LimeWire sues the RIAA

[BWF89]

It's about time the p2p networks fought back. You can't shut down a service simpily because people COULD be useing it to share copyrighted files. LimeWire is a program that uses the Gnutella network, it's not their job to monitor every file transaction that goes on to make sure somebody isn't useing it for illegal purposes

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes to tell us that in a recent court battle, Arista v. LimeWire, Limewire has filed counterclaims against the RIAA for 'antitrust violations, consumer fraud, and other misconduct.' From the article: "Lime Wire alleged that the RIAA's 'goal was simple: 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.'"

http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/06/09/26/0058252.shtml

[Lord Illidan]

Nice. I only hope they win.. I think the RIAA is going overboard with its legal activities.

[croak77]

Way to waste money LimeWire.

[zenwhen]

I would love to see them win, but there is no way they will. I won't go into the reasons why in the cafe.

[Ferrat]

Nice. I only hope they win.. I think the RIAA is going overboard with its legal activities.

it's not a waste of money it draw attention to the matter even if they don't win, if everyone just roll over and die then alot of freedoms are going to get lost without even a fight, I rather see every program that ppl like this has attacked go on the counter-attack instead of just letting it go, that would make the cripple the once doing stuff like this acting like internet geschtapo and make the process of it to expensive.

[BWF89]

You guys should watch Steal This Film Part 1

(Part 2 hasn't been made yet)

[bobbybobington]

haha YES!