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Judge In RIAA Test Case Calls DMCA Unclear
otisaardvark writes "BBC News has an interesting article about how the judge has chided Congress for being inept and unclear. There are repercussions for both sides; primarily that the initial verdict will take far, far longer."
"The judge decided what was already known: The DMCA is unclear. Suddenly, not much happened. Then, nobody made a decision. Finally, nobody knows when somebody will."
Big frickin' deal. Please go back over yesterday's submissions editors. I gave you something much more interesting to post.
Sigs are bad for your health.
There once was an organization,
known to geeks by its abbreviation,
that's R-I-double-A,
they'll take freedom away,
as soon as Congress gets that "donation"!
There once was a woman named Rosen,
trying so hard to get her laws in.
She's lobbying Congress
to put an end to Progress,
but more copying is all that she's causin'.
There once was a gent named Valenti,
who sued movie swappers a-plenty.
But one day he died,
only his lawyers cried,
and on Slashdot the cheers were modded +20!
There once was a Senator named Hollings
Whose passion for Disney was apalling,
He accepted their money,
Called Eisner his "honey",
And you should see the Mickey-shaped hottub he's installing!
I thought you were exagerating until I clicked to www.nytimes.com, and found this article on the front page.
Face the truth, you nerds will never stop the DMCA. Not only is it 100% constitutional, it is also a very good and well crafted law... and it's here to stay. You DMCA violators out there are destroying the economy and America itself with your hacking and online thuggery.
You folks are as bad as those gun crazies who think they should be allowed to own guns. Bzzt! Nope, sorry, only the government needs guns. Anyone else who has them is a criminal. The same goes for your hacking tools and your "p2p" or as I like to call it, Pirate to Pirate.
"One of the things we're discovering is that people are not aware that that they are engaging in conduct which is clearly illegal," said RIAA lawyer Cary Sherman.
I like the clearly illegal comment which comes directly after saying that people are not aware that it is illegal.
That sounds like it was clear to me!
I guess it must be the time change from here to BBC-world, right?
Any sufficiently well-organized Government is indistinguishable from bullshit.
Don't you love it when you're all smarmy and smug, and think you're the king of the world, then three other posters come along and take a bite out of your ass?
Payback's a bitch!
(four. Jackass.)
Even if the scenerio you described was true, remember that the Constitution trumps all other laws The only thing that trumps the Constitution is a Constituitional Amendment.
Why is it that the proponents of "one nation under God" are so eager to get rid of "liberty and justice for all"?
Are corporations also allowed to "sponsor" judges in the US? Seems that might be a quicker way for the RIAA to help clear things up...
Code, Hardware, stuff like that.
> This site has become so boring and predictable.
Bet nobody saw that coming.
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade