[Charles Martel]

Just wait until they destroy a computer and the owner takes them to court to PROVE the copyright violation.

IIRC, the "Peer to Peer Piracy Prevention Act" that was being kicked around last year would prevent the music industry from suffering any legal woes incurred by zapping an offending computer.

You can bet that the RIAA wants a substantial litigation shield. If they actually get something like that passed and begin demolishing computers with impunity, they can expect cyber-reprisals. I'll bet that the anti-music industry brigade is made up of smarter computer geeks than the ones working for the RIAA, too.

To quote the late Bonn Scott (if that's still legal): "If you want blood... you got it."

[Arkinsaw]

they can expect cyber-reprisals

If they destroyed 100,000 PC's or even erased their operating systems I suspect that Washington would witness more than cyber-reprisals.

[Principled]

If they actually get something like that passed and begin demolishing computers with impunity, they can expect cyber-reprisals. I'll bet that the anti-music industry brigade is made up of smarter computer geeks than the ones working for the RIAA, too.

If this were ever to happen, you'd see so much funny stuff happen to record co people...cancelled credit cards, late notices on everything, repoed cars, etc.

[Poohbah]

I'll bet that the anti-music industry brigade is made up of smarter computer geeks than the ones working for the RIAA, too.

First: the RIAA can pay better. Money DOES talk.

Second: The RIAA can pay OTHER people very nicely.

"Hokey religion and an ability to write code are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid."

[John Beresford Tipton]

"they can expect cyber-reprisals"

If they wiped out years of someone's work on a hard drive,
what makes you think that an adequate reprisal would be limited to a cyber reprisal?