[geekWithA.45]

Moderators: Wait! It's gun related! Really!

The Article (http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/998363.htm)


The relevant part:

"Defendants distribute and support software, the users of which can and do choose to employ it for both lawful and unlawful ends," Wilson wrote in his opinion, released Friday.


So, we have strengthened precedent on manufacturers not being held liable for illegal use of their products!

[Desertdog]

"Grokster and StreamCast are not significantly different from companies that sell home video recorders or copy machines, both of which can be and are used to infringe copyrights."

This should be able to be reworded to read;
"Glock and Smith and Wesson are not significantly different from companies that sell home video recorders or copy machines, both of which can be and are used to break the law.":D

This one sounds like what the law should be;
"We are pleased with the Court's affirmation that individual users are accountable for illegally uploading and downloading copyrighted works off of publicly accessible peer-to-peer networks," said Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) chief executive officer Hilary Rosen in a statement.

Turning it around to be related to firearms it can read like this;
"We are pleased with the Court's affirmation that individual users are accountable for illegal use of a firearm."
:D

[Justin]

This is an outstanding development!
Blaming these programs/companies for pirated music is like blaming gun manufacturers for crimes committed with guns, or tobacco companies for 'addicting' people to smokes.