Crossplatform iTunes Sharing and Trading

An anonymous reader writes "As reported on Cnet and others, an open source java iTunes client named ourTunes has been released under the GPL by a group of anonymous hackers. Unlike the Apple iTunes for Windows and Mac, ourTunes allows a user to queue up and save to disk the music shared by other users. Recent court rulings have held that developers of p2p file sharing software cannot be held liable for 'for any copyright infringement committed by people using their products.'"

Comments

Captin, she cant take much more of this

[slashnutt]

developers of p2p file sharing software cannot be held liable for any copyright infringement

The dam is just about to break.

Re:Captin, she cant take much more of this

[Anonymous Coward]

It doesn't matter whether the legal term is "stealing" or copyright infringement. It's still using something that doesn't belong to you in an illegal

Just like it doesn't matter whether something's an duck or a velociraptor. It's still some sort of an animal.

Choice of words does matter. That's what makes communication meaningful.

I give up on this path...it is apparent I'm dealing with a bunch of techie thiefs.

Is there any way for us to tell what you mean by "give up", "path" or "techie" given your professed lack of concern as to the meaning of the words you use?

Make it ugly

[Anonymous Coward]

http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/08/20/174 8226&tid=141&tid=108&tid=3&tid=218

To be gramatically consistent...

[Aerion]

Shouldn't that be "weTunes" in order to use the pronoun in the subjective case?

Re:To be gramatically consistent...

[GregChant]

If you want to be pedantic, the i in iTunes isn't a pronoun, but an abbreviation of "internet". Additionally, since the development team is trying to convey a specific agenda, the name is appropriate.

You lose at linguistics.

Re:To be gramatically consistent...

[5m477m4n]

I was thinking usTunes sounded more patriotic, like freedom fries. Or Tunes R Us?

Quote from the RIAA

[Phoenix-IT]

"It saddens us to see that yet more tools of a burglar are allowed to be released to the public. Thieves in the night will now have more tools to steal the food from artists' tables." - RIAA

Re:Quote from the RIAA

[Anonymous Writer]

Would they like to name one 'artist' who can't afford to eat?

Milli Vanilli?

Re:Quote from the RIAA

[JTWYO]

Unless he's a zombie! A lipsynching zombie. Turn off the playback and all he's really singing is "Brains brains brains brains..."

FAQ -- P2P

[no soup for you]

2) Is this a Peer to Peer (P2P) program? Aren't those things created by Satan to steal Christmas from Baby Jesus?

That's hilarious. Although I'm opposed to all Satan programs that take away our Christmas, I might learn to like this one.

Re:For a second...

[musikit]

" When you could release a program as shareware and actualy have people register rather then crack it."

when was that?

Re:Name won't last...

[CreatureComfort]

So that's the Indiana Holding Company?

Re:I hate java applications

[Milton Waddams]

What, you hate java apps because you don't know how to run them?

Stop being such a fucktard, it's like saying that computers don't work because you can't find the power button

Re:pretty neat

[FictionPimp]

That guy spent $13900.00 on music in the last what...year? Wow. Either that or he drinks a lot of pepsi. I think that addictions beats my coffee habit.

In other news...

[guitaristx]

A group of computer enthusiasts have begun a protest at the RIAA headquarters. Many of them have been seen doing "touchdown dances" and making obscene gestures towards the RIAA headquarters building.