Interview with Student Sued by RIAA

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Interview with Student Sued by RIAA

Posted by michael on Tuesday May 6, 2003 @07:17AM from the look-at-this-in-depth-analysis dept.

TinoMNYY24 writes "Jesse Jordan, owner of chewplastic.com, was on CNN this morning discussing the RIAA settlement. You can read a poorly spelled transcript of the interview. Jesse is one of the two students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute that were sued by the RIAA."

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Poor Kid... by tony_ratboy · 2003-05-06 07:19 · Score: 4, Funny

First he gets sued by the RIAA, then his personal web site gets Slashdotted.
1. Re:Poor Kid... by blair1q · 2003-05-06 07:37 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  ...because the traffic exceeds the low BW limit put in place by his school to stop campus filesharing.
"poorly spelled transcript"? by Rayonic · 2003-05-06 07:22 · Score: 4, Funny

So... I hear that those glass houses are a bitch to cool in the summertime. :-)

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Holy Columbine! by gpinzone · 2003-05-06 07:23 · Score: 5, Funny

Daniel Peng, one of the defendants at Princeton, may think that the lawsuit was "settled amicably", but I do not think that this is an "amicable" settlement. In fact, I am outraged. They will pay for what they've done.

Hey RIAA, if you see a nerd dressed in all black wearing a trenchcoat, ala "the Matrix", coming into your building...DUCK!
1. Re:Holy Columbine! by mike_mgo · 2003-05-06 07:30 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Hey RIAA, if you see a nerd dressed in all black wearing a trenchcoat, ala "the Matrix", coming into your building...LAUGH!
  when you see him fall on his ass trying to do bullet time kung-fu.
2. Re:Holy Columbine! by gosand · 2003-05-06 07:58 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Hey RIAA, if you see a nerd dressed in all black wearing a trenchcoat, ala "the Matrix", coming into your building...DUCK!
  
  Better yet... don't.
  
  Please note that I do not promote the killing of anyone. The RIAA is a figurehead, and my comments against it are merely symbolic.
  
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Re:Rush transcript by Chordonblue · 2003-05-06 07:23 · Score: 4, Funny

Yeah,

I can't see this as coming from Rush. There was nothing about Monica or Democrats... :P

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This article has a great opening by Rev.LoveJoy · 2003-05-06 07:24 · Score: 5, Funny

Direct from CNN's bad transcript:
ANCHOR: Hey, Jesse, why do you think the government came after you?
JESSE JORDAN, SETTLED LAWSUIT WITH RECORDING INDUSTRY: Well, actually it was the recording industry association.
Kind of hard to tell these days, isn't it?
Cheers,
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Wow! The best part... by ratboy666 · 2003-05-06 07:25 · Score: 5, Funny

The scariest and best part is when the INTERVIEWER actually confused the RIAA with the Government. That sure gives the RIAA some big clankin' balls.

Next... RIAA orders bombing of Canada, because its acutally legal to download music here!

Ratboy666.

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1. Re:Wow! The best part... by David+Gould · 2003-05-06 07:35 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Next... RIAA orders bombing of Canada
  
  Somebody'd better warn the Baldwins.
  
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2. Re:Wow! The best part... by bobKali · 2003-05-06 07:44 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Somebody'd better warn the Baldwins.
  
  Please don't.
They sued? by RealBeanDip · 2003-05-06 07:29 · Score: 3, Funny

They sued an interview? Man, those RIAA lawyers are slick!

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Re:Rush transcript by Monkelectric · 2003-05-06 07:34 · Score: 2, Funny

I don't remember any Rush songs like this...
Thats because the song was released on a copy-protected CD.

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Wow by tarsi210 · 2003-05-06 07:37 · Score: 2, Funny

Something poorly-spelled on Slashdot? I can't imagine.

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Re:You've got to wonder by mike77 · 2003-05-06 07:38 · Score: 5, Funny

well, I'd bet $10 they don't go after law students!

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limerick by Joe+the+Lesser · 2003-05-06 07:40 · Score: 4, Funny

There once was a man from RPI,
who the RIAA decided to try,
he was forced to settle,
but we'll continue to mettle,
and share musical art till we die.

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They edited it! by Andrevan · 2003-05-06 07:53 · Score: 5, Funny

They edited the transcript, it was really like this.
REPORTER: Hey, Jesse, why do you think the government came after you?
JESSE: Well, actually it was the recording industry association.
REPORTER: Yeah, that's what I said. The government.
:P

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Re:My fix :-) by Anonymous Coward · 2003-05-06 07:53 · Score: 2, Funny

So when I'm charged for murder I can just say "I dont want to spend more than a buck fiddy defending this", and get off scot free!

No way they'll be able to get a geneticist to link me to the scene for a buck fiddy.

Great idea, you do-nothing basement dwelling idiot windbag.
Re:Rush transcript by KillerHamster · 2003-05-06 07:57 · Score: 2, Funny

If it was one of their songs, CNN would probably get sued by the RIAA for posting the lyrics.
Re:Rush transcript by Savatte · 2003-05-06 08:08 · Score: 2, Funny

I bet there was some high-pitched screaming when he was first served the papers, though.
Re:Summary by Khakionion · 2003-05-06 08:25 · Score: 2, Funny

Is Ford liable for you running your car against a 80 years old man crossing the street?

No, but even if they were, I'd be more worried about an 80 year old man in a Ford.

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Re:Fucking ridiculous by Elwood+P+Dowd · 2003-05-06 08:31 · Score: 2, Funny

If it makes you feel any better, I guarantee that he was also thinking of porn when he made this search engine.

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Re:When Were You Last Sued? by CausticWindow · 2003-05-06 08:41 · Score: 2, Funny

The US justice system is a tool for people/companies with money

I don't understand your complaint. This is part of the so called american dream, is it not?

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The Government! by bottlerocket · 2003-05-06 09:07 · Score: 2, Funny

Funny how the reporter kept saying "the government" instead of "the RIAA". But hey, the two are practically interchangable.

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Re:CONTRIBUTE by MrDingusMcGee · 2003-05-06 14:08 · Score: 2, Funny

This is exactly what I thought when I heard these students had settled. I told my girlfriend (no, don't mod me +1 funny for saying 'my girlfriend') that (IMHO of course) it is our "duty" as fellow music downloaders/swappers to help this kid out. He is paying $12,000 because millions of students, including many on /., download illegal music.

I understand that the overall "cause" is better helped by donating to the EFF...but I'd rather support this kid out who could just as well have been me.

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