White House Against Napster

September 9, 2000 7:04 AM

Even the White House is taking the side of the recording industry in the Napster case now, according to ZDNet. All kinds of organizations filed last-minute briefs yesterday against Napster. Besides support from the Clinton administration, the movie industry as well the NBA were offering support to the RIAA in their suit against Napster.

"Permitting Napster to shelter itself behind [the act] would defeat this basic statutory quid pro quo," the White House argued. "Napster's users would be permitted to engage in digital copying and public distribution of copyrighted works on a scale beggaring anything Congress could have imagined ... yet the music industry would receive nothing in return."

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haccess

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September 9, 2000 7:08 AM

"Permitting Napster to shelter itself behind [the act] would defeat this basic statutory quid pro quo," the White House argued.

The White House is quite the political figure. When did we elect it to office?
- Saeger
  
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  September 9, 2000 7:10 AM
  
  Silly wabbit, politicians are for sale.
- TreMetal
  
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  September 9, 2000 9:31 AM
  
  <sarcasm>Wow, *that* was insightful, I am like LOL ROFL LMAOing and stuff.. </sarcasm>
  
  IMHO
  - haccess
    
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    September 9, 2000 9:59 AM
    
    Heh, I sense someone's still reeling from the other day. No shoulder to cry on? My post wasn't intended to be insightful, it wasn't intended to make anyone "LOL ROFL LMAOing and stuff", it was just pointing out that the article was generic when referring to who exactly was making these statements.
    
    Calm down, realize you're a trolling moron, butch up and get over it.
    - TreMetal
      
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      September 9, 2000 10:01 AM
      
      You back pedal as well as <insert soemone who back pedals well here>.
      
      IMHO
      - haccess
        
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        September 9, 2000 10:02 AM
        
        Care to explain how I'm back-pedaling? I don't think you fully understand the term.
        
        TreMetal
        
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        September 9, 2000 10:03 AM
        
        My post wasn't intended to be insightful, it wasn't intended to make anyone "LOL ROFL LMAOing and stuff", it was just pointing out that the article was generic when referring to who exactly was making these statements.
        
        Either you are back pedaling or are too dumb to know what symbolism is. This will be my last post to you.
        
        Thanks.
        
        IMHO
        
        MrShmoo
        
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        September 9, 2000 10:05 AM
        
        That IMHO sig is getting really annoying tremetal.
        
        (Thanks!)?
        
        TreMetal
        
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        September 9, 2000 10:06 AM
        
        Then it is doing it's job.
        
        IMHO
        
        haccess
        
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        September 9, 2000 10:07 AM
        
        You really don't have an arguement do you?
        
        Either you are back pedaling or are too dumb to know what symbolism is.
        You have yet to explain how I'm back-pedaling. I know symbolism all too well, and since it has no relevance to this conversation I think you may be the one who's "too dumb".
        
        This will be my last post to you.
        Admitting defeat is a good call on your part, IMHO. Run for your life.
        
        Saeger
        
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        September 9, 2000 10:13 AM
        
        Go easy on the little lad. You see, he's just put on his "mental" training wheels, and is racing down every steep hill he finds with false confidence... spouting newfound bigwords and too eager to debate... as if in the proleague already... :)
        
        haccess
        
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        September 9, 2000 10:16 AM
        
        haha :D
        I think one of his mental training wheels fell off.
        
        TreMetal
        
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        September 9, 2000 5:24 PM
        
        debate? I think it was quite obvious he was trying to be funny.. back pedaling would be "oh no, I was not doing that.. I was doing this", which he said in his post.
        
        The White House is one of the biggest symbols for our Government, is it not? Would you rather they said "Congress, the senate, the president, etc. etc. said this and that"?
        
        IMHO
        
        TreMetal
        
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        September 9, 2000 5:28 PM
        
        Oh yeah, and what big words am I using? Kind of sad, because I do not see any big words in any post in this thread.. I will try to use one syllable words for you guys from now on, sorry for the trouble..
        
        IMHO