Da-Chief
07-15-2008, 18:00
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As most of our users will tell you, the RIAA and MPAA have focused their legal efforts on filing suit against P2P users for uploading copyrighted files, not downloading them. That's because the entertainment industry has operated under the premise that simply making a file available is equal to distribution under the law, a position that's starting to look a little unstable (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/95439). A new case muddies the waters further: a German user was sued, yet he was running a version of eMule modified to prevent uploading -- proving that in the 924 days it ran it had never distributed a file (http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080714/1444301672.shtml). Of course, the MPAA and RIAA claim they don't need proof (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/95717) anyway....
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As most of our users will tell you, the RIAA and MPAA have focused their legal efforts on filing suit against P2P users for uploading copyrighted files, not downloading them. That's because the entertainment industry has operated under the premise that simply making a file available is equal to distribution under the law, a position that's starting to look a little unstable (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/95439). A new case muddies the waters further: a German user was sued, yet he was running a version of eMule modified to prevent uploading -- proving that in the 924 days it ran it had never distributed a file (http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080714/1444301672.shtml). Of course, the MPAA and RIAA claim they don't need proof (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/95717) anyway....
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