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Grokster Decision Won't Stop RIAA, MPAA Suits
akahige writes "According to this Reuters article, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the operators of Grokster and StreamCast are not liable for copyright infringement. On the other hand the *AA is appealing the decision to the Supreme Court, and has no intention of ceasing litigation against these or other P2P services. Next up, eDonkey. If ever there was a case where voting with your dollar made sense it was this one -- but too many people just can't get enough of Britney." We mentioned the court's decision a few days ago; this article stresses that the industry is gung ho to overturn it, and that this decision covers only part of the case.
The parents suggestion sounds reasonable, unless perhaps the two associations in question were....oh say, quietly funded by Microsoft.
This is the same NOW that can't speak out about who Islam treats women?
Great. Where do I send my $50?
You mean, you didn't volunteer for the position? You don't even have a Paypal account to accept donations?
No domain name, no website, no mailing address?
Oh, so you posted to slashdot - great and all, but if you really wanted to matter, you'd do something more.
I chose my battle - alternative education. See, I think kids need a good education in order to make wise decisions as adults. And, there are lots of tough decisions coming in the next 100 years. So, I'm part of a company that facilitates alternative education in California. Many thousands of kids benefit, and the company is growing both rapidly and profitably.
If you are serious, start the damn tech group. Get the required membership, get the paypal account working, get a website put together. (Hint: both techrally.org and techinnovation.org are not registered) Otherwise, you're wasting time, and the power used to run your mother's computer.
If you matter, do something. Otherwise, shut up.
I have no problem with your religion until you decide it's reason to deprive others of the truth.