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Old 03-23-2007, 03:21 PM  
DamageX
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Originally Posted by naitirps View Post
close - but the real issue with guba is they are merely a simple and easy to use frontend to certain allowable newsgroups. Can't sue, they aren't doin the hosting - their just a newsgroup provider... and that's been a gray area since it's creation.
Actually, you CAN sue. They are clearly profiting from giving users access to content which is being used without the copyright holders' authorization. Get a few sponsors/content producers to band together, hire a few slick lawyers and GUBA is history.
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