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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. Filesharing != Stealing by besfred · · Score: 5, Informative

    via http://www.unix-girl.com/mt/mt-comments.cgi?entry_ id=1130 Comment by insin http://ds.dial.pipex.com/thumbs_aloft/ffi/ffi1.htm To summarize it: - Filesharing is copyright infringement at best, which is a civil offence ("at best" meaning, if you forget about fair use and stuff like that) - Stealing is a crime The above link contains some rude words, but is to the point.

  2. Re:Extortion [Re:Stealing by the RIAA] by Soul-Burn666 · · Score: 4, Informative

    The correct term is barratry:
    http://dictionary.reference.com/search? q=barratry

    1. The offense of persistently instigating lawsuits, typically groundless ones.

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