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The RIAA and MPAA Target Day-Job Downloaders

Posted by timothy on from the say-isn't-that-a-cash-register-over-there dept.

BrianUofR points to this USA Today article, which says "the Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture Association of America are sending a six-page brochure this week to Fortune 1000 corporations with suggested policies -- including a sample memo to workers warning them against using company computers to download songs and movies."

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  1. at work? by astrashe · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I wouldn't want people I was managing screwing around with p2p software at work.

    For managers, this is going to be a no-brainer.

    1. Re:at work? by NetJunkie · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Please explain hos this means treating employees like kids? There is no reason for an employee to be using a P2P app at work. I don't care if you own the CD you're downloading, rip your own at home and bring it in.

      P2P apps should be banned just for the security problems alone...not even considering legal liability of the company.

      Grow up. Get a real job.

    2. Re:at work? by NetJunkie · · Score: 5, Insightful

      The problem is legal liability. If I know my employees download this stuff and don't do anything then the company can be liable. I'm not going to get in trouble and possibly fired so people I manage can warez Britney Spears.

    3. Re:at work? by Anonvmous+Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      "Yeah, managers who think that their employees should be treated like school-children."

      Who says it's about treating coworkers like 'school-children'?

      I'm a sysadmin for a small company. I used Kazaa at home quite a bit. I'm against the RIAA's stance on P2P. Despite all that, I don't want it used at work, and I will (and have) told people to remove it. Not because I'm an asshole or because I wanted to use my 'power'. I did it to make sure that my company doesn't invent mindless policies as a result of problems that arise from it. If the net connection gets bogged down and it's traced back to P2P usage, then my company will respond with a strict internet policy. That would suck because my company has a "It's only a problem when it's actually a problem" stance on things like that.

      The dude you just got shitty with is right. Don't put businensses into a position where they WILL have to create policy. Especially when it is completely unnecessary.