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RIAA Looks To Stop KaZaA, Morpheus & Grokster
John Hampton writes: "The RIAA is going to try to sue KaZaZ, Morpheus and Grokster, according to this story. Internal memos from within the RIAA outline the record label's findings and strategy going ahead. Great story. Hilary Rosen begging executives to talk about the issue and the RIAA issuing the lamest statement ever. From DotcomScoop.com."
We have many lawyers
You listen to our music
Micr'Soft is our bitch
I think there's a radon leak in the RIAA offices and crack in their water-cooler...
Bill - "hey Jim, let's try and shut down a Peer-to-peer network today. They might be using it to do illegal stuff"
Jim - What's a "peer-to-peer"?
Bill - "damned if I know, I heard about it on Oprah"
Jim - "sure, I'm in. It's not like we do any real work around here."
I cant wait to see: :))
1. The moment when the industry realises how good they could have had it before they fscked up the server model of napster compared to a distributed self organising network
2. The moment when some dumb exec decides the only way to stop it is to take out EVERY supernode
3. The RIAA resort to hiring hundreds of consultants to try and fix the unfixable problem
4. The RIAA eventually succeed in closing down the big three and just as it happens, giFT is finished and goes mainstream, or even better fasttrak release the source (I can dream cant I
Thus, we recommend (1) filing claims against FastTrack, MusicCity, and Grockster, (2) immediately thereafter initiating discussions with FastTrack about resolving our claims in a way that will provide us with useful information and testimony against MusicCity, and if possible obtain FastTrack's cooperation in shutting down or converting MusicCity and Grokster, and (4) continue forward with litigation against MusicCity, Grokster, and potentially Timberline Venture Partners.
Gee, these guys manage to find out so much about the structure of the FT network, and yet they don't know how to count to three?
Maybe they will launch a "tactical strike" with "surgical precision" - isn't that what normally happens when someone does something bad outside American jurisdiction?
The RIAA's trying to end
Programs that all they do's send
Tunes from my 'puter
To yours, through Bermuder
Without paying them or paying their friends
Typically, when I first read that line this morning I read it as:
The International Federation of the Pornographic Industry
Coffee helps.
"It is a greater offense to steal men's labor, than their clothes"
Shhh, don't tell anyone, but I only read half of it myself before I started hammering out my own rants. Just between you and me, eh? ;-)
If you were blocking sigs, you wouldn't have to read this.
American Flag - Fade to whitehouse, and bush sitting in his chair.
(Que background music)
Bush: God bless America - where speech is free (unless its owned by a big company) (or the government) and justice is served fairly (along as it makes money [dmca]). But now, now its being changed! changed by a small people, people who will do anything to harm the freedom. These people are called 'file sharers' They are evil hackers who roam the sea of the Internet pirating as they go. The use their ships of software to go from point2point. They steal from the poorest artists and the companies that represent them (poor artists like Jackson and struggling companies like Warner, Polydor etc.) They trade sick and pornographic images that no human should be subjected to (because no-one actually _wants_ to see Alysa Milano lesbian action) and whats more, they send plans of terrorism! Yes, thats right, Bin-Laden and the Taliban used these systems to swap images and files containing hidden plans for their terrorist attacks! These people must be stopped, they are as guilty as Bin-Laden himself! To save America you, the citizens, must vigil and report these people. Do your duty for your country and your family. If you see anyone using file sharing programs, report them to the authorities (who will have their equipment destroyed and them put in prison for a long long time) and save America. Everyone must decide: You are either against file sharing, or your with Bin Laden!! No amount of bolding and repeating, repeating! can do enough to stress the importance of this.
Thank You, and, goodnight.
Fade Out, titles
"this presidential speech is protected under federal copyright laws, reproducing it in any form without prior consent is a federal offence carrying penalties of upto (15) years imprisonment."
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