RIAA To Sue Individual's for File Sharing (This could mean you!!!!)

Miami Herald ^ | 06/25/2003 | Ted Bridis

[Calpernia]

Hmmmm, sounds like a threat :)

I've downloaded one song I still have on my box. Your challenge is inspiring ;)

[Golden Eagle]

(you) would buy a POS computer made by Americans rather than buy an outstanding system from another country.

Correct, something I'm proud of, and encourage others to do as well.

I just don't have that kind of money. I buy the best for my dollar.

The same thought I had in my teens. Back before the US lost it's manufacturing infrastructure almost completely and was only left with it's intellectual property, that is now being taken by internet pirates.

[Old Professer]

The guillotine was extraordinarially simple as well.

[Ronin]

Exactly. The lawsuit industry feeds on greed and ill will and they rack up heavy fees, getting paid from both sides, while continiously making pious noises about the rights of their clients to whatever...

Rights??? The only right the lawyers truly believe in is the right to a chunk of whatever money is available.

It's pretty simple, really... The lawyers working for the RIAA are stumped. There are no big names and/or deep pockets for them to sink their vampire fangs in, so after thinking it over, they shrug and go after a whole lot of little ones.

The beauty of it is, even if they lose, or cannot collect from the people they sue... like I said, most of the downloaders don't own much more than a computer anyhow, they can still count on the RIAA to pick up their legal fees.

For them it's no hardship and no problem. THEY will get paid.

[Calpernia]

>>>What it CAN'T do is make and distribute a new, unauthorized copy

They do. You just have to know where to go.

[budwiesest]

If a CD sells for $20 and costs, say $2 to make, the markup is $18 or 900%, nine times what it cost. In any real market this is insane. If a retailer were to sell using 40% as a markup the price would be $3.34 per CD.

How many CDs would you go out and buy tomorrow if they sold for $3.50 each? Answer: Lots. And would the artists and distributors make money? Yes. They'd be rolling in dough.

[Calpernia]

bump!

[wizzler]

The guillotine was extraordinarially simple as well.

As you stroll through old posts in this thread dropping short pearls of wisdom -- nuggets you apparently think translate into incisive statements that cut to The Truth -- could you stop once in a while to actually add something of substance to the discussion?

[Pro-Bush]

Q: Am I breaking the law by downloading free music?


A: According to the RIAA, and backed by court decisions, sharing unauthorized copyrighted works is considered "direct infringement." A recent decision found that swap services such as Grokster cannot be held liable for the actions of their users, but that the users themselves can.

Facts about file sharing

[Calpernia]

>>>>. And if you are going to use the blonde defense, you better hope you have a male judge and a nice rack...and I don't mean spice rack! ;)

But the blonde defense works so well. So you may want to direct that to the male species :)

I've never failed car inspection :)

[John Lenin]

The next step is to outlaw used CD stores.

[Old Professer]

Whoever coined the term, "civilized society" should be made to memorize this whole thread and write it in sand a million times on the beach in Malibu during a grunion run.

[wizzler]

The next step is to outlaw used CD stores.

Why? Used CD stores sell licensed copies of copyrighted media. They can't be outlawed. Why would you suggest doing that?

[rwfromkansas]

okay...:)

Have a good night.

[WSGilcrest]

Seems like it takes longer to get sources sometimes, but the speeds are similar. Also, better luck finding images and not just the cracked versions.

[billbears]

Also, better luck finding images and not just the cracked versions

Thanks may give it a shot

[Calpernia]

You are kidding me right? Why do radios come with cassette record capabilities? What are you suppose to use the record feature for? Unless you purchase a separate mic, it is only meant to record from the radio.

[John Lenin]

But the artists and record companies don't make a dime off the sale of a used CD so used cd stores will be the next to come under fire for copyright violation. It is about the money, no ?