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RIAA Claims P2P Has Been Contained

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the desperate-spin-control dept.

Magorak writes "USA Today is reporting the RIAA now claims that the issues surrounding P2P and piracy have been contained and are no longer as big an issue as they once were. From the article; 'The problem has not been eliminated,' says association CEO Mitch Bainwol. 'But we believe digital downloads have emerged into a growing, thriving business, and file-trading is flat.'"

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  1. Phew... by jbirdkerr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Looks like Grandma and her illegal downloads of the "Happy Birthday" song can rest easy once again.

  2. In other words... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mission accomplished!

  3. If you cannot win... by HRogge · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you cannot win, claim victory.

  4. Meanwhile... by Lithgon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pirate 1: Arrr! The RIAA ship has been swashbuckled! Pirate 2: Ayye! The fools even think they sunk us! ARRR!

  5. RIAA says its contained? by LDMackSAE · · Score: 5, Funny

    Isn't that like a /.er's parent saying "My child doesn't spend that much time on the computer"?

  6. Not flat by Himring · · Score: 5, Funny

    file-trading is flat.

    I actually think of it more as a rectangular prism....

    --
    "All great things are simple & expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope." --Churchill
  7. was the guy... by Churla · · Score: 5, Funny

    Was the guy who made this press release doing so on the deck of a ship with a big "Mission accomplished" sign behind him?

    Any chance there?

    --
    I'm a fiscal conservative, it's a pity we don't have a political party anymore
  8. /. has been hacked by kfstark · · Score: 5, Funny

    A story about Microsoft calling a truce with the GPL followed by the RIAA saying P2P is not a problem.

    It's not April 1st.

    Hmmm... Only logical explanation is that /. has been hacked and someone is posting bogus stories.

    --Keith

    1. Re:/. has been hacked by JavaTHut · · Score: 5, Funny

      > It's not April 1st.
      >
      > Hmmm... Only logical explanation is that /. has been hacked and someone is posting bogus stories.

      We'll find out soon enough ... if we see this same story appear five times before week's end, we'll know only the real slashdot editors could acomplish that.

  9. Re:Nice to see wrong statistics propagated by ZombieWomble · · Score: 5, Funny
    Heck, if you think that statistic is bad, look at this one:

    "Nearly 10 million people are online, swapping media, at any given time," he says. That May figure is up from 8.7 million people in 2005, he says.

    Apparently a 15% growth rate per year is what the music industry calls 'contained'. I wish someone would come and 'contain' my savings account...

  10. Kind of like this... by geobeck · · Score: 5, Funny

    TMS - Typical Movie Scientist
    TMG - Typical Movie General

    TMG: Doc, what's the status of the plague?
    TMS: As of an hour ago, the virus has infected every living thing on Earth.
    TMG: But it hasn't spread since then?
    TMS: Well, no, but--
    TMG: Then it's been contained! Victory is ours!

    --
    Find environmentally and socially responsible products on http://buy-right.net
  11. Re:that is ridiculous- e.g. Gnutella by griffjon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Quiet! My remote Jedi Mind Trick finally worked!

    "These are not the nodes you're looking for"

    --
    Returned Peace Corps IT Volunteer