Comments on: Congress applauds file-sharing ruling

There's no sign of a desire in Congress to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in key file-swapping case.

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Only the biggest content industry shills

quoted in this article. I'd like to hear what some of the other congress critters have to say about it.

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shills

Well, we asked other politicos but those are the ones who got back to us by deadline.

More to the point, we contacted the congresscritters who are actually in a position to make things happen (heading relevant committees in Senate and House). Doesn't matter what other folks think, to a large extent, since the gatekeepers like the Grokster ruling.

No big deal here.

I read the oral arguments and the summary of the findings, and I have to say nobody won this case.

Grokster is going to get it's day before a jury which will ultimately hurt the industry groups. All you have to do is look up the surveys from the past year that clearly indicate most people who responded don't care one bit about file sharing. Having the issue before a jury can only hurt MGM.

That is pretty big speculation, but anyone who read up on the case knows this was never about Grokster. This has always been about the summary judgment, and if it was proper.

Based on my limited experience, the Supreme Court seems loathed to uphold *anything* that hasn't gone to trial, and I frankly expected this was going to be the outcome. Remanded for trial.

Nothing has changed other than the arguments made before the court.

Rush to legislate...

Orrin Hatch stated that people shouldn't be in a rush to legislate changes to the legal system until they see how these decisions will play out. However, isn't he the one that was so eager to have the RIAA exempt from anti-hacking laws? I hope he eats his words over this, it's about time someone did.

Is it just me, or.....

Seems like this could open up a lot of changes. For example, would we be able to hold Ford accountable because most bank robbers drive a Ford? If Ford didn't make cars, less banks would be robbed. What about firearms manufacturers? Where is the line drawn, or does it just come down to 'cash'and who can buy the laws they want.