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EFF Warns Against RIAA Amnesty Program
kpogoda writes "Check out the latest warnings from the Electronic Frontier Foundation regarding the recent actions from the RIAA. If you or anyone you know was contemplating handing over information to the RIAA, you may think twice."
We promise nothing bad will happen if you admit guilt and give us all your contact information.
I'd say more, but my guild is raiding.
Remember, friends don't let friends claim amnesty.
A programmer is a machine for converting coffee into code.
What was that Lassie?
*woof* *woof*
Don't trust the RIAA?
*woof* *nods head* *woof*
They're only trying to destroy their customer base?
*woof* *nods head* *woof*
Good Lassie.. *pets Lassie*
"Engineers do the work of man, Physicists do the work of God"
Let's say Dubya signs a release on behalf of all of us, kinda like Jesus did for all our sins. Should take 10 seconds tops. No sense doing this piecemeal.
Any thing with word "amnesty" in it, should be a warning by itself.
yeah, watch out for amnesty international, or they'll protect the hell out of your human rights.
Seriously, if the RIAA is good for its word and doesn't sue (or turn over to individual labels contact info for) anyone who files for amnesty (and stops downloading/listening to RIAA artists), what do they get out of this? Nothing really but another publicity stunt. And what does the person filing get? Well, if the RIAA already knew who they were, they're prolly being sued and thus ineligible, so all they're accomplishing is handing over a notarized admission of guilt. This one is a pretty much no-brainer. Though yesterday's User Friendly prolly said it best....
...please try not to pass on your genetic map to offspring, and do us all a favor. Thank you for your cooperation.
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Aaarrgghh... who am i supposed to hate more, RIAA or SCO... maybe i'll get lucky and a microsoft story will be up next and complete the slashdot axis of evil :)
Also known as the RIAA IQ test.
Sorry my bullshit sensor overloaded.
collage students etc
;-)
Not just collage students! Papier mache students and bas-relief students too!
All the arts & craft students are at risk!
You can't take the sky from me...
http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20030907& mode=classic
The Doormat
If you're not outraged, then you're not paying attention.
It'll be like watching those horror movies, where you see some dumb guy walking into the deserted house, going "Dude? You in here?," then gets hacked to death. Or maybe like one of those poor redshirts from Star Trek, who wander off and get eaten by the Space Wedgie.
Point is, most of us know better. We shake our heads and laugh that somebody would be dumb enough to try this. But somebody will.
I'm reminded of that demotivational poster, which shows the wreckage of a ship in shallow water, and has a caption: "Mistakes: It may be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as a warning to others."
They say the first thing to go is your penis. Well, it's either that or your brain. I forget which...
You can get an amnesty form here
I downloaded an album called "Selections from the Linux kernel source code, set to music, with contributions from IBM"
I'm starting to feel guilty about doing this, and want to fess up, How much do I owe?
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And of course the RIAA would *never* share this info with the MPAA to go after movie sharing... nope, not gonna happen.
err... hang on there's a knock at my door...
@$#^% [NO CARRIER]
It's a good thing the world sucks or we'd all fall off.
The next time you're driving 41 on a 40 mph road, change your direction, and head over to the nearest police station to turn yourself in. I'm sure they would really appreciate it.
For those that haven't been following along
What the RIAA says: We are just fair minded people protecting the artists.
What they mean: Our middle managers want a raise.
What the RIAA says: For every 50 bands that get signed only 1 "makes it"
What they mean: Hookers are expensive, and sometimes when we get drunk we sign people that aren't very good
What the RIAA says: If you promise to erase all the MP3's you were letting other people download we won't prosecute you
What they mean: yet
What the RIAA says: The illegal distribution of MP3's are hurting our CD sales
What they mean: We thought our near monopoly on music distribution would protect us in an economic downturn
What the RIAA says: No one wants to play the heavy
What they mean: We hired these god damn lawyers, it's about time we use them
What the RIAA wants you to think "It's about what is fair" what they don't want you to know is that in every single case brought against them by an artist for failure to pay royalties, they have lost. (Ok, maybe not that time michael jackson sued)
"Science is about ego as much as it is about discovery and truth " - I said it, so sue me.
