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Hollywood wins Internet piracy battle

Posted on June 27, 2005 by Mike

This sucks.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that software companies can be held liable for copyright infringement when individuals use their technology to download songs and movies illegally.

“One who distributes a device with the object of promoting its use to infringe copyright … is liable for the resulting acts of infringement by third parties using the device, regardless of the device’s lawful uses,” Justice David Souter wrote in the ruling.

What will come of this ruling. Will Tivo get sued if someone hacks it to pull the TV show off and put in on the internet? Will BitTorrent be sued? This could be the start of a lot of crappiness.

Discuss.
Link: CNN | Hollywood wins Internet piracy battle

  • Joe Sainz

    In my mind, this is the same logic that we should be punishing gun manufacturers for distributing a device (handgun) that third parties can use unlawfully. I just makes me sick to see how far they can go to destroy fair-use stuff.

  • Joe Sainz

    In my mind, this is the same logic that we should be punishing gun manufacturers for distributing a device (handgun) that third parties can use unlawfully. I just makes me sick to see how far they can go to destroy fair-use stuff.

  • http://someofmythoughts.blogspot.com/2005/06/hollywood-wins-internet-piracy-battle.html dali

    I agree. The Gun control example you mentioned is exactly what I had in mine when I responded to that ruling. and that is just the obvious thing.. we can find more crazy stuff to show how silly this ruling is.

  • http://someofmythoughts.blogspot.com/2005/06/hollywood-wins-internet-piracy-battle.html dali

    I agree. The Gun control example you mentioned is exactly what I had in mine when I responded to that ruling. and that is just the obvious thing.. we can find more crazy stuff to show how silly this ruling is.

  • Joe Sainz

    Alright, I got a great idea… I am going to go pick a lock to a bank with a McDonalds french fry, so that they will be liable for all the money that I take

  • Joe Sainz

    Alright, I got a great idea… I am going to go pick a lock to a bank with a McDonalds french fry, so that they will be liable for all the money that I take

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