In case anyone is not aware, there will be argued a fairly interesting case in the Supreme Court today in regards to file sharing technology. If this is stealing from anyone else’ diary, post a comment, and I’ll be glad to delete.
I’m not sure where I, myself, stand on this issue. MP3’s are pretty cool, and years ago snuck up on everyone. They will not be going away…
I suppose that the interesting argument that I want to see the Supremes resolve may not even be presented today… that of this issue’s relatedness to gun control…
I was listening to NPR’s discussion about the case this morning on the way into work. I couldn’t help but be struck with the fact that this issue is analogous to the logic thrown up by the NRA to defend gun manufacturers.
The technology itself(guns) can be used for both legal or illegal means; sharing non-copyrighted vs. copyrighted material(protection/second amendment vs. criminal activities/murder). Courts, IMHO, have routinely sided with manufacturers that they are not liable for the misuse of their products… this one seems pretty cut and dried, even though you grant the fact that this technology is overwhelmingly used for illicit purposes. Is this not equivalent to allowing 50cal. assault rifles to be marketed in this country for hunting? Any thoughts? I am not terribly opinionated about this issue, but would probably side with those that would not fault or prohibit the technology…
