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Taking a Closer Look at the P2P Subpoenas
An anonymous reader writes "Cnet is reporting a federal appeals court on Tuesday scrutinized the details of a 1998 copyright law, wondering whether it permits the wide-scale unmasking of alleged peer-to-peer pirates by the music industry." The issue, of course, is the constitutionality of the DMCA subpoena process which is among the more evil components of the often-criticized law.
On the other hand, I am Interested in the legal ramifications of IT. Oh, never mind...
I guess the legal shit does affect us all.
There is no spoon or sig.
I just want to see more 12-year-old girls get sued. I mean, you can't BUY publicity like that!
"How can we attract attention??? hmm... I dunno.. I've got it! Let's inadvertantly sue a pre-teen-daughter-of-a-single-mom!"
Brilliant. But so very stupid at the same time.
Hard loop..... huh?
Dynamic Designs
the RIAA could be forced to file thousands of "John Doe" lawsuits instead
You KNOW this is someone's actual name. I feel so bad for him.
Then again, Mr.Doe has probobly gotten this all his life, maybe we should help him out? www.savejohndoe.com?
Phew!
I hope the appeals court rules in favour of the file sharers. The thought of all those American P2P evil-doers moving up here to Canada was scaring me.
Trolling is a art,
i can never find a good selection of Carol King or Arthra Franklin songs
That's because Kazaa doesn't have a filter that will find misspelled words. Carole King, Aretha Franklin. Go forth and plunder.
That someone knowingly breaks an unjust law imparts it no justice.
Which is exactly why I don't free my slaves.
Trolling is a art,
Hey! I know of a guy who made available over a million copyrighted works! His name is Andrew Carnegie, and he started this lending service called "The New York Library"! Maybe the RIAA should go after him, as he's obviously a notorious pirate!
"Freedom means freedom for everybody" -- Dick Cheney
This maybe the case in your country, but in America our laws are based on the will of the people, not arbitrary deemings of "right" and "wrong."
in my experience with kazaa, it is not rife with child porn.
in fact, it is rife only with normal porn named with child porn keywords.
<humor>
I only know because I downloaded the internet lastm month and had to review all the P2P files from kazaa.
don't tell my boss I said anything.
webmaster@riaa.com
</humor>
Good McBride: We wants it. We needs it. Must have the $699. They stole it from us. Sneaky little thieves. Wicked. Tricksy. False.
Bad McBride: No, no.
Gollum: Yes, precious. False. They will cheap you. Hurt you. Lie.
Good McBride: But filesharing is my friend.
Bad McBride, ridiculing: You don't have any friends. Nobody likes you.
Good McBride, hands cover ears: Not listening.
Bad McBride: You're a liar. And a thief.
Good McBride: No.
Bad McBride: Mur-der-er.
Good Mc Bride: [sniffling] Go away.
Bad Mc Bride: Go away!? [laughs]
Good McBride: I hate you. I Hate you.
Bad McBride, flabbergasted: What did you say?
Bad McBride, still in shock from the realization that Smeagol has balls: What?
Good McBride: Leave now, and never come back.
Bad McBride: nooo grrrrrr
[Dance] Gollum gollum gollum. Smeagol is free!!
those rat bastard rich-loving Republicans will do anything to stop this....
wait, Brownback is a Republican?
guns kill people like spoons make Rosie O'Donnell fat.
>it would make it harder for individuals to protect themselves from real criminals and borderline sociopaths.
Yes, because all software developers spend their lives in fear that Johnny might be using a pirate copy of their software to murder people with.
If you could be told what you can see or read, then it follows that you could be told what to say or think - BoC
All the default-user@kazaa.com on ip range 64.1.1.1-64.255.255.255
um.....?
Ave Molech Setting
No faith you have. Teach you I will.
who are those slashdot people? they swept over like Mongol-Tartars.