jc100
join:2002-04-10
2 edits | You're Screwed
As much as I would like to say this guy has a spitting chance, he doesn't. The courts here are run by morons. Just as google and yahoo hold no liability to the content they link, so should bittorent. However, the people making these rulings are too ignorant to make such a discernible distinction and link the two together. Let's face it, these rulings might ultimately affect search engines. If I were yahoo or google, I'd be helping these guys (bittorent owners) fight the legal cases. Such laws and rulings often become slipper slopes for further action. Whats to say the AA's don't target these two entites for linking to crack or keygen sites next? Sadly, anyone (but the courts) with half a brain should be able to reason the individual should be the one liable, not the messenger. Note the emphasis on SHOULD and BRAIN. |
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| said by jc100  :As much as I would like to say this guy has a spitting chance, he doesn't. The courts here are run by morons. Just as google and yahoo hold no liability to the content they link, so should bittorent. Google doesn't specifically track torrents or offer them for download so you can download the mp3, DVD, etc. Google, Yahoo, etc. are just search engines; they index all websites not just torrent files. Torrentspy hosted torrent files and Google doesn't--even if Google did, they would remove them.
I agree the MPAA/RIAAs are being heavy handed but Torrent Spy was asking for it. I think 3 warnings for individuals and lawsuits against companies like Torrent Spy.
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jc100
join:2002-04-10
| Wrong super. Google / Yahoo / torrents are NO DIFFERENT. They all are just an index of what the web has to offer. You can search for cracks, keygens, etc on yahoo and google, just the same as you can on torrents. The thing that they all share, none of them directly give you access to the files. These are down via third parties. All are collection of what's out there without "giving" you it. |
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moron28
@comcast.net | Providing a link to a torrent is not quite the same as hosting the actual torrent itself. While the torrent is one step removed from the actual content, the link to the torrent is 2 steps removed. |
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james
join:2001-02-26
antarctica
| Nice name.
The torrent file contains no pirated content, it just links to the person with the file, so there is a "step" you've ignored. Compare that to search engines pointing to sites that directly host mp3 files, which would also be "one step".
But really, who cares about your fancy "steps". The fact remains that torrent files contain absolutely no copywritten content, and thus the person who is violating the law would be the original seeder, and arguably anyone who doesnt disable their upload while downloading. |
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