Making Files Available Breaking the Law? 538
lordhathor2001 writes "The RIAA has argued in one of their cases that simply "making files available for distribution" violates copyright laws. This means that regardless of the legality of a file somebody has on their computer, just putting it in a shared files folder that can be accessed by other people is illegal. Although it's asinine, it really shouldn't come as any surprise given the RIAA's legal campaign that's more about what it believes than what the law actually says."
In other news... (Score:5, Funny)
I mean, really. What did you expect them to argue? "Oh, yes, we can't prove that they ever actually distributed a copy, so let's let all the nasty pirates go and we'll stop our campaign of lawsuits. Cherrio!"
Let's be serious here.
Brilliant! (Score:5, Funny)
Does that include... (Score:5, Funny)
Look... (Score:5, Funny)
Let me make this simple for you: I learned on Sesame Street that sharing is GOOD. It's going to be more difficult than you think to reprogram the inner-workings of my psyche that were molded by watching educational television as a child in the 80s.
Sincerely,
Me
Re:Brilliant! (Score:1, Funny)
Not only are there media files shared, but there is also all sorts of proprietary Microsoft software files in there as well. Maybe Microsoft should sue Microsoft. With their legal spending, I am sure they can find a way to win.
Speeding ticket? (Score:3, Funny)
Windows? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Brilliant! (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Lying assholes (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Poster didn't RTFA at all... (Score:1, Funny)
Yeah, but just as embarassing to be caught with.
Re:Oh bloody hell (Score:2, Funny)
I don't think that even the RIAA could bypass this. Maybe in another 1-3 years, but not for awhile.
Suckers! (Score:3, Funny)
Suckers! I put my shared files into a directory!
Re:Lying assholes (Score:1, Funny)
The web is illegal! (Score:4, Funny)
- Web content is made by files.
- The web is a technology to share, distribute and access contents.
- Thus the web should be illegal.
Very good!
Dear HunterZ, (Score:1, Funny)
Sincerely,
RIAA