Oh, Sure, Now The MPAA Settles With 321
from the thanks-there dept
Sometimes you wonder why they even bothered. After completely stomping 321 Software out of business by saddling them with lawsuits claiming their useful software was a tool of pirates, rather than for backing up what people legally owned, now the MPAA announces that they've "settled" with the company. Seems like a Michael Corleone-style settlement. Meanwhile, Jack Valenti gets in a bogus quote about how this shows that there's no leniency for breaking copyright laws. Of course, there's never been any proof that anyone using 321's software broke copyright laws - which is something 321 showed by offering a $10,000 reward for anyone who could find a "pirated" DVD made using 321's software.
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Double Standard
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-- such as the one the 16 year old norwegian kid cracked?
"and there is a lot of software piracy that goes on"
-- seen it firsthand, have you? Offer proof, much?
Dorpus, your country is showing, and it's obvious you've been watching too many "piracy takes money from my kids" ads at the beginning of "I, robot" that you're believing a dollar not taken is a dollar lost.
I assert that the vast, vast majority of vob copying apps are used to *legally* duplicate DVD media, and that by far most blank media is for similarly legitimate uses. I'll back up my facts like you did. Read it a few times and you'll believe them too - it's apparent you'll believe anything you're told enough times.
I used to respect your posts, Dorpus. Get off the drugs.
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Hey MPAA, all UNIX systems are required by the POSIX standard to have a dangerous disc copying utility known only by the mysterious acronym, dd.
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321 & copyright law
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hi! meet my group of bloodthirsty lawyers
boom you are out of business
arguement settled
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