Keith Watanabe * NET 2.0

the case has been going on. most likely some sort of compromise will end up being reached in the decision. however, more than likely the entertainment industry will continue appealing until the defense runs out of funds (i swear that the tech industry should challenge the entertainment industry for collusion on all of this and then call upon various "artists" to testify against the media conglomerates). but what was quite ugly was seeing some "artists" protests Grokster and all the file sharing companies outside the court rooms. Part of my suspicion is that those people are plants from the entertainment industry. Second, I can't conceive how nor why those people would be there if they weren't plants. None of the people appearing are obviously famous or even close to it otherwise you'd hear another media blitz erupting outside the courtroom. Can you imagine Metallica, STP, Britney Spears, etc. waiting outside the court room and giving a free concert? Next I don't see why these so-called "artists" even care about the media moguls; if they really gave a shit, they'd realize that those media bastards hinder their lifestyles since they essentially control the way an artist works through owning the means of production. I mean, why would an artist starve if the companies actually took care of them rather than giving them a small share in the profit? Just because you're an artist, doesn't mean you know business, and more than that, it doesn't mean you're smart. I crack up everytime I hear someone like that ex-singer from STP bitching about feeding his son. What does he have? A fucking blue whale? if you're so damn concern about how much caviar he eats, why not hire some mexican laborer to fish it out fresh daily? when a guy who has earned a few million bucks complains about being able to feed his kids, that's a pretty fucked up excuse. why don't all you greedy muthafucking so-called "talents" come and see my family and my father pent up in a nursing home hooked up to a feeding tube. then we can discuss about eating.