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RIAA Recommends Students Drop out of College

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the always-has-your-best-interests-at-heart dept.

boarder8925 writes "An MIT student accused of copyright infringement has been documenting her struggles with the RIAA. Upon trying to negotiate her settlement, a representative told her that "the RIAA has been known to suggest that students drop out of college or go to community college in order to be able to afford settlements.""

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  1. Perfect... by InVinoVeritas · · Score: 5, Funny

    Drop out of school so you can afford the settlement offer, which will severely hinder your earning potential, causing you to pirate more material because you can't afford it... lather, rinse, repeat.

    1. Re:Perfect... by jozi · · Score: 5, Funny

      "lather, rinse, repeat."

      I finally figured out the mystery why programmers always use the entire bottle of conditioner when taking a shower... Thank you!

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    2. Re:Perfect... by networkBoy · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's sad because it's funny.

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    3. Re:Perfect... by Karzz1 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well, that and 2 bottles of conditioner a year is not a huge expense :)

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    4. Re:Perfect... by Irish_Samurai · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's inspirational because it's sad.

    5. Re:Perfect... by adolfojp · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's funny because it's inspirational.

    6. Re:Perfect... by elrous0 · · Score: 4, Funny
      Brilliant! Kids don't have to party, drink, do drugs, have fun, or do anything but study all day! What a GREAT idea.

      You should let them know this. I'll bet no one in history has ever delivered that revolutionary message to college students or teenagers before. Just think of all the lives that could have been saved if a innovative thinker like yourself had been born in an earlier age.

      I'm going to go tell my daughter to not have sex or do drugs right now. If only I had thought of it sooner!

      -Eric

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  2. Well college students pirate more often so by Shnizzzle · · Score: 5, Funny

    clearly, if the person is no longer a college student, he/she will be less likely to pirate music. Brillant.

  3. slashdotted already... by ToxikFetus · · Score: 5, Funny

    She might have to drop out of school just to pay for the webhosting bill...

  4. It's not a crime by MarkByers · · Score: 4, Funny

    if I like the song I have downloaded I will usually buy the album [...] does this mean I am commiting a crime?

    It's not a crime. It's perfectly legal to voluntarily give money to an illegal price-fixing cartel, although the morality is obviously questionable.

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  5. Re:Don't do the CRIME if you can't do the TIME by ArsenneLupin · · Score: 4, Funny
    And did you know that "copyright infringement" gets you more time than theft ("grand larceny")? Do the first, get busted, go to jail for five years AND a $250,000 fine. Do the latter, get busted, and maybe go to jail for one to three years, and maybe pay a $10,000 fine.

    So the solution is simple: hold up a record store, pay the RIAA with the proceeds, and keep the rest to yourself.

  6. Re:full circle by Cornflake917 · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's not funny because it's redundant.

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  7. Re:RIAA has some learning to do by crabpeople · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah wow nice troll buddy but it more likely will go like this:

    Anti-**AA lawyer "Your Honor, These *.AA people are threatening lawsuits all up in here. They have no evidence. They should make their peace.."
    Judge - "Wow.. your right. Case dismisssed!"
    *.AA - " but but PIRATES!!"
    Judge - "Pirates sail the sea son, now take your extortion racket and leave town"
    *.AA - * whine whine lumbering dinosuar of the old world noises *
    Judge - "Thats it motherfuckers, you going down!!"
    *Judge pulls out sawed off shotty and jumps up on his bench*
    Judge - " Pistol grip pump motherfuckers!! "
    * *.AA lawyers head asplode *
    * Lawyer falls down, a crimson fountain coats everything in recently depreasureized blood. A leather satchel falls to the floor *
    Judge - "Well now you dirty slime-yer, whats this?"
    * Judge opens the satchel and a small white kitten tumbles out*
    Kitten - "mew!"
    Judge - " Those evil bastards, they were going to eat that kitten "
    * Anti-**AA lawyer steps onto the severed skull of *.AA lawyer crushing it to dust*
    Judge - " your kitten eating hording culture days are over. Set my people free! "
    * all the peoples of the world get together and share their collective culture and world peace is declared (also bu$h gets cancer and dies)*

    -FIN-

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