Are You in RIAA's Cross Hairs

wired news ^ | 6.24.03 | Katie Dean

[freepatriot32]

When the recording industry said Wednesday it would sue heavy music sharers, it left one unnerving question unanswered: Just who would they consider a heavy sharer?

In a conference call with reporters, the Recording Industry Association of America's President Cary Sherman said the group will begin collecting evidence against those who offer "substantial" amounts of music online to others over peer-to-peer networks, then will file hundreds of copyright-infringement lawsuits beginning in August. But he declined to say specifically what "substantial" means.

[Gorzaloon]

To sue people somewhat indiscriminately would "scare the bejesus out of everybody else," Cohen said.

Enough to make them burn record stores?

[The Magical Mischief Tour]

This will come back and haunt all involved, especially if they begin randomly picking off the little guys. Imagine the outrage when a 14 year old in Kansas who’s dad works on a farm and a mom who’s a stay at home type gets popped by some gorilla law firm out of NYC or Detoilet (Detroit).

Imagine the cyber attacks the RIAA and even the law firms will endure once this begins in full.

Nailing the big fish anyone would agree would darn near shut the whole thing down and therefore remove the “need” to begin suing the small fry’s who trade a song or two a day or even a week.

The RIAA is dying, what you are witnessing is the extinction of an outdated business model.

[Imal]

Much to the RIAA's chagrin, they are about to give everyone in the world some free entertainment. This spectacle has all the makings of a grand media circus, complete with bearded ladies and dog-faced boys. And admission is free!

Gotta love the irony.

[Gorzaloon]

The RIAA is dying, what you are witnessing is the extinction of an outdated business model.

I find it personally a moral pickle to believe in compensating people for their Intellectual Property, or not stealing from artists, while deploring and nearly advocating violence to the RIAA-As I do.

By many accounts the RIAA is just the Recording Mafia and is no particular friend to the performers, either.

The RIAA's position, translated, is that only THEY should be able to steal from the artists AND the fans.

Possibly if enough farm kids are ruined with malicious abuse of Process, the Recording Mafia will no longer prevail with juries, finding it impossible to gain judgements.

Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of sewer dwelling scumsucking

(Long string of profanity deleted to maintain a Family Friendly atmosphere)

[FierceDraka]

To sue people somewhat indiscriminately would "scare the bejesus out of everybody else," Cohen said.

Legalized terrorism, if you use the government's own definition of the word.

[NWO Slave]

Let's teach the greedy scumsuckers at RIAA a lesson.

Don't buy any tapes or CD's until they end their campaign against people who want to share their music files.

How is the RIAA going to stop us from trading songs by snail mail or by personal contact?

[Possenti]

So, is my understanding of the situation correct?:

A private entity (RIAA) has been granted powers greater than a law enforcement agency by being able to monitor a private citizen's internet activity without a warrant?

Seems like Homeland Security is morphing into something more. Music fans are now given the same treatment as potential terrorists.

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

Good. I hope they wring every last bit of blood from these marxist thieves.

[new cruelty]

Ergo, the enemy of your enemy is your friend.