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Making Files Available Breaking the Law?

Posted by samzenpus on from the learn-not-to-share dept.

lordhathor2001 writes "The RIAA has argued in one of their cases that simply "making files available for distribution" violates copyright laws. This means that regardless of the legality of a file somebody has on their computer, just putting it in a shared files folder that can be accessed by other people is illegal. Although it's asinine, it really shouldn't come as any surprise given the RIAA's legal campaign that's more about what it believes than what the law actually says."

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  1. Thoughtcrime? by The+evil+non-flying · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Somedays I get the sinking feeling Orwell was an optimist.

  2. But understandable by WindBourne · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This has never been about theft of music. This is about stopping the independants. More and more of the new music is showing up on the net and labels are not needed. If RIAA can not control all the downloads, then it is only a matter of time before they are out of business.

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