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RIAA To Sue Hundreds Of File Swappers
Shackleford writes "The Washington Post has an article saying that the RIAA is preparing hundreds of lawsuits against Internet users who illegally trade copyrighted music files. The lawsuits will target people who share 'substantial' amounts of copyrighted music, but anyone who shares illegal files is at risk, RIAA President Cary Sherman said in a conference call today. The first round of lawsuits will be prepared during the next eight to 10 weeks. They will ask for injunctions and monetary damages against file swappers. It seems that after a federal judge ruled in April that file-sharing services have legal uses and thus should not be shut down, the RIAA has found that it must go after individual users rather than the services that they use." palmech13 points to a similar article on Yahoo News.
SCO sues the RIAA for stealing their business model
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I only use file swapping services for new release movies, software and pr0n. I have nothing to fear from the RIAA.
The announcement is part of an attempt to rid the Internet of illegitimate versions of copyrighted works as it tries to find a way to encourage legitimate music download services.
in other news every single mp3 dissapeared today from the internet. Hillary Rosen was heard to scream "Smells....like.....victory...."
"The Washington Post has an article saying that it is preparing hundreds of lawsuits against Internet users who illegally trade copyrighted music files."
So the Washington Post is suing music file traders??? Since when did they join the RIAA?
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I don't understand! We sue the fuckers, and they still won't buy our products!
-- Jack Valenti
We knew this was the strategy they have been building towards. Much like Dumbledore we must learn to keep our allies at a distance, lest they become a snake and bite us with their poison music files.
What we must do to survive is to make sure the battle we fight is in front of the ministry of magic so that everyone will see what evils the RIAA has in store for everyone, and to also show the world he-who-must-not-be-named is back.
So gather arms, and start working in secret ways to continue learning new and unique file-trading secrets. We might have to flood the p2p networks with 1kb text files renamed to popular mp3 music files. Something that wouldn't take any time to download or discredit as an mp3, but enough to fool the evil Death Eaters into thinking these files were in fact, the real mp3 files they wanted.
So Fight brave young Potter, fight to live another day!
Dear Karma Whore,
Thank you for doing us the "favor" of posting the text just in case the frickin' Washington Post gets Slashdotted. Thanks also for removing ALL formatting and making the blob of text difficult to read. We owe you one.
Thanks for thinking of us,
Slashdot
PS, please punch yourself in the balls
I was holding back, but it's time to start a militia and hit 'em where it hurts: the stomach, elbow, etc.
I can assemble a force of 1,000 drunk North Dakotans with hunting rifles in about a week!
The Political Programmer
This proves the RIAA is masterminded by the $cientoloi$t$.
PS, please punch yourself in the balls
done.
Why doesn't the RIAA distribute MP3s that sing "You are so sued! (Copyright 2003 RIAA)" when played? This would save them a lot of paperwork.
Healthcare article at Kuro5hin
I think I'll share a few more albums to help out the poor Americans, I don't think the RIAA is going to launch any international lawsuits.
...since all I share is FLACs and therefore nobody ever downloads from me. Yay for alternative formats!
I liked this unintentionally honest quote from the article:
On free P2P services, "You go for Britney Spears, you get porn. You go for Pokemon, you get porn," [Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) President Cary] Sherman said. "When people are presented with a really good user experience at a reasonable price, they're going to use that."
I agree. A really good user experience is one that replaces Britney Spears with anything.
Opinions on the Twiddler2 hand-held keyboard?
what if you shared the files, but no one ever downloaded anything from you.
You mean people that share nsync stuff? They deserve to be sued anyway
So what are you saying? That all copyright violators are equated with muderers?!!??!? You liberal pinko commie feminazis and/or fat religious right rich boys are all the same!
(it's just an analogy, so save your breath... I'm not at all suggesting that copyright violators are equated with murderers and you know it)
Oh, so now you're flip-flopping?!?!? You're no better than that greedy Clinton and/or Bush, changing your position so that you can line your pockets with money from the unions and/or oil cartels!
"The first round of lawsuits will be prepared during the next eight to 10 weeks."
It looks like they have to wait for all the rebates on CD-RW's they bought for their kids to clear before they can fund the lawyers needed to do this.
IANAL, but I play one on
Nah, it's just that the adult industry is used to taking it in the ass.
In related news, Adult Film Industry Association (AFIA) President Seymour Butts threatened a lawsuit against RIAA President Cary Sherman for suggesting that people utilize free P2P services to illegally download copywritten pr0n. "Hey, just 'cause your customers are unhappy with you doesn't mean you should attack our service. And speaking of service, you should see what I did to your mom last night."
Gotta wait until yo mama is done "working" down there, then I'll get right on it, chief.
You are not alone. This is not normal. None of this is normal.
