k wrote:
Fuck!

[ That is EXACTLY the reaction Ryan had. I agreed then and will now do so again. -k]

I might suggest waiting for the EFF to announce their take on things. I haven't read the decision yet and the devil is in the details, but I don't think the EFF was expecting "total victory." Their pre-decision reading guide nearly predicts a result of this sort:

# No matter what, we've won. From the beginning of this lawsuit, the entertainment industries pushed the lower courts to adopt extreme, outlandish interpretations of copyright law. For example, they argued that the Sony Betamax decision doesn't apply at all to Internet technologies, and that simply knowing that somebody is using your technology to infringe triggers an obligation to redesign it. No matter what the Court may announce on Monday, it will not be adopting this extreme position. So remember what we've already won.

# Next Bout: Congress... A big victory for either side will be characterized as an "extreme" result, potentially strengthening the hand of the opposite side in Congress. An intermediate outcome, on the other hand, may lead Congress to "leave well enough alone."

They may have gotten what they wanted already.

RE: CNN.com - Court: File-sharing services can be liable for music theft - Jun 27, 2005