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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. same story this morning!!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    the same story was posted in YRO about 6 stories down on the front page.

    read your own site befor posting...

  2. Slashdot is 3 hours late by thesolo · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That article looks exactly the same as it did when I viewed it previously while reading the last story--turns out I was so late in reading that the update had already been published. This means /. is about 3 hours late, as the update to that story happened before 12:30 EST.

  3. I think I have read this before... by Panek · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...ah yes, 7 stories earlier.

    Kudos on the new record for a repeated story!
    P/.

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  4. Who cares if it's redundant? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I have two balls. They can still suck both of them.

  5. 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" :).

  6. Re:Legalized...probably regulated Hacking... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    OT, sorry.

    I submitted this earlier but nothing...

    EBGames has gamecubes available for preorder today. Yay!

    http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categories/homepages/ga mecube/default.asp

    Get 'em while they're hot.

  7. Re:Legalized...probably regulated Hacking... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That has to be the worst troll I've ever seen. You, sir, are a disgrace to the monicker `AC'.

    In conclusion, goat.

  8. Re:Thoughts of the Future by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Heh, I see the logic.. he's already cutting up one head, why not cut up the other?