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Steffi Graf Wins Case Vs. Microsoft

Posted by timothy on from the refusal-to-promise-a-perfect-tomorrow dept.

scaramush writes: "The AP is reporting that Steffi Graf has won her lawsuit against Microsoft for hosting nude doctored photos of her. Although Microsoft had removed the images when they appeared in June, MS declined to sign a formal agreement that they would not appear again. This is the second loss for MS in this case. Scary precedent."

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  1. So.... confused... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't know what to think... Microsoft evil... yet... Microsoft right... too much... head pain...

    *POP*

  2. Of course she won... by tps12 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft has a weak backhand.

    Okay, who was the wise guy who posted this under "The Courts"? Ha ha.

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    1. Re:Of course she won... by colmore · · Score: 3, Funny

      Oh, I think they're plenty backhanded.

      Ask any Sysadmin: the real problem in Microsoft's game is that they're really crappy servers.

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  3. In related news by CaffeineAddict2001 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bea Arthur is outraged that they put steffi graff's head on her body.

  4. MAKE MONEY FAST by el_nino · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is how you use this precedent to MAKE MONEY FAST from home, AND hurt big bad Microsoft to boot:

    1. Find nudie pics on the internet. If you fail this, kill yourself immediately.
    2. Put pictures of your own head on the naked bodies.
    3. From an internet cafe, create an account with a fake name on Microsoft Germanies photo sharing/whatever site. Upload the pictures to this site.
    4. Sue Microsoft Germany for posting fake nude images of you on the net. Tell them to sign a formal agreement that they will not appear again. If they won't, you get money. If they do sign, post the images again and sue them for breach of contact, and get money.
    5. Repeat until rich.

  5. Re:what do you expect? by Telastyn · · Score: 3, Funny

    Actually, it's usually a lack of oxygen to the brain that kills people, usually precipitated by heart failure caused by the gaping wound in their chest from the bullet, fired by a gun, controlled by a man.

    If you want to get pedantic about it of course.

  6. Re:Point taken by schussat · · Score: 5, Funny
    That loud SLAPPing sound in the background is getting closer.

    You mean that in the lawsuit sense, right? Not the "nude pictures of Steffi Graf" sense?

    -schussat

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  7. Re:The real reason why Microsoft lost... by quantaman · · Score: 3, Funny

    They made a GPL style license for photos :)

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