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Iceland and USA Feel the Copyright Industry's Wrath
spellraiser writes "Iceland's Internet traffic saw a substantial decrease this week as police raided the homes of 12 individuals suspected of sharing massive amounts of copyrighted material over a private, local DC++ hub that was infiltrated by SMAIS, the Association of film right holders in Iceland. The people who were raided were questioned by the police, and had computer equipment confiscated. It is unclear at this point what their fate is, but there is a distinct possibility might face charges." And in the U.S., an anonymous reader writes "The Recording Industry Association of America strikes again with yet another round of lawsuits. Jon Newston over at P2Pnet.net doesn't hold back anything in his great commentary on it today. Best quote 'It's almost as if having lost its bitterly fought case against the p2p application owners and failed in its many obvious (and expensive) attempts to disrupt the p2p networks, the music industry is now determined to vent its wrath on helpless men, women and children who can't hope to stand up to it with its tremendous political and financial power.'"
That's the funny part. the weakest link is the members.
We have a private sharing ring. it's by invite only and ALL members must vote to allow an invite to be sent to a new member.
The secrecy is there mostly to keep out leaches, but over the past 5 years turned into a keep out the RIAA measure.
They got sloppy, that is what happened.
I DARE the RIAA to infiltrate the main Ring/hub I belong to.
"No, don't want to get sued then *change* the law. Let us make copyright 0 years. The people can make it any length they wish since copyright is an artifical creation of law."
Let's take this logic to the extreme.
"No, don't want to [go to jail for murder] then *change* the law. Let's make [the penalty for murder] 0 years The people can make [the penalty for murder] any length they wish since [the prohibition against murder] is [a social construct, not a natural law]"
Dude, they are your laws. If they are so bad, why did you guys pass them?