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RIAA Abandons Hacking Amendment

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-gotta-be-kidding dept.

CJMClark writes "Looks like the RIAA has come to its senses (partially, at least). This update on Wired News apparently indicates that the RIAA has decided to back down from its earlier proposed amendment that would allow copyright owners to be absolved of responsibility for collateral damage due to hacking into an individual's PC to delete copyrighted files." This has gotta be fictitious.

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  1. Re:This technique has been honed to perfection... by trilucid · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    Somebody PLEASE mod the parent to this comment up! This kind of insight really hits home.

    This comment speaks well to the unfortunate fact that after the "initial threat" has passed in situations like this, most people forget to follow up on the group's next wave of assaults. sphealey, you're absolutely right on the money (in more ways than one) on this.

    Thank you for the post! I'm emailing the link to friends after I smack "submit" :).