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RIAA Takes the Fight to the Streets

Posted by michael on from the whatcha-gonna-do dept.

Lapzilla writes "In an article from LA Weekly, it would appear the RIAA has taken their fight to the streets. Wearing jackets with "RIAA" emblazoned upon them, they have taken to busting street vendors in an FBI fashion for selling bootleg CDs and DVDs."

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  1. Its about time by CharlieHedlin · · Score: 0, Troll

    I have no idea where they can get actual enforcement authority, but there is no excuse for street vendors blatantly sellling unauthorized copiers. If Kazaa and mp3s are in a gray area, this is clear cut.

    Lets hope the RIAA keeps their new focus, and doesn't sue any more 12 year olds.

  2. hands up! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Riaa: Freeze! Vendor: Um...er...uh...Riaa (handcuffing vendor): You have the right to remain silent. ANything you say can and will be held against you in a court of law. I mean, come the fuck on. Selling bootlegs is wrong, but the riaa just took this one too far. I bet they won't get into trouble for this one, since their asshole managers will put up arguments that can't be shot down. Wonder when the EFF will get into this? I think its about fucking time!

  3. Re:Time to get to work... by Boing · · Score: 0, Troll
    Time to get to work... (Score:3, Funny)
    by DaZedAdAm (131819) on Friday January 09, @03:02PM (#7931712)
    1. Make RIAA jacket and take street vendors' products.
    2. ?
    3. Profit!!!

    At this point, I just don't know whether there are still people who find that tired joke funny, or whether you're getting the "funny" moderations by people who laugh at the meta-joke. Or both.

  4. I saw the GNAA selling some... by bangular · · Score: 0, Troll

    I saw the GNAA selling some on 11th Avenue...

  5. Here's an interesting topic by mog007 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Some /.ers agree that downloading music online is not theft, but copyright infringement.

    Some /.ers also agree that the RIAA's confiscation of pirated CDs from this method is not theft, but blackmail or extortion.

    So according to the RIAA the people at home downloading 200 mp3s off of Kazaa are bad people, but they're not bad people because they're not stealing, they're "asking nicely"?

    --
    Learn something new.