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RIAA Sued For Amnesty Offer

Posted by simoniker on from the suing-over-not-suing dept.

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.

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  1. Screw amnesty. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I want Letters of Marque. And a nice frigate so I can go plunder some fat Spanish galleons filled with freshly pressed dubloons.

    Yarr.

    Gods, I loved Pirates!

  2. Re:As a record store owner. by Vacuous · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You got to love the way he(or she I guess) tries to milk this "story" (Fairy-tale perhaps), for every little bit of sob they can. It sounds more like someone eitehr feeding us a load of BS, which is likey, or someone looking for a scapegoat due to their failed business and miserable life.

  3. Re:As a record store owner. by tfreport · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Not only an obvious troll, it is also one that opposes his previous comments on Slashdot.

  4. YOU must sing the Ninja song by geekoid · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The plural of Ninja, is Ninja.
    You have dishonored yourself.
    To regain your honor, you must sing the Ninja song.

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    The Kruger Dunning explains most post on /. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect
  5. Re:The RIAA Stole a 12 year old Cherry, who will p by Bombcar · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yeah! And UDMA is even worse! I hear those pinko Linux bastards have UDMA5!

    I bet even stupid Macs have it!

    DoWN WiTH The DMA!!!! :)

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    Fellowship 9/11