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I fought the law and the law won

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[The Blog Factory] Mark Cuban writes about the MGM over Grokster decision today. It’s a sad day for personal rights to digital property, because this is just the beginning.

Some related posts from Technorati and Google.

[Scoble’s Link Blog] Gearing Up For Grokster, Part II (from: Denise): This is because a win for the Petitioners is likely to involve an interpretation or restatement of the Sony rule in a way that specifies one cannot avoid secondary liability for the copyright infringement of others simply by demonstrating that a technology is capable of substantial noninfringing use. Regardless of what happens in this case (or legislatively), the P2P genie is out of the bottle.

[Epth Nation Blog] I haven't posted on this thing for over a week...: . In the particular case they were looking at (MGM vs. Grokster), the court did say that a company using... be sure the MPAA and the RIAA will be fighting to keep freedom from ringing whenever possible... Mavericks owner Mark Cuban had some thoughts on the subject that I think are interesting. Now

[cameron reilly] Cuban on Grokster ruling: The good news is that at least the SCOTUS kept the focus on how technology is marketed rather than what it does.The bad news is that the MPAA and RIAA will jump all over the slightest double technolgy entendre that any marketing blurb or item could have.

[Antigravitas] Grokster descision roundup: for the insightful stuff... Mark Cuban, a man who knows more than a little about making money from...

[Off Wing Opinion] More Bad News From The Supreme Court: That’s what is ahead of us if Grokster loses. That’s what happens if the RIAA is able to convince the Supreme Court of the USA that rather than the truth, which is, software doesn’t steal content, people steal content, they convince them that if it can impact the music business, it should be outlawed because somehow it will.

[Mostly Muppet Dot Com] Not Grokked: If the RIAA/MPAA sue filesharing serviceds (Grokster) and sites (Pirate Bay) out of existence, a better, faster, secure, anonymous networking protocol will emerge. Unfortunately, the Supremes have basically delivered their own version of the DMCA to the media companies.

[Blogmaverick.com] Let the truth be told”¦MGM vs Grokster - Blog Maverick - www ...: I wish you (Mark Cuban )would take another look at SNOCAP, the company that Shawn Fanning (yes..the SAME Shawn Fanning who started Napter who you have met several times and politely "blown off") started that solves the issues that Napster created....

[Voip-blog.tmcnet.com] Marc Cuban Vs. RIAA: Thats what happens if the RIAA is able to convince the Supreme Court of the USA that rather than the truth, which is , Software doesn’t steal content, people steal content, they convince them that if it can impact the music business, it should be outlawed because somehow it will. It doesnt matter that the RIAA has been wrong about innovations and the perceived threat to their industry, EVERY SINGLE TIME.

[Techlawadvisor.com] Induce Act Blog (intellectual property law blog): Thats what happens if the RIAA is able to convince the Supreme Court of the USA that rather than the truth, which is , Software doesnt steal content, people steal content, they convince them that if it can impact the music business, it should be outlawed because somehow it will. It doesnt matter that the RIAA has been wrong about innovations and the perceived threat to their industry, EVERY SINGLE TIME.