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RIAA Now Targets Pirates' Parents

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the it-just-gets-wierder-and-wierder dept.

cecil36 writes "In a follow-up to the subpoena silliness by the RIAA, the Associated Press is now reporting that the RIAA is now issuing subpoenas to family members of suspected online music swappers."

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  1. The family that shares together stays together... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    IN JAIL.

  2. Don't make your kids angry... by Burlynerd · · Score: 5, Funny

    What an excellent way for a rotten, rebellious brat to get his parents in trouble for spanking him!

  3. How about a CD party? by HanzoSan · · Score: 4, Funny



    We can throw our CDs into the habor!

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  4. With apologies to Spaceballs by Matey-O · · Score: 5, Funny

    RIAA: You're my father's Brother's Uncle's Sister's Roommate's Cousin.

    Dude: What's that make me?

    RIAA: Nothing, but we're suing you anyway.

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  5. Re:SO what happens when Laura Bush is sued? by jedidiah · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nevermind Laura Bush.

    What happens when the RIAA tries to sue a relative of some crime family? Someone wake up next to a decapitated horses head.

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  6. War On Piracy? by PontifexPrimus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Over the coming months this may be the Internet's equivalent of shock and awe, the stunning discovery by music fans across America that copyright lawyers can pierce the presumed anonymity of file-sharing, even for computer users hiding behind nicknames such as "hottdude0587" or "bluemonkey13."
    Does this mean there will be heavy civilian casualties, lots of property damage an eventually guerilla warfare with nothing much gained?

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    1. Re:War On Piracy? by El · · Score: 5, Funny

      And in the end, no Weapons of Music Distribution will be found?

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  7. Ack! by fluxrad · · Score: 4, Funny

    The recording industry said Pate's daughter was offering songs by Billy Idol, Missy Elliot, Duran Duran, Def Leppard and other artists

    She shouldn't be fined for pirating music. She should be fined for her taste in music.

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  8. Once again, this shows that... by Faeton · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... nothing is more powerful than "I'm gonna tell your dad!" - Chris Rock

  9. Thank God It's Not What I Thought by Nom+du+Keyboard · · Score: 5, Funny
    Father: What's that on your computer, son?

    17-year-old-son: Some movies of barely legal teens doing everything with barnyard animals that I downloaded off the Internet.

    Father: Thank God it's not MP3s. For a moment I'd thought you'd really gotten us in trouble there.

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  10. Re:It don't mean a thing... by Dutchmaan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Mom: (Blank stare)

    Dad: (Slightly blanker stare)

    Lawyer: "I'm sorry, it means your daughter is a terrorist... and will be shipped off to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba as a Digital Combatant.

    We'll be sending you the bill for our settlement and fees.

  11. Re:RIAA contact info by Luigi30 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Welcome to the Springfield Police website. Have you committed a crime?" *Homer clicks no* "You selected no, meaning you committed a crime, but do not want to confess. A paddy wagon has been sent to your home."

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