dbminter Posted December 1, 2006 Posted December 1, 2006 Well, it's as bleak as this lawyer presents, but, it could, as he does claim, lay some terrible grounds for precedent. Lawyer: RIAA wants to shut down the Internet 30 November 2006 Lawyer: RIAA wants to shut down the InternetA lawyer defending Net users that have been sued by the music industry's lobby group, RIAA, claims that the evidence -- or actually the lack of it -- in one of the cases RIAA is pushing in courts, if accepted, would effectively shut down the whole Internet. http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8177.cfm Also of similar interest: MPAA wants your privacy 1 December 2006 MPAA wants your privacyA recent bill that was up in California legistation which would have banned the ability for companies to use "pretexting" practices to obtain your private information was recently overturned by everyone's favorite industry association, the MPAA. http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8184.cfm
polopony Posted December 2, 2006 Posted December 2, 2006 Lawyer: RIAA wants to shut down the Internet yeah and I want to win tomorrows lottery , we're both going to need an awfull lot of luck
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