Hey that's a good point, but I think actually supports the plaintiff.
It's not like suing the convenience store, it's like suing the cigarette manufacturer. It's not the cigarette maker that kills you, it's the cigarette. But we still allow lawsuits against the maker.
In this case, it's the maker of the software that allows you to do something illegal. In fact, that makes it an even stronger case than smoking. Using Kazaa's product supports an illegal activity; using cigarettes just supports a really bad behavior.
The only thing that makes these different (besides legality) is that the tobacco maker's product actually reduces your ability to stop the bad behavior.
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Hey that's a good point, but I think actually supports the plaintiff.
It's not like suing the convenience store, it's like suing the cigarette manufacturer. It's not the cigarette maker that kills you, it's the cigarette. But we still allow lawsuits against the maker.
In this case, it's the maker of the software that allows you to do something illegal. In fact, that makes it an even stronger case than smoking. Using Kazaa's product supports an illegal activity; using cigarettes just supports a really bad behavior.
The only thing that makes these different (besides legality) is that the tobacco maker's product actually reduces your ability to stop the bad behavior.