Record labels sue SourceForge
theregister.co.uk
theregister.co.uk
2. I'm confused as to what a French law can do to Sourceforge and the others.
Being French, I feel kind of embarassed by that... I hope it ends up well.
While I understand how you feel, you have to realize that all of us will be severely depressed if we feel guilty for the actions of our countrymen.
So, as the article says why not internet browsers, email clients, etc.?
I am sure that is next... which court will allow it is the real question?
EFF has a lot of experience, why not use it.
* Sourceforge is a massive business with 50 million/year in revenue.*
Massive by whose standards? 50 million a year revenue relative to the major record labels doing 20 billion a year revenue. The music industry is 400 times the size, that is substantial multiplier.
Any number of other large companies who have or use open source projects indirectly have a stake in this lawsuit. Companies like Google and IBM won't stand by idly while precedence is created on how open source projects will be held accountable for their user's behavior. This is similar to lawsuits that were attempting to hold the gun industry responsible for what the users of the gun did with them.