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RIAA Obtains Subpoenas Against File Swappers
SniperPuppy writes "Fox News is reporting that the RIAA has secured 871 subpoenas against suspected file swappers, with 75 more being approved each day. Between this, and the latest versions of FreeNet and Kazaa Lite being released, will technology be able to keep traders away from court?" Apparently, just suing the "major offenders" wasn't enough of a warning shot, so now they're going after people who share as few as eight songs. Wait until the RIAA discovers all the stuff that gets posted to Usenet!
There were no subpoenas on file sent to AOL Time Warner Inc., the nation's largest Internet provider and also parent company of Warner Music Group.
And now I understand what is really going on. The RIAA is suing to hurt the business of their competitors, not in the music distribution game, but in the internet service providing game. I wonder if verizon could have avoided the hassle by opening an mp3 store ala apple, or maybe buying a small label?
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Crudely Drawn Games
a copywritten mp3
Jeez, people, the word is "copyrighted". The root is "copyright", not "copywrite".
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Usually when a person trolls slashdot, they post a contrary view (MS is good, Linux sucks, music should be paid for, it is stealing, etc.). You have posted the exact opposite, a great tirade against congress breaking laws (by extending copyrights?), ignoring unjust laws, and then you finish up with the coup de grace "move to a socialist country comrade".
If this was indeed a troll, then you are the wunderkind, a god among mortals, the alpha and omega, the start of a new era, and the most clever trool evar. I salute you.