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Cloud Computing, Music Lockers, and the Supreme Court

Posted by timothy on from the advance-the-useful-arts-and-sciences dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Net speculation has swirled about the DOJ being stacked with media company-friendly attorneys who will throw the consumer under the bus, but in one of the first rulings, the Solicitor General defended network DVRs, mentioned cloud computing and a music locker — which has to be a first for a Supreme Court brief. Michael Robertson chronicles the latest developments and you can read the brief for yourself."

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  1. Why the surprise?? by Pvt_Ryan · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Lawyers are known to be friendly to whoever is paying them..

    When employeed by the RIAA ofc they are going to be aggressive to earn their keep.

    When employed by DoJ they don't care about the RIAA the govenment is paying them so they do what the government wants and if the govenment doesnt care they use their own views.

    Logically (most) lawyers don't like to repersent rapists (for example) but they will when paid..

  2. Re:Thank goodness by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So you're saying that no matter how they ruled, you would still have a snarky, cynical comment about the government?

    Reject network DVRs -> "Government in the MPAA/RIAA's pocket!"
    Defend network DVRs -> "Government in the cable companies/ISP's pocket!"

  3. Re:Thank goodness by harryandthehenderson · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Pretty much. These types of people always have to find fault with the government even if it's a the exact same position they themselves were advocating.