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RIAA Chats With Song Swappers

Posted by timothy on from the will-you-be-my-buddy dept.

einer writes "Orignally seen on Drudge; in reaction to their recent loss in court, an IM was sent to 'hundreds of thousands' of grokster and Kazaa users by the RIAA warning that they were NOT anonymous and that they could face legal consequences if they did not stop sharing copyrighted material. The IM was sent to users hosting copyrighted songs for download. Is this a scare tactic or an honest attempt to reform the p2p user community, or both?"

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  1. It's a JOKE... It must be.. by TheCeltic · · Score: 0, Troll

    Come now.. the biggest theives ever (the recording industry) telling others they are theives? HAHAHAHA..

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  2. Soviet Russia or info minister? by benna · · Score: 0, Troll

    Can't anyone be creative enough to think of one of these? I am getting bored without one to reply to.

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  3. Re:Make CDs more affordable by The+J+Kid · · Score: 0, Troll

    LOL, you are certainly not from Cape Town.

    "Circuit City, Best Buy" ? In South Africa?

    Sure. Nice try, troll.

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  4. Re:I love madonna! by fireweaver · · Score: 0, Troll

    Personally, I think she should eat -MY- diahhorrea. Madonna sucks.

  5. These RIAA Bastards are sneaky... by DoctorScooby · · Score: 0, Troll

    ... but they made one fatal mistake. In the '60s, '70s, and even in the '80s, they unknowingly released REALLY GOOD MUSIC. This shall be their undoing, for I do not need to buy their 'NStink and ButtSweet Boys, for my Pink Floyd, Sabbath, and Zeppelin shall sustain me indefinitely.

    Imagine if Microsoft made Windows98 completely perfect and bug-free, then went back to releasing the same old crap again. We'd all buy 98 and stick with it until they pry it from our cold dead hands, right? That's what happened with music (or should I say Muzak?)

    The RIAA used to release good music, but they won't make that mistake again.

    I am a troll, please mod me down! Why won't anybody mod me down?

    1. Re:These RIAA Bastards are sneaky... by DoctorScooby · · Score: 0, Troll

      Please note: It's truly pathetic to have to beg for a modslap. I've sunk to the very bottom of the evolutionary ladder, begging for any spare mod point you may have to throw my way in disgust. Don't you have just one mod point in the bottom of your pocket, sir? Anything will do...

      What am I, Al Capone's nephew? Don't be afraid, mod me down dammit! My fellow trolls won't give me any respect with my karma so bloody high! They're gonna rip me to shreds! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, don't let me be a failure at my life's work, just one little nasty mod point, please sir, just one, that's all I want, not all of them, just one!