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Altnet Sues Record Industry Over File Hash Patents

Posted by michael on from the patent-nonsense dept.

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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  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first first post

  2. In America by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In The United States, the files hash you!

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    That's right John Noble. You are a faggot

  4. Hey, look, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    A pair of linux exploits.

    http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1644282,00. as p

    I won't hold my breath until we see this story on slashdot...

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