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Record Industry Sues 532 More U.S. File-Sharers
Patik writes "The RIAA today issued 532 new subpoenas for music file swapping, many of them college students using their campus networks. They will not say which ISPs or colleges were involved, but that the users were sharing "substantial amounts" of music files. This brings the total number of subpoenas to 1,977. The RIAA has been averaging $3,000 per settlement so far." Readers Digitus1337 and Warpedcow point to stories respectively at Wired and Reuters.
As many of you may have seen, over the past few days Slashdot came under attack from an Anonymous Coward identifying himself as the Bearload Troll, who posted hidden links to gay pornography in numerous stories.
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This was assumed to be the work of a troll group, but none have claimed responsibility, nor have any lone users been discoverd. Until now. The poster made the mistake of boasting on an anti-slashdot website, with a static IP. Nothing was thought of this at first, obviously. Except for a fluke. Windows , in a fit of the paranoia that plagues him, emailed the site to accuse them of carrying out a campaign of harassment against him. They were stunned when they realised Windows and the Bearload Troll had exactly the same IP.
It appears that Windows had snapped under the weight of his madness and had decided to revenge himself upon the world by linking the people of Slashdot to shock sites. This kind of behaviour cannot be allowed to continue. Please, if you have mod points, mod down Windows . With a little discipline, he can return to being a productive member of the community. I urge you not to be vindictive
Why in the world is this rated as troll?
Simply because he is supporting legally obtaining music?
I personally buy CD's because I feel that not only I am within the law and benefitting (however slightly) the band, but that CD's have so many benefits (i.e. sound quality) over MP3s.
0.001% -- The band, Counting Crows. They can divvy it up however they want between themselves.
Please don't give ANY money to Counting Crows. They'll just make more "music". It's torture!
Please. It's more like "wrt Kazaa, don't pirate, buy or don't listen", then "but I pirate so I know what to buy", then "yeah but that's not true of most people". Each statement logically follows the next.
Whoa, now who's blurring the argument? Who cares how the artists feel about the RIAA -- there's a product out there that's being illegally distributed, and suing is a valid response. Feel free to argue for a different system, or make a case for changing the law, but the whole "the artists are being screwed too" doesn't excuse the rampant, deliberate, opportunistic piracy that's going on.
I think the possible consequences of sharing copywrited music, are now well known. If you are one of the ones to be caught then it's your fault for assuming you could get away with it.
I personally would not want to hire someone who partakes in this activity. Not because they have broken a law but because it shows somthing about their moral grounding.
It shows the person will try to cheat you if they think they can get away with it.
People like that should be exposed, and held up as examples.
Besides punishments should be worse than the crime to deter others from partaking in it. Otherwise crime would be profitable. I.e. steal $X worth of equiptment and then be fined $(X-100). Logically think about what you are saying.
VENI, VIDI, VICI, DIXI