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Mark Cuban to fund Grokster vs. MGM case.

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the mark-if-you-read-this-we-heart-you dept.

Deadric writes "According to Mark Cuban's latest blog entry, he will help fund the Grokster vs. MGM case, which threatens to destroy the Betamax shield."

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  1. How exciting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hope he doesn't make it into a reality series.

  2. Would you call this by OffTheLip · · Score: 2, Funny

    Cuban libre?

  3. Re:Ok, I'll bite... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    a billionaire who owns the dallas mavericks, even i know this and i'm finnish!

  4. Re:Ok, I'll bite... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Your Finnish? Do you know Linus?

  5. Second sentence of the weblog entry... by Faust7 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I am not a technology owner.

    I call bullshit. ;)

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  6. Re:The "Betamax shield" may not fit anyway. by ArmchairGenius · · Score: 1, Funny

    And here I was thinking the "Betamax shield" was some new form of birth control.....

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  7. Half the Battle by droleary · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't know about the USA, but in England it has long been held that a manufacturer of a kitchen knife cannot be held responsible for a murder carried out using the knife.

    In the USA, we use guns to irresponsibly kill each other. Only in rural and/or southern regions does the concept of a special "kitchen gun" make sense. Now you know!

    1. Re:Half the Battle by kurosawdust · · Score: 5, Funny

      Oh man, the Kitchen Gun has been a staple of Southern cuisine for centuries now. Ever have grits? That's nothing but a bushel of ears of corn before the twelve-gauge tenderizer gets a hold of it.

    2. Re:Half the Battle by CodeBuster · · Score: 2, Funny

      Why you yunngins gots no respect for yer elders these days there was a time boy when that kitchen gun was what put food on yer granpappy's table. There ain't nutin' but trouble in takin away our kitchen guns if ye ask me...hack now git and leave an old man to his afternoon nap...

  8. Re:Unfortunately worded by Jeremy+Erwin · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey, maybe Mark Cuban just likes litigation. Fund both sides, sit back, watch the sparks fly...

  9. Re:Ok, I'll bite... by stratjakt · · Score: 3, Funny

    Who the fuck are the Dallas Mavericks?

    Soccer team or something?

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  10. Re:Mark Cuban by LDoggg_ · · Score: 4, Funny

    Than he should've renewed Steve Nash's contract.
    If Phoenix finishes with the best record, Nash is gonna get the MVP award.

    Wow, NBA on-top in a slashdot post. Good day so far :)

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  11. Re:Guy who rode the boom by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    How's your Limp Bizkit CD collection doing?

  12. Re:The "Betamax shield" may not fit anyway. by jamesjw · · Score: 2, Funny

    ....the uncontroverted survey evidence established that 69% to 75% of all Betamax owners maintain large libraries of off-the-air recordings and that the vast majority of programs in those libraries are copyrighted motion pictures....

    News this week: Huge numbers of people flock to eBay to pick up Betamax recorders so they can tape all their P2P content to the format and remain legit :)

    Ok.. probably not likely :)

    --Jim

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