RIAA Prepares Legal Blitz Against Filesharers

Posted by timothy on Wednesday September 3, 2003 @04:03AM from the shock-and-awe dept.

Sayonara writes "The RIAA are now well and truly gathering their forces for a financial onslaught on file sharers in the US, with a "fear and awe" campaign targetting college and high school students in particular. The strategy can be reduced to 'We should really charge you $150,000 per song you have downloaded. Pay us $50,000 now, and we'll say no more about it.' In a related article, the BBC describes how the netizen known as 'nycfashiongirl' is now attempting to delay the RIAA's case against her by claiming their investigation of her online activities was illegal. The RIAA has dismissed these arguments as 'shallow.'"

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Why do people give a shit about music? by WildBeast · 2003-09-03 04:47 · Score: 0, Troll

I mean seriously. What's so good about music? I for one find it quiet boring and I don't download nor buy music. How exciting can a bunch of idiots screaming like morons be? Really, it's quiet pathetic in my opinion. Wake up, why would you want to waste time downloading or buying crap?