ReDigi Defends Used Digital Music Market

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "ReDigi has fired back, opposing Capitol Records's motion for a preliminary injunction. In his opposition declaration, ReDigi's CTO Larry Rudolph explains in detail (PDF) how the technology employed by ReDigi's used digital music marketplace effects transfer of a music file without copying, but by modifying the record locator in an 'atomic transaction,' and how it verifies that only a single instance of a unique file can enter the ReDigi cloud system. ReDigi's opposition papers also point out plaintiff's own admissions that mp3 files are not 'material objects' or 'phonorecords' under the Copyright Act, and therefore not subject to the Copyright Act's distribution right, and defend ReDigi's used digital music marketplace and cloud storage system (PDF) on a number of grounds, including the First Sale exception to the distribution right applicable to a 'particular' copy, the Essential Step exception to the distribution right applicable to a copy essential to the running of a computer program, and Fair Use space shifting."

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Slashdot refuses to report a story.

According to Reuters, Apple surpassed Android in marketshare by the end of 2011, confirming earlier reports by both Nielsen and NPD. 150 Android smartphones couldn't beat the iPhone 4S, and with 15 million iPads sold last quarter, the tablet market is now larger than the entire desktop PC market.

Who cares? Well, when 2011 started, Slashdot triumphantly reported that Android surpassed iOS in marketshare. In fact, Android fans on Slashdot constantly cited Android's marketshare as proof that it was taking over the industry, that openness was superior to the "walled garden", and that Android was "winning". Marketshare is still fetishized around here and considered a sign of victory.

So, what happens when the opposite happens and Apple erases Android's marketshare lead by the end of the year? Despite multiple submissions from several users, and news coverage ranging from Arstechnica to CNN, Slashdot refuses to publish the story.

This is a Linux advocacy site whose early userbase was driven by hatred of Windows marketshare. Anything negative about the marketshare of Linux or platforms based on Linux, gets killed. Slashdot is intentionally not providing you full tech news coverage because it wants to cater to a specific demographic of emotionally-invested users who are more likely to generate repeat page views.

As usual, key points are missing from the story

[SmallFurryCreature]

This guy was NOT just convicted for downloading bomb making instructions BUT for the COMBINATION of downloading bomb making instructions, compiling a price list for components, weapons and ammo AND a letter offering himself as a recruit for Jihad.

Granted, I can't see any proof in the full story he wrote the letter or made the list BUT it is the combination of these things that led to the prosecution and conviction. That he pleaded guilty also hints there is more going on.

To get the car anology out of the way, if you are arrested for being drunk behind the wheel of your parked car you CANNOT run a story claiming that you were arrested for buying beer. Nor were you arrested for being drunk, you were being arrested for being drunk in car behind the wheel (it being parked doesn't matter, you are not allowed in the driving seat drunk).

Nit picking? Yes because if you want to rage about civil rights you need to come up with a coherent story, not a story that will be picked apart in 2 seconds by your opponents.

Imagine for instance the case of Rosa Parks, you would make the racists case if you went to defend her and hinged your entire case that she was forced to go to the back of bus for being a woman...

IF you think this case is wrong, you need to fight the case, not some made up case by a slashdot editor with a grudge on his shoulder. It is the combination of documents that lead to the case NOT a single document on its own.