Altnet Sues Record Industry Over File Hash Patents

robochan writes "In a charming twist of fate, CNET is reporting that Altnet, a company that sells music and other digital goods through file-swapping services, is suing the RIAA for alleged patent infringement. Altnet CEO Kevin Bermeister stated, 'We cannot stand by and allow them to erode our business opportunity by the wholesale infringement of our rights.' Goodness, that sounds all too familiar..."

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Re:Good..

[maximilln]

I may take a minority opinion when I say distributing copyrighted files you don't have the copyright for or a license to distribute should be against the law

You're in the majority when you lump up with trolls. May I point out that no one put a gun to the recording industry and said,"YOU MUST SELL THIS CD!" They sold the CD, voluntarily, now deal with the consequences rather than whining about a 14-year old sharing music. It's no secret that CDs are easily ripped, easily copied, and easily distributed.

Someone else pointed out a good analogy: Give a child a jar of 100 cookies, tell them to take one, but let them keep the jar for as long as they want.

Why are the courts rewarding corporate America for what amounts to either ridiculous stupidity or blatant entrapment?