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Is The Net At Fault For Illegal Filesharing?

Posted by timothy on from the blame-society dept.

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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  1. Does that Make Al Gore the Defendant? by psycht · · Score: 0, Troll

    Cause he invented the internet.. he should be on trial.

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  2. The root of the problem by WildBeast · · Score: 1, Troll

    Let's blame God, that'll be much easier.

  3. Blame Al Gore by 2Bits · · Score: 2, Troll

    He is the one who invented the internet in the first place.

  4. Doesn't this mean ... by CaffeineAddict2001 · · Score: 0, Troll

    that Al Gore is ultimately responsible?

  5. You could fine them with community service... by JohnDenver · · Score: 1, Troll

    If they went after the people sharing, half of the computer users in the US would be locked up.

    Maybe that's what they should be doing to drug users too... You can't go wrong with fines and community service...

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    3rd party Copyright bounty hunters could just take people to civil or small claims court. You might think twice about sharing copyrighted material on Morpheous if there was some guy waiting to get a $5000 judgement against you and split it with the copyright holder.

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  6. Re:Yeah right by forau · · Score: 0, Troll

    No no no. Arkansaw is AR. Oklahomo is OK.