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College funding bill passed with anti-P2P provisions intact
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| The MPAA also developed an Ubuntu-based software toolkit for detecting
| file-sharing on university networks, but was forced to discontinue
| distribution of the software when they were hit with a Digital Millenium
| Copyright Act takedown notice. The MPAA had violated copyright law by failing
| to adhere to the General Public License under which Ubuntu is distributed.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080801-college-funding-bill-passed-with-anti-p2p-provisions-intact.html
http://tinyurl.com/5sdkk4
As shown below (recent examples alone), MPAA/RIAA break the law on a regular
basis. They are like the mafia. Siblings of Microsoft in a sense.
Recent:
Judges warned about RIAA antics
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| AMERICA'S TOP JUDGES have been briefed on the antics of the Recording
| Industry Association of America.
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| New York attorney Ray Beckerman has written a paper for the American Bar
| Association's Judge's Journal's bumper summer issue.
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| Beckerman, who defends people sued by the MAFIAA, told judges about the finer
| points of case law relating to the wave of P2P cases.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/07/30/judges-warned-riaa-antics
RIAA Hopes New Judge will Nab Sharers
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| Rather that directing the lawsuit at the same defendants as before, the RIAA
| directed it at John Doe (a defendant to be identified later), therefore
| obtaining a new judge ... who may not be so strict about the "making
| available" clauses.
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| Nice move, RIAA.
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http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/007114.htm
UK ISPs agree to menace their filesharing users
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| According to the BBC this week's deal takes the form of a Memorandum of
| Understanding between the ISPs and the Department for Business, Enterprise &
| Regulatory Reform (BERR). Under it, ISPs are reported to have committed to
| achieving a significant reduction in illegal filesharing, and to educate
| their customers on copyright. They need only follow the shining examples of
| the RIAA and the BPI and lo, it will be done.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/23/berr_isp_mou/
Related:
RIAA, MPAA urge pro-copyright vows from presidential candidates
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| One question, for instance, asks: "How would you promote the progress of
| science and creativity, as enumerated in the U.S. Constitution, by upholding
| and strengthening copyright law and preventing its diminishment?"
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http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9821141-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Conspiracy Against Shareaza and Open Letter to the Recording Industry
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| French recording labels are suing three P2P software vendors, including
| Shareaza. They make many false claims against Shareaza in order to win in
| court. This is an open letter to them, setting the record straight and a look
| at MusicLab who now control iMesh and Bearshare, and has recently hijacked
| Shareaza.com.
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http://torrentfreak.com/conspiracy-against-shareaza-and-open-letter-to-the-recording-industry-080102/
Grandmother targets RIAA ‘investigators’
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| Taking a page out of Tanya Andersen’s book, Hurricane Rita survivor
| Rhonda Crain is also targeting the RIAA practice of using
| unlicensed ‘investigators’ in its bizarre sue ‘em all marketing
| campaign.
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http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12674
An Oregon Woman's Lawsuit against the RIAA, Alleging Racketeering and Malicious
Prosecution
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| however, that the RIAA is, at a minimum, very foolish to press suits
| for purported file-sharing against unlikely defendants like Andersen -
| who alleges that she came forward with solid proof of her innocence.
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http://writ.news.findlaw.com/ramasastry/20070628.html
MediaDefender Leaks Cost The Company $825,000
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| The anti-piracy organization MediaDefender lost $825,000 as a result of the
| leaked emails according to a recent filing submitted to the Securities and
| Exchange Commission (SEC). It is beginning to look like they have to walk the
| plank to bankruptcy after all.
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http://torrentfreak.com/mediadefender-leaks-cost-825000-071120/
Watch the scum @ http://antitrust.slated.org/media-defender/index.html
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