The media industry has enjoyed a long free ride in its business of suing individuals for alleged file-sharing transgressions. Consumer timidity and confusion have led to thousands of meek settlements. Cases are starting to go to court now, both in the U.S. and overseas; a Swedish court is beginning to hear the case of a 28-year-old man accused of storing and sharing a movie file. The defendent admits to storing but denies sharing. At stake is the ability of Swedish police actions to gain identifying information from ISPs.
1. So let me get this right. I buy a $25000 vehicle. I decided to let 20 friends use it for one hr each. Of those 20 friends 15 decide that they like the vehicle so much they go out and buy the same.Do you see where I'm going. Buy me purchasing that car I have the right to loan it to anyone that I wish for compensation or no. What's the big deal it's paid in full the manufacture has recieved there cut as well as the car dealer who I'm I hurting by loaning my car to friends. Wait 40 years from now it's a classic and a musuem wants to display it and will pay me for the "use" of my vehicle for a determined amount of time. Does the manufacture of said car try to block the viewing or sue me for taking money or even just loaning the car for free. What are these people thinking of. I paid for it so it's mine to do with as I please. For instance flag burning. If I decide to burn my own flag that I purchased what will happen. I will be called un-american but that's about it. So everytime somebody burns a flag do we sue the lighter company or the company that produces matches. My god people where does it stop...
Posted at 4:30AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Darkiq