black hawk down

[1/8] from: jason:cunliffe:verizon at: 17-Jan-2002 11:06

NY Times article today: January 17, 2002 TECHNOLOGY Black Hawk Download: Pirated Videos Thrive Online http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/technology/circuits/17VIDE.html <quote> The high-tech vanguard of entertainment consumers who initiated a global music-swapping spree with the help of Napster a little over two years ago is branching out into television shows and movies. Napster's service was limited to music, and it was shut down last year after a federal judge found it liable for contributing to copyright infringement. But Morpheus enables users to trade files of any kind, and an increasing number of them are filled with copyrighted video entertainment. </quote> http://www.rebol.com/news1a31.html REBOL and Morpheus Join Forces To create the largest programmable content network. <quote> California, USA - October 31, 2001 - REBOL Technologies and StreamCast Networks (formerly MusicCity.com) today announced a partnership to create the world's largest peer-to-peer X Internet content network. StreamCast, makers of Morpheus and next generation peer-to-peer content distribution networks, will base Morpheus 2.0 on REBOL's X Internet operating system (IOS) technology to provide interactive programmable content to more than 30 million users by the end of the year. </quote> ./Jason

[2/8] from: james:mustard at: 18-Jan-2002 10:30

Its kinda like shooting all people who make hammers because of hammer related deaths. Perhaps we should just ban the internet and go back to writing letters? *grin* James.

[3/8] from: carl:cybercraft at: 18-Jan-2002 10:45

As I understand it, (ie - probably wrongly:), the IOS/Morpheus link will enable Morpheus to rightly claim they're more than just a file-sharing service because they'll be providing distributed computing as well. Unless the law is an ass, this should ensure the guilty parties in an exchange of copyrighted material are those making it available and those receiving it and not the distribution method. On 18-Jan-02, Jason Cunliffe wrote:

> NY Times article today: > January 17, 2002

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> the end of the year. </quote> > ./Jason

-- Carl Read

[4/8] from: ryanc:iesco-dms at: 17-Jan-2002 15:49

Carl Read wrote:

> As I understand it, (ie - probably wrongly:), the IOS/Morpheus link > will enable Morpheus to rightly claim they're more than just a

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> making it available and those receiving it and not the distribution > method.

It would be funny if they actually set a precident that the internet is illegal too. --Ryan

[5/8] from: chalz:earthlink at: 17-Jan-2002 23:15

> > As I understand it, (ie - probably wrongly:), the IOS/Morpheus link > > will enable Morpheus to rightly claim they're more than just a

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> It would be funny if they actually set a precident that the internet is > illegal too.

Hey! Stop spreading my ideas! They're all copyrighted! You can't view them on this mailing list! It's distributing my copyrighted info! ... Errm... Hang on a second... :/ --Charles

[6/8] from: carl:cybercraft at: 18-Jan-2002 18:01

On 18-Jan-02, Ryan Cole wrote:

> Carl Read wrote: >> As I understand it, (ie - probably wrongly:), the IOS/Morpheus link

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> It would be funny if they actually set a precident that the internet > is illegal too.

Never mind the Internet - what about roads? Don't they know bankrobbers use them to drive their gettaway cars on! (: -- Carl Read

[7/8] from: chris:starforge:demon at: 18-Jan-2002 11:18

Carl Read wrote:

> computing as well. Unless the law is an ass, this should ensure the

It is though. Chris -- .------{ http://www.starforge.co.uk }-----. .--------------------------. =[ Explorer2260, Designer and Coder \=\ P: TexMaker, ROACH, site \ =[___You_will_obey_your_corporate_masters___]==[ Stack: EETmTmTRRSS------ ]

[8/8] from: rpgwriter:yaho:o at: 26-Jan-2002 10:16

--- Carl Read <[carl--cybercraft--co--nz]> wrote:

> As I understand it, (ie - probably wrongly:), the > IOS/Morpheus link will enable Morpheus to rightly

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> and those receiving it and not the distribution > method.

The law, it is oft observed, *is* an ass; and yet I think that IOS/Morpheus and other more robust (than previous) distributed computing and file sharing systems are getting to the point that courts and legislators will have to realize that punishing file sharing services merely because they can be used to distribute illegal materials (as well as others) is like punishing the Post Office because people might send illegally acquired materials through the mail. Chris Dicely

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