...the Highway Patrol has announced that it will fine hundreds of car drivers that are speeding. These will target the people that are traveling at a 'substantial' amount over the speed limit, but anyone that speeds is at risk. In severe cases, they'll ask for injunctions against car driving by revoking their licence and even possibly jail time.
I mean, that has really killed speeding hasn't it. Oh, wait...
Kjella
Live today, because you never know what tomorrow brings
Two wrongs make a right, now. Didn't you get the memo?
ASCII stupid question, get a stupid ANSI
Ya know, that explains why id Software never made it big...
Shouldn't they outlaw Microsoft then?
But since the major news organizations are all in bed with the RIAA and MPAA, and not the porn industry
That's because the porn industry is standing off to the side, with a camera!
Ita erat quando hic adveni.
"Maybe she should have a heart to heart with Britney"
I'd like to see that!
because I have been enjoined by this Holy Office to abandon the false opinion which maintains that the Sun is the centre
The grey zone is for loading and loading only. There is no stopping in the red zone.
Use the spatula, Luke
Mescaline
"It's the little touches that make a future solid enough to be destroyed" --William S. Bourroughs
What's even funnier is the guy misidentifying something as theft when it is clearly and undeniably affixed in the law as coyright infringment is the only one who got modded up.
:-D
Be completely wrong - get karma. I love Slashdot.
Freedom Is Universal
Linux-Universe
The RIAA reported that CD sales during the year 2004 have dropped a staggering 75%. Industry critics attribute the fall in sales to the RIAA's aggressive litigious tactics of suing thousands of individual song swappers to the point where victims had no disposable income to make legitimate CD purchases, thus the RIAA had created its own depressed market.
Eternity: will that be smoking, or non-smoking? I Corinthians 6:9-10
/join #mp3
/sue everyone
But I read it for the articles, which aren't available on Kazaa.
because I have been enjoined by this Holy Office to abandon the false opinion which maintains that the Sun is the centre
OK, file sharing kiddies. Now that the Evil RIAA(TM) has opened up its bad-nasty can of legal whoop-ass, you need to engineer "Plausible Deniability" into your activities. Go out right now and buy a Linksys Wi-Fi Broadband Router (or functional equivalent).
When you install it, install it wide open, no passwords, no encryption. Place all of your other boxen behind some other firewalling device.
When the RIAA hauls you into court with your IP addy as the star piece of incriminating evidence, produce your receipt for the Wi-Fi box and printouts of it's configuration and say "some neighbor must have been using my connection".
Case Dismissed.
Oh, IANAL, but that's a good thing.
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
GeneralEmergency
> Who has done wrong? Who should be sued?
Since the RIAA drone searched for music that RIAA owns copyright of, you
both now have a legitimate copy of it. Nobody should be sued.
It might have been different when the RIAA drone wasn't a RIAA employee
but a 3rd party company instead. According to my understanding of law
and moral, he (as a professional!) wouldn't be able to legitimately own
your file. So he would have infringed on copyrights, and you helped him.
As soon as RIAA authorizes that 3rd party company to rightfully download
music (in order to perform the task of finding music-sharers), the situation
reverts back to the first scenario. You both own a legal copy, and nobody
has done wrong.
Marc (music consumer, not a lawyer)
LOL, how much do you want. Seriously, it's still around in mid/south Florida.
Jaysyn
There is a war going on for your mind.
Porn companies lean in close to Peer-to-Peer
Porn companies pull closer to Peer-to-Peer
Porn companies begin slowly caressing Peer-to-Peer's neck
Porn companies whispers softly into Peer-to-Peer's ears
Porn companies' hands glide effortlessly down Peer-to-Peer tight, young, body
Porn companies gently brushes fingertips across Peer-to-Peer's naked chest
Heh ... mescaline
I remember after trying LSD I imagined a hidden geometry behind everything.
On mescaline however I imagined there was a hidden vegetable behind everything. Far less scary.
:wq
and checking it twice
gonna find out who's naughty and nice
R I A A 's coming to town....
They log you when your sleeping
They log when your awake
They know if you use P to P
so be good for goodness sake...
Oh you better watch out
you better not cry
you better log off
I'm telling you why
R I A A's coming
to town.
My rights don't need management.
Mescaline
Instead of banning the substance, we should ban its components: Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, and Oxygen. This would eliminate a lot of drugs!
On mescaline however I imagined there was a hidden vegetable behind everything.
Are you sure you didn't mean "Super Mario Brothers 2" rather than "mescaline"?
Man, that game gave me some weird, vegetable-related nightmares when I was a kid.
pi = 3.141592653589793helpimtrappedinauniversefactory7
Here are some simple instructions to avoid the RIAA and U.S. copyright laws in general: 1.) Pack up your stuff. Everything you own, pack it up. You'll be going for a trip. 2.) Sell your car. It's not like you'll need it here anyway... 3.) Go to the airport, check in your bags and whatnot. 4.) Move to Switzerland.