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RIAA Seeks Summary Judgement Against P2P Services

Posted by timothy on from the this-hammer-is-for-evil dept.

kanad writes: "RIAA seeks summary judgement against Musiccity , Kazaa and Grokster. In other words they want the above to be banned even before the trial. RIAA accuses them as Napster clones. Read the official statement here BTW does anybody knows of 'Leonard Kleinrock' described as "one of the original founders of the Internet" in the article and an expert witness ?" I wonder whether the mimeograph machine would survive if it was invented today.

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  1. No, it wouldn't... by slow_flight · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wonder whether the mimeograph machine would survive if it was invented today.

    No, but not for the reason you're thinking. It would be immediately banned as thousands upon thousands of school kids catch a buzz from sniffing the freshly printed sheets.

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    Karma: Professionally Doomed (mostly affected by inability to keep opinions to self)
  2. Re:Kleinrock by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
    Quote from his UCLA bio:
    He first became interested in electronics while reading a comic book at the age of six. The centerfold described how to build a crystal radio. He managed to collect the parts, make it work, and was amazed to hear music from this simple device;
    So the witness admits he listened to the music without paying for it!
  3. Re:History... by SirSlud · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, *obviously not*. I mean, major record labels didn't turn a profit while Napster, Kazaa, Gnutella, Aimster, FTP, HTTP, TCP/IP, The Internet exi - oh wait, yes they did.

    Does that answer your question?

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    "Old man yells at systemd"
  4. Proud of himself, isn't he? by Just+Some+Guy · · Score: 4, Funny
    He claims to have single-handedly created the Internet:

    the birth of the Internet which occurred when his Host computer at UCLA became the first node of the Internet

    Out of curiosity, what was the point of having the first host, as opposed to the first pair of hosts? "Hey, look at me! I'm networking with myself!"

    In about thirty years I'll tell you how I was the first host on Internet 3. :)

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    Dewey, what part of this looks like authorities should be involved?
  5. Re:Kleinrock by guttentag · · Score: 3, Funny

    The ability to ping yourself does not prove you're on the Internet. That's just incestuous narcissism.

  6. Re:Kleinrock by weave · · Score: 3, Funny
    Ticket: Kleinrock

    Problem Description: User claims that havening a self-pinging machine amounts to incestuous narcissism

    Status: CLOSED. Works for me.