Where is Sony?

You've got to wonder which side is Sony on. After all their name is used all over the place. I liked this paragraph from American Conservative Union:

The Sony doctrine is the basis for the extraordinary flowering of technology and innovation that has characterized the American economy for the last 20 years. Under the protective umbrella of the Sony doctrine, America’s best and brightest entrepreneurs have introduced ingenious new products that have added billions of dollars to the U.S. economy while increasing the quality of life of American
consumers.

Clearly you would think Sony would be on the side of Grokster. Not quite...

From the brief filed by the motion picture studio and recording company:

Sony Music Entertainement Inc.
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
Sony Corporation
Arista (belongs in part to Sony)
etc..

So I guess buying all the media companies has an influence on you, the same way Sony missed the boat with MP3 players... but then again...

Who do we have on the side of Grokster? The Consumer Electronics Association. Who is a member of the Consumer Electronics Association? Yes you've guessed it, Sony!

That's the safest bet ever: 1 dollar that Sony wins and 1 dollar that Sony loses.