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RIAA to Sue You Now

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the sue-sue-suedio dept.

An anonymous reader writes "MSNBC reports that apparently the music industry feels so satisfied with going after file swapping software makers that they want to sue the pants off the file swappers themselves. Of course, you'll need to be a big fish with lots of illegal music to get their attention." This is what they should have done in the first place- go after the people who are actually doing it instead of making P2P seemingly illegal.

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  1. Laughing... by pavera · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Ok, so even if they start to try to sue people, how exactly are they going to go about this? maybe they come to my house, I blame it on my roommate, he blames it on me, how are they going to know which of us is the bad guy? wait, I have 15 people using my IP address NATed wirelessly through my apt complex. Are they going to sue me because its my internet connection? Am I supposed to be able to monitor/block all traffic that my friends and neighbors use? How are they going to know who is uploading the music? I don't log anything... and my ISP can't tell exactly what computer its coming from inside my network... Never gonna work

  2. B O Y C O T T by Weasel+Boy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This is the last straw. My music collection contains about 300 CDs, but the buck stops here. The RIAA has gone too far. Actually, they went too far quite a while ago; this is just an arbitrary point far beyond acceptable.

    I do not download MP3s. I do not participate in file swapping. I do have enough money to buy all the CDs I want. And I am opting out.

    The US is a nation of the people, by the people, and for the people; and the people have spoken. The people, by clear and obvious consensus, have decided that file swapping, ripping-mixing-burning, and format- and media-shifting are acceptable uses. It is up to the music creators to learn how to live with and profit from these fair uses without crushing the rights of the consumers. It is up to our government to recognize and protect this expression of our civil rights. Innovation on the part of musicians and their collaborators is called for. Widespread litigation and repressive new legislation is not.

    I will not add one more cent to the coffers of any RIAA-affiliated music company as long as this insanity persists. From now on, my money supports only those artists that respect me and my rights. And I will listen to my legally acquired music whenever, however, and in whatever format I want.

    And the RIAA can rot in hell.