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RIAA Goes After the Little Guy
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| Dec. 16, 2002
| Associated Press
Posted on 12/17/2002 11:59:18 AM PST by freepatriot32
Edited on 06/29/2004 7:09:34 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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WASHINGTON -- An antipiracy campaign by the recording industry is threatening lawsuits to try to force stores to pull pirated music from their shelves.
The Recording Industry Association of America said Monday it is demanding a halt to illegal music sales at gas stations, convenience stores, groceries and some small music stores that the group has identified as offering illegal copies of music recordings.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: bigmedia; bootlegs; copyright; dmca; music; musicpiracy; riaa; stores
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To: eno_
I'm beginning to like the way you think.
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To: AAABEST
I had a buddy come back from the Philippines a few months ago. He had a small case full of pirated DVDs - they were about $2/a piece, and came with liner notes and everything. Some of the movies were still in theaters. That's piracy...
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12/17/2002 5:08:43 PM PST
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To: freepatriot32
"Last week, Secret Service agents in New York arrested three men and seized 35,000 illegally copied music discs, 10,000 movies on DVD and 421 compact disc burners that are used to make the counterfeit products. " Ummm...I don't consider these types "The Little Guy".
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To: freepatriot32
You know, I don't like to do this and have not done it in ages....but you know, if I saw the RIAA president, I would flip him the bird.
To: Abcdefg
Not if you are the RIAA.
To: rwfromkansas
Not because of shutting down the real piracy going on in these stores....but because of the other crap they pull.
To: TheEngineer
You know, if you are not able as a businessman to get people interested in your product except to pirate it, you have a problem. Stop whining and start being a man.
To: FastNBulbous
I could go on Amazon.com right now and get used CD's. The RIAA thugs aren't getting a cent, luckily.
The part that I do feel bad about with doing so is that the artists.....who deserve the money, aren't getting paid.
To: Moonman62
The music industry is charging way too much for its product. And this will continue up until the very last person STOPS BUYING IT!
To: eno_
A library is a piracy outlet. Just like with Kazaa, someone initially pays for a product before it is given out for free to all.
To: rwfromkansas
You know absolutely nothing about my business. Piracy is not a problem for my business. I simply support the protection of IP, a concept which was established in the constitution. It comes from respect for other people's property and respect for our laws. When faced with an opportunity to rip off IP (such as CD's) and probably not get caught... that's when people really show what they are made of.
Stop whining and start being a man.
Whining? The music pirates are the whiners. They whine about CD's costing too much, etc. etc. I pay for what I take. If I think it costs too much, I don't buy it. That's "being a man".
To: TheEngineer
Respect for copyright is not the same as the RIAA draconian crap.
Unless you can stand on your own......instead of relying on the government to come to your aid since you can't do anything yourself......you don't really have much of a say here.
To: rwfromkansas
Respect for copyright is not the same as the RIAA draconian crap. Um... And where did I say I supported the RIAA?
...instead of relying on the government to come to your aid since you can't do anything yourself.
I already said I don't face pirating problems. Are you too dense to understand?... or just too many cousins in your family tree?
To: TheEngineer
oops......I skipped over that sentence apparently.
To: eno_
Right but I'm having a little trouble finding the clause that enables our government to regulate the ability of devices to play media.That's because there isn't one, but it does allow Congress to pass laws that secure authors with exclusive rights for limited periods of time. How they choose to craft those laws is up to them, and unless such laws violate other rights enumerated in the Constitution, we'll have to put up with them.
I'm not saying the DMCA, or other proposed legislation is or is not in violation of other rights, but can we at least have the patience to see what the courts decide? And don't tell me the Elcomsoft case voided the DMCA, because it didn't.
To: RazorBladeRuination
You're wrong about the public domain.FWIW, I didn't say anything about the public domain.
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