"For those who want to wipe the slate clean and to avoid a potential lawsuit, this is the way to go,...", Mitch Bainwol, RIAA Chairman and CEO. Is it just me, or is this quote just a little too Agent Smith?
If you or anyone you know was contemplating handing over information to the RIAA, you may smack yourself.
-Valiss
You sound like the guy who drove into my Bentley at 35mph when it was parked at Wal*Mart. Why don't you give me your name, address, license plate number and a notarized admission of guilt?
Oh yeah, I was only borrowing the car to deliver pizza, but I'm sure the actual owner, his insurance company and bank won't sue you into oblivion if I hand all your documentation over with an admission of guilt.
Bessos.
Speaking out against some third world dictator means is a one-way ticket to a death squad or prison camp if you ever set foot in the country.
Even worse, it won't get you invited to the good cocktail parties.
You would think that alone is embarassment enough.
Karma: Frotzed (mostly due to the Frobozz Magic Karma Company)
I find it disturbing that they seem to be confusing distributing music online with copyright violations.
;-)
Ah, you haven't seen HR1911, defining "Music" as a trademark of the RIAA member corporations, and everything else as "pornography induced instrument torturing"? Tsktsktsk. Gotta keep on top of these things.
I don't understand--we use flat out lies to sue the fuckers, and they still don't buy our music.
Parent said: if some western democracy decided
And you bring up france?
"If, therefore, any be unhappy, let him remember that he is unhappy by reason of himself alone."
~Epictetus
New rule: from now on, all bad /. analogies about file sharing must be at least as surreal as this one.
"notary" isn't some kind Dutch translation for hashish is it?
Why are there only 19 people folding@home for slashdot?
...the police will get a call right after the use of deadly force in self defense.
Ahhh....you must live in Texas too.
"...we dont care about the economics; we just want to be able to hack great stuff."
that it was a bad idea for me to send the RIAA that affidavit in the name of Ben Dover with the address of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, DC 20220? I suppose attaching the picture of me bent over with my pants down around my ankles and my hairy ass (cheeks spread) and nutsack pointing right at the camera was also a no-no?
Wow, I can just imagine if the RIAA follows up that submission:
Presidential Aide: Mr. President, the head of the RIAA is here to see you.
President: Send him in.
RIAA Assclown: Mr. President, I'm here to follow up on an affidavit admitting guilt in music piracy. We really need to make a positive identification so if you could just turn around, drop your pants, and spread your cheeks...
Question: You're walking down a deserted street with your wife and two small children. Suddenly, a dangerous looking man with a huge knife comes around the corner and is running at you while screaming obscenities. In your hand is a Glock .40 and you are an expert shot. You have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family. What do you do?
Liberal Answer:
Well, that's not enough information to answer the question! Does the man look poor or oppressed? Have I ever done anything to him that is inspiring him to attack? Could we run away? What does my wife think? What about the kids? Could I possibly swing the gun like a club and knock the knife out of his hand? What does the law say about this situation? Is it possible he'd be happy with just killing me? Does he definitely want to kill me or would he just be content to wound me? If I were to grab his knees and hold on, could my family get away while he was stabbing me? This is all so confusing! I need to debate this with some friends for a few days to try to come to a conclusion.
Conservative Answer:
BANG!
Texan's Answer:
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! click... (sounds of clip being ejected and fresh clip installed)
Wife: "Sweetheart, he looks like he's still moving, what do you kids think?"
Son: "Mom's right Dad, I saw it too..."
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
Daughter: "Nice grouping Daddy!"
You can tell a great deal about the character of a man by observing those who hate him.