Comments on: Secondary Liability and the RIAA’s Lawsuits (or, how Grokster got everybody sued) http://ipinthedigitalage.com/secondary-liability-and-the-riaas-lawsuits-or-how-grokster-got-everybody-sued/ CPSC 182 at Yale College Mon, 18 May 2009 01:26:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Carolyn N http://ipinthedigitalage.com/secondary-liability-and-the-riaas-lawsuits-or-how-grokster-got-everybody-sued/comment-page-1/#comment-749 Carolyn N Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:59:21 +0000 http://ipinthedigitalage.com/?p=212#comment-749 Great article! I'm going to offer up a "bad reason" for litigation...precedent building and hoping that the more "conservative" (non-political sense) courts will be more likely to help them retain their conventional means of making money, which seemed so profitable. Rather than taking risks with new models, someone may have thought it might have been better to stay with the tried and true while in the process, shaping the law. However, the Pirate Bay trial seems to be backfiring on them... Great article! I’m going to offer up a “bad reason” for litigation…precedent building and hoping that the more “conservative” (non-political sense) courts will be more likely to help them retain their conventional means of making money, which seemed so profitable. Rather than taking risks with new models, someone may have thought it might have been better to stay with the tried and true while in the process, shaping the law. However, the Pirate Bay trial seems to be backfiring on them…

]]> By: Aaron Swartz http://ipinthedigitalage.com/secondary-liability-and-the-riaas-lawsuits-or-how-grokster-got-everybody-sued/comment-page-1/#comment-744 Aaron Swartz Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:02:37 +0000 http://ipinthedigitalage.com/?p=212#comment-744 Hey, it's my friend <a href="http://mayhem-chaos.net/" rel="nofollow">Robert</a>! (He runs <a href="http://musicbrainz.org/" rel="nofollow">MusicBrainz</a>.) I actually remember that conference -- it was a crazy time, when anything seemed possible. Crazy hackers were getting together to mock label executives. Aww, good memories. Hey, it’s my friend Robert! (He runs MusicBrainz.)

I actually remember that conference — it was a crazy time, when anything seemed possible. Crazy hackers were getting together to mock label executives. Aww, good memories.

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