Supreme Court Rejects RIAA Appeal

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Supreme Court Rejects RIAA Appeal

Posted by timothy on Tuesday October 12, 2004 @05:08AM from the sounds-like-a-smart-one dept.

An anonymous reader submits "Recall that the RIAA originally used to directly send DMCA-laced supoenas to ISPs to obtain information about a P2P user. Then recall how Verizon and other providers balked saying the RIAA had to file John Doe suits first. It ultimately reached SCOTUS, with the RIAA appealing a decision that was in Verizon's favor. SCOTUS has declined to hear the case, effectively casting the Verizon opinion in stone. Wahoo! Part of DMCA shot down!"

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yay! by delta_avi_delta · 2004-10-12 05:10 · Score: 5, Funny

And the Lord saw that it was good, and said, "w00t!"
1. Re:yay! by delta_avi_delta · 2004-10-12 05:47 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  but it's so comfy in here - it's bigger than my apartment :)
I think this decribes it best by Prince+Vegeta+SSJ4 · 2004-10-12 05:10 · Score: 2, Funny

w00t!
Thank goodness, they chose not to stifle innovation, because the RIAA thinks their product desreves more money.
Whew, for awhile there by grunt107 · 2004-10-12 05:10 · Score: 4, Funny

All the 'Nothing to see' messages had me thinking the RIAA had DMCA'd /.

Thankfully, the Supreme Court is at least knocking down the RIAA. Maybe now they'll realize litigating teenagers is actually a money-losing endeavor.
reasoning behind rejecting the appeal by SKPhoton · 2004-10-12 05:11 · Score: 5, Funny

Perhaps, like all of us, the judges are getting tired of the RIAA's "tactics" and want it to shut up and stop whining.
1. Re:reasoning behind rejecting the appeal by ackthpt · 2004-10-12 05:24 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Perhaps, like all of us, the judges are getting tired of the RIAA's "tactics" and want it to shut up and stop whining.
  They can't hear any whining, they've got their MP3 players cranked up. Rumerhazzit Clarence Thomas listens to Dick Cheney singing.
  
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Look at the ratio ;) by BobSutan · 2004-10-12 05:13 · Score: 3, Funny

Chalk one up for the good guys. Good guys: 3 Bad greedy companies: 10,003

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"Wahoo! Part of DMCA shot down!" by demonbug · 2004-10-12 05:15 · Score: 4, Funny

I find your lack of respect disturbing, slashdotter... or should I say John Doe #1!?!
Misread summary by crawdaddy · 2004-10-12 05:15 · Score: 5, Funny

I thought it said SCROTUS at first! I wonder if they have any ties to the terrorist organization known as the CLIT.
1. Re:Misread summary by Enrico+Pulatzo · 2004-10-12 05:31 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  not as often as they'd like...
It's a sad day... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-12 05:16 · Score: 2, Funny

...when activist judges use their positions to legislate from the bench and shoot down part of such a patriotic law like the DMCA.
Re:SCOTUS being... by soulsteal · 2004-10-12 05:20 · Score: 3, Funny

Please note that SCOTUS is nothing like scrotum, except when they make decisions that we don't like.
Re:great! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-12 05:30 · Score: 2, Funny

Porn?

I'd make porn.
Re:Good by kfg · 2004-10-12 05:39 · Score: 5, Funny

People should start suing *them*.

Q: What do you need when you've just shot down part of the DMCA?

A: More bullets

KFG
Not to quote Van Halen songs, but by Mr.+Cancelled · 2004-10-12 05:42 · Score: 2, Funny

There'll be dancing, Dancing in the streets...
Re:SCOTUS being... by value_added · 2004-10-12 06:08 · Score: 2, Funny

The Supreme Court of USA for those of you who (like me) didn't have a clue at first.
AKA (in casual parlance) "The Supremes" whose work is available for free.
Not to be confused with The Supremes(TM) whose works are not so free or so easily available for download.
Re:Next stop: Thousands of lawsuits against John D by TiggertheMad · 2004-10-12 06:15 · Score: 2, Funny

well, unless they figure out how to have a bot produce lawsuits...

Bots...Producing...lawsuits...hmmmmm...SHEER GEINUS!

I think I have just hit upon the mysterious solution to step number 3 that has eluded many business plans over the last few years...

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