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Re: Guilty verdict in music file-sharing case (CNN)
From: "Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 06:05:36 GMT
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -- "Jarrod Frates" <jfrates.ml () gmail com> wrote:
Still a very, very narrow chance to succeed.
My quote of the day: [snip] A verdict of $222,000.00, for infringement of 24 song files worth a total of $23.76? In a case where there was zero evidence of the defendant having transferred any of those files? It is one of the most irrational things I have ever seen in my life in the law. [snip] - - Ray Beckerman, writing on The Recording Industry vs. The People: http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2007/10/my-comment-on-jury-ve rdict-in-virgin-v.html I agree with Alex -- I think it's very awful. It sets a very unfortunate precedent and emboldens the RIAA (and the MPPA, actually) to start suing every John Doe in sight, serving discovery orders, etc. This sets a very, very dangerous precedent, even if the poor girl was actually guilty of the charge. Now the courts have opened the floodgates for complete, and utter control, of all media. Enjoy. - - ferg -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 9.6.3 (Build 3017) wj8DBQFHBdQpq1pz9mNUZTMRAhJ2AKDjYsakKdHuMjwUrGUDvLM+il0lBwCfXW1V gY0p3mfVt8clwE7gH5QpCLc= =d/do -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawg(at)netzero.net ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
Current thread:
- Guilty verdict in music file-sharing case (CNN) Gregory Hicks (Oct 04)
- RE: Guilty verdict in music file-sharing case (CNN) Alex Eckelberry (Oct 04)
- Re: Guilty verdict in music file-sharing case (CNN) Jarrod Frates (Oct 04)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Guilty verdict in music file-sharing case (CNN) Paul Ferguson (Oct 04)
- RE: Guilty verdict in music file-sharing case (CNN) Alex Eckelberry (Oct 04)