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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Yeah... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-12 05:10 · Score: -1, Offtopic

...but didn't the court also vow *not* to rule on the 10 Commandments case that is going to trial this month?
FP by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-12 05:10 · Score: -1, Offtopic

FP
Re:great! by chocotof · 2004-10-12 05:14 · Score: 0, Offtopic

correct, go the the public library, lend out the CD and copy it. Perfectly OK since your library has paid all royalties and hence you are entitled to listen to the music.
Re:Next stop: Thousands of lawsuits against John D by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-12 05:14 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Vote in Ohio!

ATTENTION DEMOCRATS! No matter where you live, you can register to vote absentee in Ohio ! The Wood County Board of Elections doesn't ask for proof of residency. REGISTER NOW and VOTE KERRY!

Vote in Ohio!
ATTENTION DEMOCRATS! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-12 05:17 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Vote in Ohio!

ATTENTION DEMOCRATS! No matter where you live, you can register to vote absentee in Ohio ! The Wood County Board of Elections doesn't ask for proof of residency. REGISTER NOW and VOTE KERRY!

Vote in Ohio!
1. Re:ATTENTION DEMOCRATS! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-12 05:24 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  No matter where you live, you can register to vote absentee in Ohio...REGISTER NOW and VOTE KERRY
  In return will Kerry get me out of jail for doing so?
2. Re:ATTENTION DEMOCRATS! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-12 05:32 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Thanks for the tip, I'll vote absentee for Bush. :P
3. Re:ATTENTION DEMOCRATS! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-12 05:39 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  LOL!
  
  Yes but you have to be registered to vote already, and that deadline has passed.
4. Re:ATTENTION DEMOCRATS! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-12 14:08 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  It is estimated that about 45,000 people are registered in both Florida and New York. It seems that people retire, move to FL, register in FL, and continue to vote in both states. Most are Democrats, of course. Dems see nothing wrong with voting twice (or more) and vote fraud.
  
  Take those illegal votes out of Florida and suddenly the 2000 election wasn't even close. But you criminal Dems know that already, don't you?
5. Re:ATTENTION DEMOCRATS! by Adam9 · 2004-10-12 15:11 · Score: 0, Offtopic
  
  I live in Ohio you insensitive clod!
Re:Next stop: Thousands of lawsuits against John D by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-12 05:22 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Nice troll, assmaster.

Yes, they DO ask for proof of residency. And the deadline for registration was last week.

And even if they didn't, what you're proposing is electoral fraud. I want Kerry to win, no question, but not by electoral shenanigans.

We got Bush that way, remember?
du'h? by t_allardyce · 2004-10-12 05:26 · Score: -1, Offtopic

SCROTUM.. heh heh heheheh

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Re:SCOTUS being... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-12 05:41 · Score: -1, Offtopic

However, there are scrotums within the SCOTUS.
Re:What is copyright violation? by Kombat · 2004-10-12 07:36 · Score: 1, Offtopic

While I share your sentiment that it's sickening to be corrected in everyday talk,

Is it really "sickening," as in, physically nausiating, or were you just using a metaphor? Did you choose to write "sickening" to mean an obviously exaggerated expression of annoyance?

Sort of like how people use "stealing" as a metaphor for "copying music without paying for it" when referring to music downloaders? Do you see where I'm going with this?

Lighten up, all you semantic nitpickers. We use metaphors all the time. Get over it.

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Re:Next stop: Thousands of lawsuits against John D by ThePiMan2003 · 2004-10-12 08:49 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Except of course he lost the popular vote. Down with the electoral college!