CDs and reducing some fat industry executives' royalty payments ?
A: Absolutely. You're destroying the american economy. Sue Sony, sue the store that sold you the Discman, sue your neighbor because he wouldn't lend you HIS Discman, then once you've sued everyone clean and fattened your wallet, the RIAA will sue YOU just because they can.
Translation: The article points it out quite clearly and honestly that this is yet another stupid frivolous lawsuit that has buckets of legal precedents against it, thus it shouldn't even last 5 minutes in the courtroom. We'll just have to see how effective the legal system really is, or finally admit to ourselves that law is merely a purchased commodity.
-Billco, Fnarg.com
The Lawyers have to go after the ISP's.
They are the only ones involved that
actually may have some money.
SOMEONE has to pay for their BMW's !
Huh? This is Arkansas! The correct number is either 22 or 24, for lucky induhviduals who have six digits per appendage, or waaaaay less than 20 for those who've said "watch this!" while chopping firewood or doing body work on the '73 Ford in the driveway.
In any case, it sure as hell ain't 20, that's fer shure!
Without the electric grid these computers and networks wouldn't be able to do anything, so it's the power companies' fault. Without plastics, metals and iron oxides to make storage media, those files couldn't be stored anywhere, so it's the fault of mining and petrochemical companies. Without air to carry the soundwaves and photons to transmit energy the music would be inaudible and the images would be invisible, so it's the fault of the Universe. Nah, to lawyers, the fault clearly belongs to whoever has the deepest pockets.