File-sharing services may now be sued (by companies such as Sony, or Disney) even if they have no direct control over the illegal activity so says the Supreme Court.

The question is over intent. Grokster claims the software they made was not intended to encourage copyright infringement. With this ruling, intent becomes a diminishing issue.

If intent is no longer an issue, and you can now sue companies even if they have no direct control over the final use of the product, then Anheuser-Busch becomes liable for every drunk driver.

Sure, they can say Bud Lite is not intended to be consumed by people who drive, and they can say they do not encourage drunk driving, but it doesn’t matter anymore. This new ruling tosses that argument out the window.

I’m going to play Halo 2 so long that I loose my job. Then I’m suing Bungie over the anguish of being unemployed.

Game on.

In a shining example of how disconnected Hollywood, and America in general, is from events occurring around the world, IMDB reported that Lindsay Lohan strolled zombie-like past angry protestors at the opening of the first American De Beers store.

Despite decent news coverage of so-called conflict diamonds and protestors from advocacy group Survival International, which claims De Beers’ mining operations in Botswana have helped evict Gana and Gwi bushmen, celebrities seem clueless of the controversy surrounding their bling.

In fact, when asked by reporters what she thought about the bushmen controversy, Lohan, who at this point has been in the 50th remake of “Freaky Friday” and a Herbie the Lovebug redux, replied, “I don’t get involved in any drama.”

It’s nice to know that genocide, slavery, and booting bushmen from their native lands isn’t drama enough for Lohan. However, when it’s something really serious, she just goes bananas.