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Internal MP3 Server? 1 Million Dollars Please

Posted by chrisd on from the these-are-not-the-oggs-you're-looking-for dept.

nkruse pointed out that our pals as the RIAA are breaking new ground. According to this Reuters Article, the RIAA has succeeded in collecting 1 million US dollars from Arizona based Integrated Information Systems. IIS apparently had a corporate MP3 repository on it's network. This is the first time I've heard about the RIAA doing this kind of thing. Looks like they're taking a page from the BSA handbook.

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  1. In other news by cscx · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The MPAA is getting ready to sue people for having video of their kids on their house computer/server.

  2. Who's the Rat? by Silver222 · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    Sounds just like the BSA. "Tipped" off by an email...people who do shit like that deserve buckets of spam and power outages for the rest of their lives. Didn't people get told when they were young that no one like a tattletale?

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  3. Re:More, more, more! by modecx · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I feel the same way you do, but the reality of the situation is this: most "normal" (read: not internet or computer savvy [or hell even intelligent enough] enough to understand what's at stake) people will never even hear about this RIAA foolishness.

    And of those that do hear of RIAA's exploits, 5% of them will think it's great business, another 5% will think they aren't being capitolistic enough, and 85% won't really give a damn, and the last 5% will give "Duh", or "Is you my cousin? 'Cause you's got's the same fore head as meeh. Wanna' shack up?" as an answer.

    Maybe I'm being overly pessimistic, but that's reality from my corner. Would you like another helping of Apathy?

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  4. What's their secret? by rant-mode-on · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    An IIS server that can distribute thousands of files? What's their secret?

    Just how did the RIAA find out about this? Is it another IIS vulnerability?

  5. Whatever by Azureash · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The RIAA can bite my ass. Most of the music that is being released these days is awful anyway. Maybe they should spend less time and money "protecting" their latest singer/rapper/actor/model/tv commercial star's lipsinc soundtrack, and start looking for real talent.

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