Recording industry to use Bush's lawyer & Christian Coalition to fight file sharing

[mardigras]

They figured it got Bush elected, it might work for them.
Of course it's all in the name of "protect the children".

Backed by a diverse coalition of influential groups, including the Bush administration's top lawyer and the Christian Coalition, the Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture Association of America on Monday asked the court to overturn previous rulings that have let file-swapping software companies such as Grokster operate with only minimal legal restrictions.


In their briefs, the groups called for a new legal test that could hold companies responsible for their customers' copyright infringement, even if they have no direct control over that activity.

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Those groups, which included the Christian Coalition, the Concerned Women for America, Morality in Media and others, wrote that the lower-court decisions relieving file-swapping companies of legal liability could lead to a "proliferation of anonymous, decentralized, unfiltered and untraceable peer-to-peer networks that facilitate crimes against children and that frustrate law enforcement efforts to detect and investigate these crimes."

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[Der Schleicher]

What is wrong with file sharing anyway?

[hydro]

its too late, i know a local artist here that banks off kazaa traffic and a simple website

[mardigras]

Originally Posted by hydro

its too late, i know a local artist here that banks off kazaa traffic and a simple website

When they get permission to start smacking Kazaa with maximum fines for every violation it won't take long to shut them down.

[mardigras]

Originally Posted by Der Schleicher

What is wrong with file sharing anyway?

You need to get down on your knees and beg God's forgiveness for your thievery