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RIAA Sued For Amnesty Offer
wo1verin3 writes "CNET News is reporting that the RIAA is being sued because of 'Clean Slate' filesharing amnesty program that was announced on Monday. 'Clean Slate' allows people to (supposedly) avoid legal action by stepping forward and forfeiting any illegally traded songs. The suit, filed in the Marin Superior Court of California, charges that the RIAA's program is deceptive and fraudulent business practice." The suit claims that the amnesty is "designed to induce members of the general public... to incriminate themselves... while (receiving)... no legally binding release of claims", a statement the EFF also agrees with.
"Armed forces abroad are of little value unless there is prudent counsel at home" - Cicero
..and Railroad Tycoon, and Civilization and..
How small a thought it takes to fill a whole life
It doesn't matter if the offer is genuine or not. The question isn't one of intent on the part of the RIAA, but of the actual rights (or release of claims) imparted.
I hope this and other similar suits bring the RIAA down. I don't support bootlegging software or content, but neither do I support terrorism.
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The bartender say, "Sir, did you know you have a steering wheel down the front of your pants?"
And the pirate says, "Yarr, it's driving me nuts!"
Always fall back on the Bart Simpson way:
;)
I didn't do it.
And even if I did do it, you couldn't prove it.
And even if you could prove it, I wouldn't admit it.
If you never confess, they'll never "know for sure" that you were guilty.
Diplomacy is the art of saying, "Nice doggie!" until you can find a rock.
Wait a second, doesn't the RIAA assume everyone is guilty to begin with? I suppose you wouldn't really be incriminating yourself in the RIAA's eyes, just incriminating your self even more than you already were.
Still I agree, it's a bum deal anyway you look at at.
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My business faces ruin. Horse carriage sales have dropped through the floor. People aren't buying half as many horse carriages as they did just a year ago. Revenue is down and costs are up. My store has survived for years, but I now face the prospect of bankruptcy. Every day I ask myself why this is happening.
I bought the store about 12 years ago. It was one of those boutique carriage stores that sell obscure, independent carriage models that no-one rides, not even the people that buy them. I decided that to grow the business I'd need to aim for a different demographic, the family market. My store specialised in family carriages - stuff that the whole family could ride in.
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There is inferior bacteria on the interior of your posterior.
But what about the time your little girls (who have big, dewey, imploring eyes and cute little hair-bows they made themselves out of old gift ribbons) asked you: "Daaaady? How come the pirates hate us so much? We wuuuuv them!"? Don't you remember? You almost cried. Right there in front of them, and God, and everyone. But you didn't. You were strong for them. You kept it in. Then you replied: "I don't know, honey. But don't worry. With the help of the kind, gentle people at the RIAA, we'll turn them around yet. Just you wait." "Key! Thanks, daaaady!" they chirped, and scampered off, unaware of the evil pirates lurking all around them. Some might go to school with them. Some might be in their own classes. Some might -- poor little girls! -- even be friends with them. Oh, the betrayal they'll know in their sweet lives. But that was not for now. And, with any luck, the benevolent leaders at the RIAA, with a little help from plucky "little guys" like you, might -- just might -- change the world before then.
For those of you reading along, check this guy's info. Giant troll. If that's not enough to convince you, look at the home page: "http://slashdot.org/~trollback/".
"A great democracy must be progressive or it will soon cease to be a great democracy." --Theodore Roosevelt
And here I thought the RIAA was all sweetness and light and Hillary Rosen (Yes, I know she's not associated with them anymore, but this mental image doesn't work with anyone else) would come down in a tight spandex Tinkerbell costume and wash all my sins away! Boy, I almost got taken in, glad you guys were there to save me!
I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?
You are correct in some ways, but see if you can follow my bizarre circular logic:
1. CitizenX downloads a song by Pop Musician.
2. Pop Musician have sold their sold their soul to Satan in return for fame and fortune.
3. Pop Musician puts their heart and "soul" into every song they create.
4. The RIAA are a licensed agent of Satan.
5. Therefore the RIAA do in fact own the copyright of most Pop music.
At least that is how the RIAA plan on defending themselves in court.
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In A.D. 2003 ....
War was beginning
Teenager1: What happen?
Teenager2: Somebody set up us the P2P sniffer.
Teenager3: We get e-mail.
Teenager1: What!
Teenager3: Main mail client turn on.
RIAA: How are you gentlemen!
RIAA: All your MP3 are belong to us.
RIAA: You are on the way to bankruptcy.
Teenager1: What you say!
RIAA: You have no chance to pay us make your time.
RIAA: HA HA HA HA
Teenager1: Take off every share!
Teenager2: You know what you doing.
Teenager1: Move share.
Teenager1: For great lawsuit.
The RIAA owns no copyrights to songs. The member companies of the RIAA own the copyrights. Unless the RIAA has a power of attorney to make a commitment on behalf of its members, then you're confessing your sins to somebody who doesn't have the power to forgive you...
You mean just like a priest?
If Google really cared they would fix Android Chrome to reflow text, instead of discriminating
I did that in college. I stole a sign from the library that said something like 'Stealing from the library is a crime.' Ah, memories...
Back in the Old days the Record Companys push little 12 year old girls to screw band members, Now the RIAA/Record Companys want to cut the perk out of that for the artist too and screw 12 year old little girls themselfes....
" I did that in college. I stole a sign from the library that said something like 'Stealing from the library is a crime.' Ah, memories..."
That's the most irresponsible thing I've ever heard of. I wonder how many books were stolen because you thought you had the right to steal signs in opposition of the very sign you stole. How are people supposed to know it is wrong if there is no sign? This is why murder is such a big problem. We have NO fucking anti-murder signs. Wake up people!
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I hope the people you bought your second-hand CD's from didnt also rub them all over themselves gleefully.
You might catch something!
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