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RIAA Bits

Posted by michael on from the no-drm-required dept.

HardYakka writes "The New York Times writes that record industry executives who are adamant that file sharing is stealing are not above stealing themselves." The NYT also has two other stories on file-sharing today: one with emphasis on musicians, and an opinion piece about the internet. Also floating around: this humor piece and an EFF petition.

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  1. quote from the article... by lxs · · Score: 5, Funny
    For example, you can't prosecute someone just for producing "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life."


    We need tighter legislation NOW!
  2. Re:Irony... by dmayle · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, but you've got to realize that the theft alluded to by the Slashdot story, as explained in the article, was that of a record executive getting a copy of an analyst's report without paying the $895 to Forrester to have that copy. If a song valued at ~$1 (observed price for an electronic copy of a song from iTMS) is worth $150,000, then Forrester should sue the record executive for $134.25 million dollars! Let's see how the RIAA like a taste of their own medicine!