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Grokster/Morpheus Hearing Recap
TrentC writes "An article in The Mercury News reports that Senior Judge John T. Noonan, hearing arguments in the Morpheus/Grokster case (yes, it's still going!), scolded one of the attorneys for the recording industry for 'using abusive language' in referring to P2P networks as 'trafficking in pirated goods'. Noonan also questioned, in response to a claim that a study showed that 90% of the 750 million files shared on Morpheus was illegally distributed files, if the other 10% -- consisting of public-domain works, recordings of public performances and works where the copyright holders have granted permission -- consisted of enough non-infringing use to meet the criteria set forth in the famous Betamax decision. Maybe 2004 will be 'The Year The Courts Get It Right'?" We mentioned this hearing a few days ago. The EFF has audio of the hearing and case documents available. Since this case will likely decide the general legality of P2P services, it could be quite important.
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government graces.
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I just heard the news on cnn.com -- Presidential candidate/former mental patient Howard Dean was found dead this morning in his Washington (state) campain headquarters. There were no other details. I'm sure all slashdotters will miss him. Even if you didn't like his demaguogery, you probably got a laugh out of his ridiculous opinions. Truly a leftist icon.
Downloading of Movies, MP3s and Software is illegal and punishable by law.
We hereby inform you that your computer was scanned under the IP 228.214.119.95. The contents of your computer were confiscated as an evidence, and you will be indicated. In the next days, you'll get the charge in writing. In the Reference code: #53354, are all files, that we found on your computer.
The sender address of this mail was masked, to fend off mail bombs.
- You get more detailed information by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
-FBI-
- Department for "Illegal Internet Downloads", Room 7350
- 935 Pennsylvania Avenue
- Washington, DC 20535, USA
- (202) 324-3000
Seriously, have you ever even been on a P2P network? "trafficking in pirated goods" is a very accurate description, although it is not the only thing they are used for :P Thanks to P2P networks, I am a proud owner of Windows, Office, MATLAB, Mathcad, Easy CD Creator, Alcohol 120%, Partition Magic, Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop, multiple Virus Scanners and Personal Firewalls, Freelancer, Crazy Taxi, Half-Life, Tribes 2, and thousands of other less-known titles. I'm working on Flight Simulator 2002 and 2004, but those ISOs are nearly 700MB each! It will take me a little while.
On the less illegal side of things, P2P is a GREAT resource of porn. 15 GB and growing!
The linux CD is $699 but the picture of Linus is free. I'm posting the picture right here.