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Story: Supreme Court rules against file swapping

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Posted by: NJ (Monday 27 June 2005, 9:46 PM)

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This is stupid. Now p2p networks are going to be hunted down in the same way as bittorrent trackers and as a result will just grow in number. I fail to see exactly what this law is going to accomplish except give the RIAA and MPAA another way to sue people.

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Story: Supreme Court rules against file swapping

  1. Perhaps the US doesn't understand the Internet or... Arthur B.
  2. On another note: is Microsoft in trouble now? Quot... Arthur B.
  3. This is stupid. Now p2p networks are going to... NJ
  4. >Pete N qoute: > Umm.. the US INVENTED t... Hus.K
  5. And they wonder why piracy is so high! All they ha... Anonymous
  6. I'm just glad I don't live in America. On top of a... Marc Johnson
  7. Arthur B : "Perhaps the US doesn't understand the... Smithy
  8. Arthur B : "Could that include Microsoft's well kn... Smithy
  9. Marc Johnson : "I'm just glad I don't live in Amer... Smithy
  10. Anonymous : "This may have been a setback, but the... Smithy
  11. > Umm.. the US INVENTED the internet, TCP/IP etc e... pete n
  12. Almost everything of significance to do with... Edna
  13. Pete N - you are a narrow minded moron and sh... Anonymous
  14. This is done in America, but what does it mean for... Jonathan Clifton
  15. Pete n : "you get into a couple of small fights th... Smithy
  16. Hus.K : "The USA did not Invent the Internet perha... Smithy
  17. Smithy, et al.: FYI:From Time magazines '100... Seb
  18. Hus.K : "Regardless of what Tony Blair thinks Brit... Smithy
  19. Pete N frankly your a slack jawed imbecile wh... Hus.K
  20. Hus.K : "So its no wonder Munich,Norway and slowly... Smithy
  21. Hus.K : "Intelligence Pete your one to talk your... Smithy
  22. Smithy, your American agenda and funding is starti... Arthur B.
  23. May I just say a huge round of applause to th... Hus.K
  24. I think this latest judgement is ridicul... Matty
  25. Hus.K, is Pete N really your target? Or might you... Arthur B.

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