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Innocent File-Sharers Could Appear Guilty?
daveo0331 writes " New Scientist has an article about what could be a promising defense strategy for people targeted by the RIAA. Basically, anyone on the Gnutella network can frame other users by making it look like someone is hosting RIAA music, even though they're not. Therefore, the RIAA's "evidence" against file sharers is theoretically unreliable and wouldn't stand as good a chance of holding up in court. No mention of whether this has anything to do with the RIAA's eagerness to settle the lawsuits out of court. The article is based on a research paper (PDF link, HTML version) posted anonymously to a web hosting service in Australia."
can you say those 2 words in the same sentence?
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This case alone is the ultimate mistake the RIAA could have made. A easy-to-deny false alligation against an "adorable grandmother" character... way to lose a "hearts and mind" campaign.
That's either the most depressing or most hilarious thing I've ever seen... Wonder how long it'll take someone to type format c:
Maxim: People cannot follow directions.
Increases in truth directly with the length of time spent explaining them
The RIAA has an amazing similarity to OJ Simpson. Still in search of 'The Real Filesharers'
How many people are going to stand up and say in court that they hold the copyright to a child porn clip, and demand that they be compensated for loss of profit. Also, I doubt if they would be members of the RIAA, though it wouldn't surprise me that much.
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