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RIAA Files 477 New Filesharing Lawsuits
Fallen Kell writes "According to the CNN story, the RIAA has filed another round of lawsuits against filesharers. This round has many college students who are allegedly sharing music on their university networks. Again, the defendants are listed only by their university IP addresses. No lawsuit has gone to trial yet out of the 2,454 litigations started by the RIAA since it began its crackdown."
Law & Order: RIAA
How many times do people have to be reminded:
DON'T TAUNT THE FUCKING DYNAMITE MONKEY
Heh heh heh - time to dust off my fake RIAA lawsuit press release to scare your friends with. It's a press release ripped off Yahoo, but you can fill in your friend's name and occupation to generate an official-looking link. Tell them you saw their name in the press release, and watch 'em drop their coffee. The link to turn themselves down at the end of the article clues them in that they've been had. Generate a personalized link at http://www.brentozar.com/breakingnews/.
Last time I published this on Slashdot, a few people got fooled so badly they sent me threatening emails. Hee hee... Of course, last time, I didn't get near the top of the postings, so my server didn't get much of a load. I can almost hear the DSL line screaming in protest as I click Submit.
Oddly, I only had to change the date and a couple of numbers. The other headlines on the page still ring true as current: rebuilding Iraq, SCO's salvation, and the flash mob craze.
What's your damage, Heather?
from the hey-it's-a-nice-number dept.
I was trying to figure out what the editors meant by this, so I'm guessing they're talking about file permissions?
4 7 7 = 100 111 111
Owner has read-only
Group has read-write-execute
World has read-write-execute
The implication is clear. RIAA doesn't have execute access to their own lawsuits, so they don't plan on actually following through. However, the World will probably Execute by deleting their files. If not, then the Group (ie the university or corporate network) will Execute the offending User.
I've probably shown how little I understand both this joke *and* *NIX file permissions, all in one post.
Stressed? Me? Of course not. Stress is what a rubber band feels before it breaks, silly.
What a great business model. You cant sell CD's because there nothing good coming out these days, and they are drastically over priced. So to stay economically viable you sue everyone. This way you dont havet to pay the artist and keep the money for yourself.
I would love to see what percentage of these agregious file sharers are sharing new songs or older songs.
30% Troll, 50% Underrated, 10% Interesting
Score:5, Troll
However, if you're guilty, you're likely to lose.
What country are you from?
...Mushroom Mushroom!
If my answers frighten you, stop asking scary questions.
What country are you from?
I'd say he's obviously not from the same country as Bill Clinton, Gary Conditt, and OJ Simpson.
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