Comments on: Warner Music Group Posts Another Copyright-Infringement Lawsuit To The Internet

By: loudersoft

loudersoft — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:10:33 +0000

But the thing with Hype is you can’t download directly from them. You have to visit the originating post to download any content.

By: SuperUnison

SuperUnison — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:45:59 +0000

I’m happy as long as they don’t hit shareminer.

By: Maura Johnston

Maura Johnston — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:36:03 +0000

@coolfer: It does.

By: coolfer

coolfer — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:26:19 +0000

I take that back. Hype Machine enables playing, doesn’t it?

By: coolfer

coolfer — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:25:05 +0000

Seeqpod considers itself just a search engine, and therefore protected by the DMCA and doctrine of fair use. I’m no lawyer, but it’s obvious the site does a lot more than just search. (”Playable search” is the company’s tag line.) Hype Machine and elbo.ws are fundamentally different because they do not play music found via searches.

By: Ianny

Ianny — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:23:20 +0000

I think we all know by now that the music industry cares not if you are breaking the law. All they care about is getting money so they can sue other people who might be breaking the law. Makes sense, no? Waitaminute…

By: SomeSound-MostlyFury

SomeSound-MostlyFury — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:18:52 +0000

In other news, Warner Music Group anxiously awaits Uncle Kracker’s next album in hopes of bolstering head-scratching lack of album sales.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:04:38 +0000

thats the same defense that Alan Ellis (née OiNK (RIP)) is going for. its kinda BS. If I owned a swap meet and people were selling drugs in it, to say that I can’t get in trouble because I was simply hosting a place where people were supposed to swap legal goods would be ridiculous.