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RIAA Threatens More Music-Lovers

Posted by michael on from the thank-you-sir-may-i-have-another dept.

Xenographic writes "According to this article at SFGate, the RIAA has warned 204 more people that they are pursuing legal action against them. After the uproar over the last batch of lawsuits, however, they're not (yet) suing the people in question, but intend to allow them to settle out of court, first."

2 of 636 comments (clear)

  1. Help out those who have been sued. by gricholson75 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Downhillbattle.org, a music activism site, has set up a defense fund to help those who have been sued pay their legal bills. Slashdotters are always saying that more people should fight the suits, help out those who are.

  2. Re:Why can't you people get it through your heads? by number11 · · Score: 3, Informative

    When you download copyrighted music, you're doing so illegally and subject to the laws of your jurisdiction.

    Have you ever sung "Happy Birthday" in a public place like a restaurant or school? Then you've conducted a public performance of a copyrighted work, probably without permission of the copyright holder, Time Warner. If you turn yourself in now, and give them the names and addresses of everyone else who was singing, they'll probably let you off lightly, if it's your first offense.