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RIAA Sues 261 Major P2P Offenders

Posted by simoniker on from the you'd-better-watch-out dept.

circletimessquare writes "Yahoo!/Washington Post is reporting that the RIAA is suing 261 fileswappers whom they consider to be 'major offenders' in illegally trading music online. Remember to visit the EFF when full lawsuit details are released, and see if you're one of the unlucky few." Details of the amnesty program reported last week were also released, with the RIAA announcing it "...would require file sharers to admit in writing that they illegally traded music online and vow in a legally binding, notarized document, never to do it again."

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  1. Re:Before you all start to whine about this by grasshoppa · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You are getting caught up in the physical side of it. The fact is, music is a product ( I don't necessarily agree to this, but that's beside the point ). If you download without owning it, it is no different legally then walking into a store and lifting the CD.

    Go back to school you stupid Americans. You are an embarrassment to your country!
    An ironic statement, if I ever read one.

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  2. iRATE by dizco · · Score: 0, Redundant

    iRATE radio is a collaborative filtering client/server mp3 player/downloader. The iRATE server has a large database of music. You rate the tracks and it uses your ratings and other peoples to guess what you'll like. The tracks are downloaded from websites which allow free and legal downloads of their music.

    Windows and linux versions, debian packages even.

    Granted, you're not going to get anything you've been hearing on the radio.. And for me, most of the songs suck. But a few have been good, and finding good music I haven't heard is pretty sweet.