This is a new world, folks, and all you anti-Napster, anti-Warez, big business lovers better start getting used to it now. RIAA thinks it is going to win by getting a judgment against Napster; in the meanwhile, MP3's are still being traded on FTP sites, as they have been for the past few years; and people are developing software applications just like Napster and Gnutella all over the world.
The RIAA's and the Microsofts are going to win their little battles, but lose the wars. Why? Because of the high demand for pirated MP3's and pirated software. Just because some court says, "Hey Napster, you gotta shut down, this is wrong", do you think the millions of software and music pirates are all of a sudden going to say, "Hey, this is wrong, I better stop!" I think not.
The problem with the RIAA's, the Business Software Alliances, the Microsofts, etc. is that they are still operating on an Industrial-Age business model. Sure, the RIAA made a ton of money in the past couple decades, but digital media brought in the information age. The rules have changed! From now on, it's the PEOPLE that are in control, not big business. The product is distributed at high speed at the will of the consumer...
RIAA's legal position is wrong--Napster is not the wrongdoer, it is the people using Napster. But the fact of the matter is, RIAA does not have the money to sue each and every Napster user out there, so they took the quickest and most headline grabbing route--sue Napster.
Now we have the GOVERNMENT interfering in a civil matter by filing an amicus brief on behalf of the Plaintiff? So much for the separation of powers doctrine of the US Constitution. Government comes to the rescue of big business and lets the world know exactly where it stands.
Someone please e-mail me the Linux driver for the CueCat and I will post it on my website, and FIGHT LIKE HELL to keep it on there. My e-mail address is: jur@comp2go.net. My website is http://fairshare.t5media.com.
Note: I am a stubborn son of a bitch and it would be a waste of time to sue me, cause I ain't got shit!
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This is a new world, folks, and all you anti-Napster, anti-Warez, big business lovers better start getting used to it now. RIAA thinks it is going to win by getting a judgment against Napster; in the meanwhile, MP3's are still being traded on FTP sites, as they have been for the past few years; and people are developing software applications just like Napster and Gnutella all over the world. The RIAA's and the Microsofts are going to win their little battles, but lose the wars. Why? Because of the high demand for pirated MP3's and pirated software. Just because some court says, "Hey Napster, you gotta shut down, this is wrong", do you think the millions of software and music pirates are all of a sudden going to say, "Hey, this is wrong, I better stop!" I think not. The problem with the RIAA's, the Business Software Alliances, the Microsofts, etc. is that they are still operating on an Industrial-Age business model. Sure, the RIAA made a ton of money in the past couple decades, but digital media brought in the information age. The rules have changed! From now on, it's the PEOPLE that are in control, not big business. The product is distributed at high speed at the will of the consumer... RIAA's legal position is wrong--Napster is not the wrongdoer, it is the people using Napster. But the fact of the matter is, RIAA does not have the money to sue each and every Napster user out there, so they took the quickest and most headline grabbing route--sue Napster. Now we have the GOVERNMENT interfering in a civil matter by filing an amicus brief on behalf of the Plaintiff? So much for the separation of powers doctrine of the US Constitution. Government comes to the rescue of big business and lets the world know exactly where it stands.
Someone please e-mail me the Linux driver for the CueCat and I will post it on my website, and FIGHT LIKE HELL to keep it on there. My e-mail address is: jur@comp2go.net. My website is http://fairshare.t5media.com.
Note: I am a stubborn son of a bitch and it would be a waste of time to sue me, cause I ain't got shit!