CBS’s CNET’s is the tool that Limewire uses. The actual infringement comes from end users. CBS is a fourth or fifth party here, at best. We’re not even talking about standard third party liability here. It seems pretty clear that this is a nuisance suit from David, who is upset about the lawsuits against his company - which seem to have a lot stronger basis in law. However, David has now taken it to another level, and together with some hip hop and R&B artists, is suing CBS for copyright infringement over this same issue. This is so far removed from CBS’s business it’s hard to do more than laugh at the accusations. CBS may make a little bit of money from this, but it’s not even a rounding error on CBS’s bottom line. David’s argument is that CBS makes a ton of money from this setup. One of the many, many, many software products available to download from was Limewire, which (as you know) was recently found guilty of facilitating copyright infringement. The logical trainwreck comes from the fact that CBS bought CNET a few years ago, and among CNET’s properties is, which is probably the single most popular place for companies to offer up their software products for download. However, David’s theory was so out there that it was laughable: he claims CBS is suing him because CBS profits from piracy and doesn’t want others getting into the game and competing. It’s pretty easy to see why CBS and others believe that a service like FilmOn is infringing. Basically, CBS had sued his company, FilmOn, which let people pay to access his retransmission of TV channels online. The theory posited by David is so bizarre that we didn’t post about the video when it came out. The video is long, and not very entertaining, other than demonstrating David’s ego. Late last year, a guy named Alki David, who’s known for his publicity stunts, put out a silly video attacking CBS, who was suing a company he ran.
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