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Don’t worry, Giganews tells AT&T Usenet users
“Please note that on or around July 15, 2009, AT&T will no longer be offering access to the Usenet Netnews service,” says AT&T’s Usenet site. But we can help, Giganews is telling AT&T customers. In Arista Records v Usenet.com, RIAA motions for discovery sanctions and for summary judgment were granted, “and the matter referred to the Magistrate Judge for determination of damages and an appropriate injunction,” said Recording Industry vs The People recently.
Continue reading »P2P doesn’t violate rights: judge
Spanish copyright society SGAE tried to close down ElRincondeJesus.com which has links to media files for download via eD2K, says Digital Media Wire . “This is the first time a court clearly states that P2P itself does not violate any rights,” it has lawyer Carlos Almeida-Sanchez telling El Mundo. “P2P networks, as a mere transmission of data between Internet users, do not violate, in principle, any right protected by Intellectual Property Law,” it ruled judge Raul N.
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