In 1984 an attempt was made by the Movie Industry to sue Sony for offering a device that was capable of recording from TV stations. The court rejected this since the device could easily be put to legit uses.
Source:
The Register
Ha, its true. They will be trying to say its illegal to have a dvd recorder or even a computer because they can be used to create illegal media :)~
The US has a history of permitting companies to produce items that are useful to lawbreakers, including guns, cars, knives. I would hope the members of the Supreme Court would prioritize the regulation of items that facilitate lawbreaking. I mean, guns shoot people, cars let drunk drivers navigate, and knives get inside schools. P2P misuse simply lets a very small percentage of the population violate copyrights. I would hope the court would put personal safety issues before copyright issues.
jimbusse: Anything made can be of use to lawbreakers. And as far as "Safety Issues", being a "Safety Officer/Official" is the job of trying to outsmart IDIOTS. People use guns to shoot people. Drunks drive cars. Students take knives into schools. Those three (3) items are inanimate objects. "People" are who operate or use them. BTW, The Supreme Court of the USA is not a legislative body. Their "Constitutional" duty is to interpret laws, that have been enacted, and determine whether they (and verdicts & such) are constitutional. They are not there to make law. TC
not wanting to open a political can of worms but wasn´t it the supreme court who declared the florida vote recount illegal in 2000 thus allowing bush to become president ?? that was a pretty damn good imitation of passing a law ;)