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Polybius

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7. I hope the industry loses and the people win

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Nov 30, 2025, 12:00 PM

14 hrs ago

As a big Napster fan back in the day, what was done to it in court disgusted me.

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$1 billion Supreme Court music piracy case could affect internet users [View all] BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago OP

Cox Communications... argues too tough a standard could "jeopardize internet access..." mpcamb 16 hrs ago #1

The piracy is apparently a large part of their business: highplainsdem 15 hrs ago #2

Wait a minute. You mean to tell me Napster is still around? Mawspam2 14 hrs ago #6

The brand name still exists, but the original (illegal) p2p sharing was shut down long ago. ToxMarz 13 hrs ago #8

But, it's OK to steal music because musicians make their money selling T shirts. LudwigPastorius 11 hrs ago #9

This won't really affect internet users, it will affect Cox ToxMarz 15 hrs ago #3

They already stole the Internet and gave it to AI. GreenWave 15 hrs ago #4

The RIAA never gives up and I'm sick of hearing them. JohnnyRingo 14 hrs ago #5

I agree. People are turning back to piracy because the streaming model is flawed... Blasphemer 43 min ago #11

I hope the industry loses and the people win Polybius 14 hrs ago #7

The folly in all of the Napster defenders was them claiming they moniss 5 hrs ago #10

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