Steffi Graf Wins Case Vs. Microsoft

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."

Comments

MS and Slashdot

[Zach978]

This is an unfair lawsuit, just like the antitrust lawsuit..

Slashdot, here to protect all freedoms besides the freedom to choose Windows.

Re:Why this case?

[Lemmy Caution]

Not to flog the dead horse, but it's more evidence of ways in which the private sector is quite happy to cramp civil liberties for its own purposes, using civil law.

I am going to flame myself and note that this case demonstrates nothing of the kind. My bad, my bad.

Re:what do you expect?

[cperciva]

When a gun is manufactured today it's sole intention is to kill. [...] Therefore gun manufacturers are just as guilty for murders as Napster is for music piracy.

No. The intended use of firearms is to *kill* people, not to *murder* people.

You can use Napster to copy any sort of music, but the intended purpose was to facilitate copyright violations; you can use guns to carry out a wide variety of killings, but the intended purpose is not to murder people.

When do we get to see doctored nude photos of Bill

[crovira]

NEVER! PLEASE DEAR GOD. NO!!!!

Then again it might put Richard Simmons out of business.

Thinks that make you go Hmmmmm.