French Record Labels Go After Limewire, SourceForge 326
An anonymous reader notes that TorrentFreak is reporting: "French record labels have received the green light to sue four US-based companies that develop P2P applications, including the BitTorrent client Vuze, Limewire, and Morpheus. Shareaza is the fourth application, for which the labels are going after the open source development platform SourceForge. ... Putting aside the discussion on the responsibilities of application developers for their users activities, the decision to go after SourceForge for hosting a application that can potentially infringe, is stretching credibility beyond all bounds." SourceForge is Slashdot's corporate parent.
Juristiction? (Score:5, Funny)
SPFF had already sued the various companies and organizations last year, but until now it has been unclear whether the US based companies behind the applications could be prosecuted under French law. A French court has now ruled that this is indeed possible, which means that they can proceed to court.
How are non-french companies not operating in France (so far as I know) subject to French law?
Someone should let them know that only America can get away with that.
Cool! (Score:5, Funny)
I hope they go after those evil, piracy-enabling, hard disk manufacturers next.
Why stop with SourceForge (Score:5, Funny)
Then they should target ISPs for not blocking access to Google and all the other "infringing" sites.
And while they're at it, sue Slashdot for talking about this.
Re:And Blame Microsoft in... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Good luck .. (Score:4, Funny)
If US won't do as we tell you, we mobilize our mighty war machines and invade your puny little country. Just like we did with.. ehm... just like... umm...
Ahem, never mind.
Re:Pricks (Score:4, Funny)
Meh, just specify that all copyrighted works must be flagged with the Evil Bit.
Re:Overlord? (Score:5, Funny)
It's a conspiracy involving CmdrTaco, CowboyNeal, SourceForge, the French government and the Illuminati. I'd tell you more, but I've probably said too much already.
Posted AC for the obvious reasons.
Re:Overlord? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Cool! (Score:5, Funny)
No, they need to go after the evil people who produce the silcon used in chips, no wait - add the mining companies who mine the metals used, the oil companies for the oils used to make plastics, for producing the stuff in the first place for us to find it and (ab)use it.
Re:Why stop with SourceForge (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Cool! (Score:5, Funny)
You're not seeing the real force behind the evilness here. They need to sue monkeys for evolving into humans who would then go on to commit copyright infringement. Damn those tree-dwelling purveyors of immorality!
Slashdot is going DOWN !! (Score:0, Funny)
Reap what you sow !!
It's in the bible (GALATIANS 6: 7-9) and it has so been foretold !! You are doomed as are all who read these pages !! Repent !! Repent !!
or you'll all be going down - TO HELL !!
Re:Cool! (Score:2, Funny)
Absolutely! Who needs a terabyte of storage at home, if not for illegal purposes?
640K should be enough for anyone, even Gates already knew that in '81.
"Backdoor" (Score:2, Funny)
> It is rarely good when it is used to shove an unpopular law through your country's backdoor.
"Backdoor"? Is that what they're calling it now on Slashdot???
Re:Overlord? (Score:1, Funny)
The single user that has posted the most comments on slashdot: Anonymous Coward!. He's involved in this. No, wait, he is this!
Oh, shit. They're on to me!