Yeah right…
News comes this week that Limewire has lost a big, big lawsuit over in the states, where the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) took LW creators to court over copyright infringement on behalf of the four major music labels it represents. The exact value of the damages is not yet known – though it the RIAA is claiming many many million ($150k for every infringing work – of which there are several million…), but the result is definitely in – and Limewire has lost big-time.
However, the consequences seem likely to be dire not only for Limewire itself, but also peer to peer file-sharing in general, since it seems clear that such software now represents a serious legal liability…
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So, the UK Digital Economy bill was finally passed over the Easter holidays, albeit slightly amended from the initial versions which were discussed previously. Nonetheless, the document is still fairly long – and sometimes a bit confusing – so the consequences of it for UK web users, businesses, and the government will surely not fully emerge for some time. However certain central key issues are already evident and certainly worthy of discussion – which is why we’re here…
Firstly there is the matter of if your MP bothered to turn up for the vote – which incidentally took place in a late session thus ensuring a total minimum of fuss, in which only around 20 non-Labour MPs were present (mine was not present I was…
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