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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"
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.
...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 :)
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...
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The Doormat
If you're not outraged, then you're not paying attention.
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.
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.
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.
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
...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."