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Posted in music on May 13, 2010

RIAA wins against Limewire

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In response to a federal court's ruling that peer-to-peer service LimeWire and its operators are liable for inducement of widespread copyright theft, Mitch Bainwol, Chairman & CEO, offered the following comment:

"This definitive ruling is an extraordinary victory for the entire creative community. The court made clear that LimeWire was liable for inducing widespread copyright theft.

"LimeWire is one of the largest remaining commercial peer-to-peer services. Unlike other P2P services that negotiated licenses, imposed filters or otherwise chose to discontinue their illegal conduct following the Supreme Court's decision in the Grokster case, LimeWire instead thumbed its nose at the law and creators. The court's decision is an important milestone in the creative community's fight to reclaim the Internet as a platform for legitimate commerce. By finding LimeWire's CEO personally liable, in addition to his company, the court has sent a clear signal to those who think they can devise and profit from a piracy scheme that will escape accountability.

"We are gratified by the court's careful and thorough analysis of the facts and applicable law." [says the RIAA] (via)
CNET has the story.

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Tags: copyright, Limewire, P2P, RIAA
posted at 5:02 PM on May 13, 2010 in music | Comments (17)

Comments (17)

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Posted by Luca The Burrito | May 13, 2010 5:04 PM

who the fuck used limewire anymore?

Posted by Anonymous | May 13, 2010 5:05 PM

who cares.

google: "___________" + mediafire

Posted by Anonymous | May 13, 2010 5:10 PM

5:10, are you serious?? If that's how you download your music, I feel sorry for you.

what.cd

Posted by Anonymous | May 13, 2010 5:14 PM

You feel sorry for someone downloading archived What.cd files from source that is arguably safer against prosecution than What.cd?

Posted by Anonymous | May 13, 2010 5:48 PM

People still use limewire?

Posted by Anonymous | May 13, 2010 6:05 PM

hahahah people still use limewire.

Posted by Anonymous | May 13, 2010 6:19 PM

Who cares...

the people who rely on musical recordings to make a living.

Posted by Eric | May 13, 2010 6:50 PM

fuck

Posted by Anonymous | May 13, 2010 7:41 PM

@6:50 you obviously know not which you speak of

Posted by Anonymous | May 13, 2010 8:10 PM

people still use limewire?

Posted by brandonmetal | May 13, 2010 8:55 PM

5:14 - don't blow up the spot, bruh!

Posted by Anonymous | May 13, 2010 9:17 PM

Limewire has been pretty useless for downloading music for a couple years now, so I shrug my shoulders at this news. Solarseek generally works, and when I download stuff that I end up liking, I usually buy the CD or record. Yes, I know that's stealing, but I justify it in my mind because I probably buy more music, new and used, than the average hipster. I like objects and I like record stores (and I don't own an iPod).

Posted by Regular reader | May 13, 2010 9:35 PM

All you crackers need to shut the fuck up

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Posted by Anonymous | May 13, 2010 9:44 PM

"reclaim"

Posted by Anonymous | May 14, 2010 12:05 AM

Fianlly this whole internet fad is dying down...

Posted by Anonymous | May 14, 2010 10:41 AM

When's the child porn industry going to sue?

Posted by Anonymous | May 14, 2010 12:37 PM

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