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Inquiry Into RIAA's Piracy Crackdown Tactics

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the sanity-checks dept.

MongooseCN writes "Sen. Norm Coleman started an inquiry to check the RIAA's tactics on attacking online music swappers. He believes the RIAA's tactics may not be taking into consideration the damage they do to innocent people. It's good to know that someone remembered people in the US have Rights." As a former roadie, Senator Coleman doesn't oppose file sharing penalities, he merely wants to make sure the punishment fits the crime.

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  1. he's right. by hatrisc · · Score: 5, Funny

    though, i support file sharing, i agree with him on the fact that the punishment fits the crime. since there is no crime, no punishment. end of story.

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  2. RIGHTS? by darkmayo · · Score: 5, Funny

    The only right good ole Mericans have is the right to pay for the new Metallica.. and if they don't like it then let the fury of RIAA rain upon them!!!

    oh sorry was channelling Hilary Rosen for a minute... ewww.. I feel dirty now.

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  3. $15,000 for a copyright violation? hmmm.... by Connectmc · · Score: 5, Funny
    Here's the new age strategy for getting rich :

    1. Record/buy copyrights to a song which would otherwise sell a couple of thousand copies at most.

    2. leak it out somehow, wait for those few thousand people to download it.

    3. Sue these guys and recover $15,000 from them each.

    4. Profit???

    Much better than actually selling good songs, isnt it? Maybe this is why Britney & gang were promoted endlessly...:)

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  4. Bah... either way by magsymp · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've decided to stop swapping music files and go back to stabbing hookers.

  5. In other news... by Lawst · · Score: 3, Funny
    "It will confirm that our actions are entirely consistent with the law as enacted by the U.S. Congress and interpreted by the courts," the RIAA said in a statement issued to The Associated Press.

    In other news, the RIAA has cut off the hands of 75 people today in Iran for downloading Busta Rhymes songs.

    In a statement issued by the RIAA in Iranian newspapers...

    "It will confirm that our actions are entirely consistent with the laws as enacted by the Iranian government and interpreted by the courts". The statement continues, "Yes, we realize many of our artists publish songs that support killing policemen, and raping and beating women, but downloading copyrighted material is wrong and totally unjustified!!"

  6. Re:So what now? by PerspexAvenger · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm not sure that's needed - I'm envisaging something like an enormous mail merge....

    *clippy* You look like you're writing a subpoena. Would you like some help with that?

  7. Re:"Fact of Life" != Today's Rampent Corruption by op00to · · Score: 4, Funny

    Especially if those voices are tens or hundreds of thousands of little green George Washingtons!

  8. "The punishment fits the crime" by mackman · · Score: 3, Funny

    So what, the RIAA doesn't get to take my money, just make good quality color copies of it?