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Supreme Court Takes Hard Look at P2P

Posted by Zonk on from the under-the-judicial-microscope dept.

Patrick Mannion writes "Supreme Court justices quizzed attorneys for file-swapping software companies and Hollywood studios Tuesday, in a case that will help determine the future of both the technology and entertainment industries. In their questions, the justices were critical of the entertainment industry's proposal, which would hold companies "predominantly" supported by piracy liable for copyright infringement. However, they showed little sympathy for the file-swapping companies' business model."

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  1. The GPL by bonch · · Score: 0, Troll
    Why should "intellectual property owners" have special privileges with regard to their products which allow them to override normal private property rights?


    In that case, I guess the GPL doesn't matter. Right?

    Barring that, your analogy doesn't even make sense. Someone buying a cabinet isn't able to make exact copies of the cabinet and distribute them to everyone in the neighborhood for free, putting the actual cabinet maker out of business. What right do you have to distribute his cabinet?

    Since when did a cabinet become "intellectual property" anyway? What a stupid analogy.