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The decision in MGM v. Grokster may have been a knockout, but according to Mike Godwin, it's only a technical knockout.

Comments

Sandy | June 28, 2005, 12:35am | #

So if it's a win but not a victory, which group can we compare to Nazis?

(ducks)

Gabe | June 28, 2005, 5:35am | #

Surely, if it's a question of encouraging and facilitating illegality - then the record company that released "The Chronic" should be prosecuted for disseminating high quality marijuana?

Jason Ligon | June 28, 2005, 9:20am | #

Sandy:

Bush, or anyone affiliated with his administration, can always be acceptably compared to Nazis. I don't make the rules, I just note what I've seen.

Mike | June 28, 2005, 10:19am | #

Hey! Theft of music is still theft, and record labels have a right to the benefits of their property....unless, of course, LA county decides that someone else could benefit from it more and decides to give music rights to any given song to a better singer. (In such an event, Michael Bolton may be out of work.)

ed | June 28, 2005, 10:52am | #

"Theft of music is still theft..."

Wrong, Mike. In certain sectors of the libertarian world, theft is "sharing."

Franklin Harris | June 28, 2005, 10:56am | #

Since "theft of music" involves making a copy of something rather than depriving someone of the original, it's an odd species of "theft," to say the least.

keith | June 28, 2005, 11:44am | #

What would unimaginative people do if the Nazis hadn't shown up to be conveniently reffered to every time someone found someone else offensive?

kanabiis | June 28, 2005, 12:51pm | #

For the last time, its not theft its copyright infringment.....The latter being a much more punishable crime.

Various court precident has clearly established this fact, regardless of RIAA/MPAA propaganda stating otherwise.