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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 Dawn of a new age... by felonious · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I used the following terms in a post today and felt they needed to be added to my list of terms....
    CD-Socialism/Stalinism/McCarthyism :

    CD-Socialism:add CD to the following definition and it's a definite possibility of what's coming..socialism ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ssh-lzm)
    n.
    Any of various theories or systems of social organization in which the means of producing and distributing goods is owned collectively or by a centralized government that often plans and controls the economy.

    CD-Stalinism:Ok add CD to the following definition but remove the stuff relating to Stalin?Marxist shit at the end..Stalinism ( P ) Pronunciation Key (stäl-nzm)
    n.
    The bureaucratic, authoritarian exercise of state power and mechanistic application (ignore)of Marxist-Leninist principles associated with Stalin.(/ignore)

    CD-McCartyism:Add CD in front of the following.. McCarthyism ( P ) Pronunciation Key (m-kärth-zm)
    n.
    The practice of publicizing accusations of political disloyalty or subversion with insufficient regard to evidence.
    The use of unfair investigatory or accusatory methods in order to suppress opposition.

    Wow doesn't this sound like the RIAA's tactics?

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  2. Heh, that reminds me... by H0NGK0NGPH00EY · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    This story (just vaguely) reminded me of this Malcolm in the Middle episode:
    Finally, Dewey and Craig arrived. Craig went ballistic but the gang responded by making him their sex slave. We were about to abandon Craig but apparently he and Dewey bonded and Dewey wasn't gonna leave him. So he did the only sensible thing anyone could do in the situation: he told on them...to their mothers.

    Surprisingly enough, it worked like a charm. These "mothers" came over and berated the gang and they left. Who knew? The best part - Mom and Dad didn't even find out. I guess this could go down as the first time in adolescent history, blah, blah. But we didn't exactly have a party now did we?

    Of course, the analogy falls apart, because in the TV show they were calling the parents to come over and actually do some parenting, whereas this sad story has the RIAA coming after the parents to hold them accountable... Anyway.
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