Dont Link That MP3!
Well, it looks like you dont even have to host MP3 files to break the law anymore. The
RIAA is now going after
websites that even link an MP3 file. Somehow the RIAA feels that this lawsuit
isnt about linking, but something about "what they know and what they dont know"
according to an RIAA Here:
"If this kind of automated hyperlinking is ruled illegal, the Internet is going to grind to a halt," said Ira Rothken, legal counsel for MP3Board.com. [snip] This is about the fact that the sources MP3Board.com are linking to are blatantly pirate sites which they are aware of." says Steve Fabrizio, for the RIAA.
This has some pretty serious implications. Basically this could be carried over to any kind of known linking of anything illegal if you want to get nice an vague. I wonder if someone who runs a MP3 messageboard could get sued because of users posting links...
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