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RIAA Sues Usenet.com
Several readers pointed us to Torrentfreak's coverage of the RIAA's latest move: the major record labels have launched a copyright infringement lawsuit against Usenet.com. The complaint, filed in the federal District Court in New York, accuses Usenet.com of providing access to millions of copyright-infringing files and slams it for touting its service as a "haven for those seeking pirated content." Usenet.com has been refusing the labels' requests to block access to alleged "copyright infringing groups."
Guess IRC and finally Gopher will be up next :/
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Pay no attention to those alt.binaries. subscriptions.
I guess pigeons will be next. Woe is ye, oh little beasties of high capacity and ludicrous latency!
RIAA sues HTTP.com, RIAA sues USB 2.0, RIAA sues self?
I misread the title as "RIAA Uses Usenet.com".
Wow, what a difference two letters make, huh?
The complaint, filed in the federal District Court in New York, accuses Usenet.com of providing access to millions of copyright-infringing files
Next up, the RIAA sues Nike, for their involvement in a "massive, global-scale sneaker net"
The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
Like me! *commits massive piracy*
(hey you kids, get off my damn lawn!)
sorry.
anyway, what is this usenet stuff; and do I have to upgrade my copy of kermit to run it?
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"It is now safe to switch off your computer."
See what happens when you talk about Usenet?
You see! This is what happens when you arseholes talk about Usenet!
We warned you about the first rule of Usenet! But no, you guys just didn't listen.
Now look what you did.
WTF? Usenet predates the WWW and is essentially just a protocol; they might as well sue "email" as well.
Well back to stealing porno mags from the old mans stash.
God I feel bad for ripping off my 80 year old dad's playboys from the 70's ! Oh wow never knew there could be that much hair down there !
This package Does Not Contain a Winner
Hrmm, angry you are...
I sense the AOL is strong in this one, yes?
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USENET FAQ
Posted: 00:00:00 UTC on January 1, 1970
Version 0.0.1
Authro: Kibble
Group: Alt.First.Post
The first rule of Usenet is you don't talk about Usenet
the original internet :D or close enough
Trust me, soc.singles is the one group you do not want to be caught with offtopic cross-posts. Those people are Mean!
"It's the height of ridiculousness to say for those 9 lines you get hundreds of millions."
*horrors*
Let's hope they don't go after web.com and ftp.com next!
Beware: In C++, your friends can see your privates!
The major record labels have launched a copyright infringement lawsuit against the atomic element Cu (copper.) The complaint, filed in the federal District Court in New York, accuses Cu of providing access to millions of copyright-infringing files and slams it for touting its properties as a "low resistance conduit for those seeking pirated content." Cu has been unable to comply with the labels' requests to block access to alleged "copyright infringing electrical signals," as it is an element.
There's an overlord joke in there somewhere... I swear.
I for one welcome our New Sued By RIAA Global Earth Protecting Internet Inventing Al Gore Robot Overlords...
This is my sig.
Does this mean that September is finally going to end?
Appended to the end of comments you post. 120 chars.
The truth is that the RIAA truly believes that they are more important than absolutely everybody else in the world!
Next up: RIAA vs. Geo. W. Bush.
Me too!
16,548,583 songs available? And I can download them at blazing fast speeds? Those bastards are going to fear our wrath!
Wait. Are you referring to the Playboys, or your old man? I pause to shudder.
If you think I voted for Trump because of this post, you're wrong. I voted for Dr. Jill Stein of the Green Party. Again.
Thats when you call in us IT "Consultants." If we can't dazzle them with brilliance, we can baffle them with bullshit. ;)
Cheers.
This is my sig. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
Furthermore, I'm flummoxed why a student with a masters degree in computer science would attack usenet in the way this author did. It's like she's the one student in the whole world who doesn't pirate, and the one CS person in the world who wants usenet to go down.
I think that they will sue the Internet. Al Gore better be careful, he may be an accomplis
Cochran
Ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, Chef's attorney would certainly want you to believe that his client wrote "Stinky Britches" ten years ago. And they make a good case. Hell, I almost felt pity myself! But, ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, I have one final thing I want you to consider. Ladies and gentlemen, this is Chewbacca. Chewbacca is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk. But Chewbacca lives on the planet Endor. Now think about it; that does not make sense!
Gerald Broflovski
Damn it!
Chef
What?
Gerald
He's using the Chewbacca Defense!
Cochran
Why would a Wookiee, an eight-foot tall Wookiee, want to live on Endor, with a bunch of two-foot tall Ewoks? That does not make sense! But more important, you have to ask yourself: What does this have to do with this case? Nothing. Ladies and gentlemen, it has nothing to do with this case! It does not make sense! Look at me. I'm a lawyer defending a major record company, and I'm talkin' about Chewbacca! Does that make sense? Ladies and gentlemen, I am not making any sense! None of this makes sense! And so you have to remember, when you're in that jury room deliberatin' and conjugatin' the Emancipation Proclamation, [approaches and softens] does it make sense? No! Ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, it does not make sense! If Chewbacca lives on Endor, you must acquit! The defense rests.
Because he's not talking about usenet!
What is the usenet? I don't know. Does anyone know? No! It's nothing! It does not exist. Lawsuits are boring.
Oh! Look! A squirrel!!!
Does anyone like squirrels? Let's talk about squirrels!
I lost my sig.