Spotted on: Axiomsun
Limewire was sued recently by the RIAA in yet another attempt to control the public’s consumption of media.? Once again, the RIAA has selected their own interpretation of MGM vs. Grokster.? Although that case defined the infrigement as having to be active by a group or service, the RIAA and MPAA continue to chase any group that offers p2p portal sfor file sharing. They contuinue to claim that organizations like Limewire bear the entire responsibility for how their users behave.? I always love this argument, becuase it;s the same as saying that if you sell a gun to someone, you are responsible if they use ti to rob a bank.? Of course, there’s no constitutional amendment protecting our right to bear file sharing software.
So now Limewire has filed a countersuit, accusing the RIAA of anti-trust violations.? This suit claims the RIAA is trying to “destroy any online music distribution service they did not own or control, or force such services to do business with them on exclusive and/or other anticompetitive terms so as to limit and ultimately control the distribution and pricing of digital music, all to the detriment of consumers.” (Counterclaim, paragraph 26, page 18)
It’s good to see that someone is finally standing up to the transnational conglomerates, although it remains to be seen what will come of it.? The good news about all this is it would appear the balance is finally tipping, and the death knell for the music ‘industry’ is ringing louder than ever.
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