Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Kazaa: Happy In the Global Legal Briarpatch

Posted by timothy on from the hive-mind dept.

Steve0987 writes "The Washington Post has an article on the entertainment industry's atempts to close down the file-sharing system Kazaa. I agree that copyrighted material shouldn't be freely distributed from an ethical standpoint. However, the entertainment industry has been acting in an arbitrary manner trying to impede anything remotely impinging on their industry. Go Kazaa."

6 of 260 comments (clear)

  1. Just in case... by swordboy · · Score: 3, Funny

    If the article gets slashdotted, you can find it on Kazaa with the search query, Fuck Holywood.

    --

    Life is the leading cause of death in America.
  2. but it COULD be used for piracy! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just one of the powers of the DMCA, whose vagueness prohibits owning a crowbar.

  3. impinging by vudmaska · · Score: 2, Funny

    [anything remotely impinging] Isnt that what you do when you see if your chat buddies are on line?

    --

    my other sig sucks less

  4. In other news...... by tanveer1979 · · Score: 5, Funny
    RIAA MPAA have filed a suit against the ear. Apparantly people were storing data in neural networks without paying royalty using a highly sophisticated device ear. This device actualy can work around any copy protection mechanism to feed data into a neural network. Moreover this data can be broadcoast to other nodes using another devilish creation called the mouth and while doing so it rips of copy protection from stolen data.

    The Courts have shown favourable response to the petition.. after all they dont want our poor homeless singers and bands to suffer. Probably earplugs will become mandatory at concerts.. insider sources said.

    "Due to this stealing, our artists are so poor. Look at the music videos, they dont even have clothes to wear and have to appear in undergarments" said a RI** executive.
    --
    My Aurora : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o91ZsGwJYyg
    FB : https://www.facebook.com/TanveersPhotography
  5. travel plans? by DuctTape · · Score: 2, Funny
    I'll assume that Tallinn, Heinla and Kasesalu have no current plans to visit the U.S. anytime soon.

    I know who'll meet them at the airport.

    --
    Is this thing on? Hello?
  6. Re: Kazaa-lite is illegal. They told me so. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Reading this post is illegal."

    Looks like you just broke the law because my post said so.