Comments on: Woman forces US record industry to drop file-sharing case

By: PM Harper

PM Harper — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Good job Tammie! Innocent until proven guilty. Besides SHARING is SHARING. Prove we didn’t buy it. Prove we stole it. Prove we knew it was copywrited material……..Virgin Sony and the others can kiss our harddrives!

By: SpocksBrainOnDrugs

SpocksBrainOnDrugs — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Could the empire be crumbling a bit today? Sure hope so… RIAA bastards!

By: SoreVexed

SoreVexed — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Eventually there will be laws in effect that will make this case a thing of the past. I am not cursing the P2P world its just the way the USA works and as long as we control the UN it will happen everywhere. Except finland and a handful of other counties.

By: Unsueable Davey Brown

Unsueable Davey Brown — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

I’m thinking about all the old threads on ZP and elsewhere discussing whether or not filesharing was illegal. Every once in a while some brave soul would say “not really. It’s not really illegal until it’s been proven in court.” That bold soldier would be ignored or jumped on.

I’m also thinking of all the poor saps who listened to the rhetoric and forked out 3500 bucks a crack in extortion money to the RIAA as settlement fees.

By: Burd

Burd — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

This is not a precedent since it was not the decision of the judge. The recording companies dropped it BECAUSE they didn’t want a precedent. SoreVexed is right. Now they will work with the legislators whom they have in their back pockets to come up with a law to correct this loophole. This is another case of technology getting ahead of the law. Now there will be a rush to catch up. Wireless networks are indeed a conundrum. If a city provides wireless service–as many are now doing–and someone uses that service to share copyrighted files who is liable? The city? I think not. It will be interesting to see what kind of restrictive laws they will come up with. We have to keep a close eye on those legistlators who file such bills. They hear a lot from the recording industry but now they need to hear from us–the public the voters–loud and clear.