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RIAA Ends "Clean Slate" Scam

Posted by timothy on from the put-down-the-pen-slowly dept.

ChiralSoftware writes "The RIAA Clean Slate program, started in September, which allegedly attracted 1108 suckers, has finally been dropped. What was wrong with this program? The RIAA was offering something it had no ability to offer, namely amnesty for copyright violations. The mark would admit in a sworn written statement to having violated the law, but was not getting any real amnesty in return for this admission. Despite anything the RIAA says, other copyright holders can still sue a program participant who violated copyright laws, and of course only a US Attorney can offer amnesty for criminal copyright violations. In fact, the RIAA was sued for making false claims of amnesty. The RIAA of course has a different spin on it; they ended the program because their education had succeeded."

4 of 21 comments (clear)

  1. status ?? by kayen_telva · · Score: 2, Interesting

    In fact, the RIAA was sued for making false claims of amnesty.

    Does anyone know the status of this claimed suite ? Seems like a slam dunk to me.

  2. liability insurance by Sammich · · Score: 4, Interesting

    They probably got Liability Insurance in case the 'marks' tried to sue them back.

  3. How did they word their amnesty claim? by Toxygen · · Score: 4, Interesting

    the RIAA was sued for making false claims of amnesty

    Did the RIAA say that they wouldn't sue you, or that you wouldn't be sued? If it was the former, IANAL but wouldn't that be the same as an out of court settlement and hence it would be legal? The RIAA might be ignorant and stupid, but I'm sure their lawyers aren't.

  4. RIAA raids by GuyMannDude · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The mark would admit in a sworn written statement to having violated the law, but was not getting any real amnesty in return for this admission.

    Could you at least get immunity from getting raided by a gang of RIAA jacket-wearing FBI wannabes?

    GMD

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