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Kazaa Sues Record Labels

Posted by simoniker on from the litigation-fun-for-everyone dept.

dannyp writes "CNN is reporting that Kazaa is suing the record companies, claiming that they used an illegal client to log in to the P2P network - an interesting twist." The lawsuit also claims "...efforts to combat piracy on Kazaa violated terms for using the network."

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  1. Suddenly by keesh · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wish I was a lawyer, not an engineer...

    1. Re:Suddenly by EvilTwinSkippy · · Score: 4, Funny

      Legal code and computer code have a lot in common. They are incomprehensible to the common man, riddled with logical errors, and open to exploitation an abuse by hacks.

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    2. Re:Suddenly by EvilTwinSkippy · · Score: 3, Funny

      Have you actually read an act of congress? Talk about security through obscurity!

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    3. Re:Suddenly by queequeg1 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Way offtopic, but something to think about if you consider becoming an attorney . . .

      Every once in awhile I run into someone who graduated from law school and, for some unknown reason decided to take up writing, or start a new business, or something else that has nothing to do with law. Despite my favorable experiences practicing law for the past six years, whenever I run into one of these people, I have this disturbing feeling that I'm talking to someone who managed to resist a great and horrible temptation and do something meaningful and worthwhile with their lives. I'm not quite sure what to make of this. The closest analogy (because we lawyers only think in analogies) is that it is like those moments of lucidity that senile elderly people sometimes have, when they suddenly remember everything and don't demonstrate the symptoms of memory loss. Perhaps I'm remembering that I once had a well anchored perception of common sense, decency, and respect for my fellow man.

      oh well, gotta get back to writing that brief.

    4. Re:Suddenly by Alien+Being · · Score: 3, Funny

      If these lawyers were engineers, there designs would look like this.

    5. Re:Suddenly by Paradise+Pete · · Score: 5, Funny
      I have this disturbing feeling that I'm talking to someone who managed to resist a great and horrible temptation and do something meaningful and worthwhile with their lives.

      Here we have a sentence which can be parsed as either saying practicing law is a bad thing, or not practicing law is a bad thing. Clearly you are a great lawyer.

    6. Re:Suddenly by NanoGator · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Yeah, but the computer code has to eventually compile. :-)"

      I use interpreted languages you insensitive clod.

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      "Derp de derp."
  2. resisting cliche urge by cr@ckwhore · · Score: 4, Funny

    must... resist... urge... to ... post.... cliches!

    resisting.... what goes... around... comes around... aaaah... pot... kettle... black... force is stronger... glass houses... AAAAH.

    heh

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  3. grant them amnesty by civilengineer · · Score: 5, Funny

    if they promise not make any more CDs

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  4. In other news by bobbabemagnet · · Score: 5, Funny

    Kazaa recently withdrew their suit after they realized they were suing a 60 year old woman with an iMac. This follows the current trend of trying to give a random old lady a heart attack.

  5. Well how about me? by _Sexy_Pants_ · · Score: 5, Funny

    I want in on the action! Who can I sue!?

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  6. HEHEH DMCA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    They should encrypt the Kazaa network and sue the RIAA for DMCA violations...

  7. yes but... by another+misanthrope · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...how long until they demand Google pull all R**A links?

  8. My fave quote by smoondog · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Recording Industry Association of America called Sharman's "newfound admiration for the importance of copyright law" ironic and "self-serving."

    And to that Kazaa replied that the RIAA's newfound disrespect for the legal system ironic and self-serving.

    -Sean

  9. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  10. Sue me hoes! by t_allardyce · · Score: 5, Funny

    Great now il get sued by Kazaa for using Kazaa Lite, and the RIAA for copy-right theft and SunnComm for circumnavigation. Does anyone else want in? Come round to mine for super-hot coffee burns and violent video games!

    (Good thing i dont live in America)

    Disclaimer: This post is not a legal confession.

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  11. It's obvious... by Eric_Cartman_South_P · · Score: 4, Funny
    Yeah, but the computer code has to eventually compile. :-)

    It's obvious you never worked for a .com before :)

  12. Re:Hmmmm.. by wastaz · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, you should check out the secret ftp running on 127.0.0.1, thats where BSA stores all the l33t w4r3z that they take from their busts. It's great! Fast download, has nearly everything, really awesome!