NYT Promotes File Sharing

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Posted by michael on Friday September 10, 2004 @05:08AM from the all-i-need-to-know-i-learned-in-kindergarten dept.

aisaac writes "An article in today's NYT comments intelligently on filesharing. Key points: downloading music is not illegal, peer-to-peer enables this useful and legal activity, and a list of good places to find good music online (including the American Memory Collection at the Library of Congress. The Induce Act is briefly mentioned without analysis, but the article does not mention that some of the Act's sponsors and cosponsors have expressed a willingness to consider ammendments to restrict the application of the Act. (This according to a letter I received from Senator Sarbanes.) Let's keep the pressure on!" A Congress call-in day is being organized.

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NYT with Sensible Article by jim_nanney · 2004-09-10 05:11 · Score: 3, Funny

I don't believe it. Especially if it promotes music swapping on P2P. RIAA personel are on the way to the NYT offices now armed with Cease and Desist orders and an order of retraction.
Its just a ploy ... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-10 05:13 · Score: 5, Funny

They figure if they appease the slashdot crowd they can get us to register to view the articles.
Induce by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-10 05:19 · Score: 3, Funny

arrrrrrgh, Im being induced...as we speak...NOOOO
must ... not ... infringe!

Wheres my Induce Act so I can sue these bastards for printing such an inducing article?
look out by StevenHenderson · 2004-09-10 05:19 · Score: 2, Funny

Hate to see the registration NYT would propose for it, though. :)
Re:It's not the computer that steals music... by El · 2004-09-10 05:34 · Score: 2, Funny

The opposite side of the debate is, of course, if we remove the means, then we disable the criminal.Right, which is why I support mandatory castration of all males to cut down on rape!

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"Freedom means freedom for everybody" -- Dick Cheney
Re:Consider the source by jubitzu · 2004-09-10 05:35 · Score: 4, Funny

Sometimes I play my music real loud so everyone near me can hear. Those bastards need to put on earmuffs and stop stealing my music!
Yeah but what I wanna know is... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-10 05:46 · Score: 1, Funny

BUt what I wanna know is, what's the best p2p to use, and where can you get the best stuf to download? And not just the lame legal crap, either. The NYT article should go into where to get the best warez and whatnots.