Taking a Closer Look at the P2P Subpoenas 276
An anonymous reader writes "Cnet is reporting a federal appeals court on Tuesday scrutinized the details of a 1998 copyright law, wondering whether it permits the wide-scale unmasking of alleged peer-to-peer pirates by the music industry." The issue, of course, is the constitutionality of the DMCA subpoena process which is among the more evil components of the often-criticized law.
Slashdot ... (Score:2, Funny)
On the other hand, I am Interested in the legal ramifications of IT. Oh, never mind...
I guess the legal shit does affect us all.
Put your hands on the wall... (Score:5, Funny)
"How can we attract attention??? hmm... I dunno.. I've got it! Let's inadvertantly sue a pre-teen-daughter-of-a-single-mom!"
Brilliant. But so very stupid at the same time.
poor guy (Score:4, Funny)
You KNOW this is someone's actual name. I feel so bad for him.
Then again, Mr.Doe has probobly gotten this all his life, maybe we should help him out? www.savejohndoe.com?
Oh Canada! (Score:5, Funny)
Phew!
I hope the appeals court rules in favour of the file sharers. The thought of all those American P2P evil-doers moving up here to Canada [slashdot.org] was scaring me.
Re:pre-internet days (Score:5, Funny)
That's because Kazaa doesn't have a filter that will find misspelled words. Carole King, Aretha Franklin. Go forth and plunder.
Re:Poor babies.. (Score:3, Funny)
That someone knowingly breaks an unjust law imparts it no justice.
Which is exactly why I don't free my slaves.
Re:Legal Perspective? (Score:5, Funny)
Hey! I know of a guy who made available over a million copyrighted works! His name is Andrew Carnegie, and he started this lending service called "The New York Library"! Maybe the RIAA should go after him, as he's obviously a notorious pirate!
Re:Poor babies.. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Slashdot ... (Score:3, Funny)
it is not (Score:1, Funny)
in fact, it is rife only with normal porn named with child porn keywords.
<humor>
I only know because I downloaded the internet lastm month and had to review all the P2P files from kazaa.
don't tell my boss I said anything.
webmaster@riaa.com
</humor>
Good McBride vs Bad McBride (Score:2, Funny)
Good McBride: We wants it. We needs it. Must have the $699. They stole it from us. Sneaky little thieves. Wicked. Tricksy. False.
Bad McBride: No, no.
Gollum: Yes, precious. False. They will cheap you. Hurt you. Lie.
Good McBride: But filesharing is my friend.
Bad McBride, ridiculing: You don't have any friends. Nobody likes you.
Good McBride, hands cover ears: Not listening.
Bad McBride: You're a liar. And a thief.
Good McBride: No.
Bad McBride: Mur-der-er.
Good Mc Bride: [sniffling] Go away.
Bad Mc Bride: Go away!? [laughs]
Good McBride: I hate you. I Hate you.
Bad McBride, flabbergasted: What did you say?
Bad McBride, still in shock from the realization that Smeagol has balls: What?
Good McBride: Leave now, and never come back.
Bad McBride: nooo grrrrrr
[Dance] Gollum gollum gollum. Smeagol is free!!
Re:New Bill In Congress (Score:5, Funny)
wait, Brownback is a Republican?
Re:New Bill In Congress (Score:2, Funny)
Yes, because all software developers spend their lives in fear that Johnny might be using a pirate copy of their software to murder people with.
I'd like to subpeona.... (Score:3, Funny)
um.....?
Re:Poor babies.. (Score:2, Funny)