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Few Takers For RIAA's "Clean Slate"

Posted by timothy on from the now-how-much-would-you-pay dept.

gbulmash writes "In the wake of the RIAA's highly-criticized "Clean Slate" program, a recent article about P2P United reveals that the RIAA has only had 838 takers for their file swapping amnesty offer. That's less than 1/1000th of one percent of the estimated number of P2P users worldwide."

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  1. Do the "takers" really count? by Dancin_Santa · · Score: 5, Funny

    37 Ben Dovers
    22 I.P. Freelys
    20 Hugh Jasses

    C'mon people, they are trying to run a business here, not deal with cranks.

    1. Re:Do the "takers" really count? by pyrrhonist · · Score: 3, Funny

      I applied for amnesty too.
      --
      Hugh G. Rekschon

      --
      Show me on the doll where his noodly appendage touched you.
  2. the poor blighted souls by Alien54 · · Score: 3, Funny
    I am reminded of the far side cartoon: "bummer birthmark, man"

    Did the RIAA at least send them a t-shirt with a nice target design on it? (your choice of in the back, or on the front)

    [on the other hand, maybe the signees are lawyers setting up some sort of a legal honey pot.]

    --
    "It is a greater offense to steal men's labor, than their clothes"
  3. Failed to notice the word "percent" by MarkusQ · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think that one in a thousand is actually a pretty high rate.

    Yes, but what they got was less than one percent of that.

    In the metric system at least, 1% of "pretty high" is roughly equal to "quite low".

    -- MarkusQ

  4. Unfounded pessimism by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 5, Funny
    That's less than 1/1000th of one percent of the estimated number of P2P users worldwide."

    I think that this statement comes from the "glass is 99,999/100,000 empty" viewpoint. I'm more of an optimist, and I prefer to look at it as 1e-5 full.

  5. Must be a lie by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I refuse to believe there are only 838 stupid people on the internet.

    1. Re:Must be a lie by DrEldarion · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's just that all the other ones were too stupid to know what "amnesty" meant.

      -- Dr. Eldarion --

  6. "Clean Slate" - hmm, I've heard that before... by $beirdo · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does the name of this program remind anyone else of a line from the original Matrix?

    Agent Smith: "We're willing to wipe the slate clean, give you a fresh start and all that we're asking in return is your cooperation in bringing a known terrorist to justice." ...to which the obvious answer is...

    Neo: "Yeah. Wow, that sound like a really good deal. But I think I got a better one. How about I give you the finger... and you give me my FSCKING MP3s back?"

  7. In other news... by EvilSporkMan · · Score: 3, Funny

    Studies have found that 99,999 out of 100,000 Americans think the 100,000th guy is a dumbass.

    --
    -insert a witty something-