The RIAA and MPAA Target Day-Job Downloaders

Posted by timothy on Saturday February 15, 2003 @12:19PM 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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Re:do you wanna bet... by richieb · 2003-02-15 13:53 · Score: 2, Troll

Your use of Kazaa to steal from those who purchased the musicians is for any reasonable person equal to Microsoft including linux/sched.c in the next version of Windows or to that scruffy-looking man outside stealing my car. All three hypothetical offenders are taking from others without permission. A pity they don't hang cattle rustlers any longer.
While I agree with you on using company network for downloading music, I think this last paragraph is misguided.
The "crime" we are talking about is called "Copyright Violation". It's not stealing. When I make a copy of something I don't deprive anyone of anything. Would you stop the guy outside from taking a picture of your car?
Depriving someone from potential profit is not in the same ballpark as stealing a material object.

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the RIAA by Transcendent · 2003-02-15 15:11 · Score: 0, Troll

The RIAA can blow me...

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Re:Call the BSA by Natalie's+Hot+Grits · 2003-02-15 20:19 · Score: 0, Troll

Since when is it illegal to lie while not under oath or in public? It isn't.

Have a nice day RIAA/MPAA/BSA

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