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RIAA Sues Nearly 500 New Swappers

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the this-is-never-going-to-end dept.

Digitus1337 writes "Wired has the story. " U.S. music industry group says it has sued 493 more people for copyright infringement as part of its campaign to stop consumers from copying music over the Internet. The Recording Industry Association of America has now sued nearly 3,000 individuals since last September in an attempt to discourage people from copying songs through peer-to-peer networks like Kazaa and LimeWire." "

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  1. Re:how long by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    um. the file swappers are the ones illegaly stealing music by not paying for it

    the miscarriage of justice is when organizations like EFF try to dismiss these subponeas on technicalities instead of actually realizing that this is illegal and wrong

  2. Re:I wonder... by tomstdenis · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Or you just find the other attorneys and rape their mothers. Like a good donkey raping mother fucker you are.

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