[Discussioni] Judge Tells RIAA Attorney: "Stop Using Abusive Language, Like Calling File Sharing 'Piracy'"

[Stefano Maffulli]

giro dalla lista di groklaw.

---
Title: Judge Tells RIAA Attorney: "Stop Using Abusive Language, Like
Calling File Sharing 'Piracy'"
Author: PJ
Date: Thursday, February 05 2004 @ 05:00 AM EST

Since Darl McBride compares SCO to the RIAA, perhaps he should take note
of something that just happened in the current appeal of the Morpheus
and Grokster case.  One of the three judges  told the RIAA attorney to
stop using "abusive language", such as calling  file-trading "piracy". 
Here's the exact language the judge used, which  Copyfight transcribed
and TechDirt brought to my attention (thank you Copyfight for the
transcript. EFF has an mp3 of the arguments in court, by the way also. 
Say, I think Groklaw started something.):  "Let me say what I think your
problem is. You can use these harsh terms, but you are dealing with
something new, and the question is, does the statutory monopoly that
Congress has given you reach out to that something new. And that's a
very debatable question. You don't solve it by calling it 'theft.' You
have to show why this court should extend a statutory monopoly to cover
the new thing. That's your problem. Address that if you would. And
curtail the use of abusive language."

Read the full article at
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20040205005057966