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RIAA Subpoenas Neighbor's Son, Calls His Employer
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "To those who might think that I might be exaggerating when I describe the RIAA's litigation campaign as a 'reign of terror', how's this one: in UMG v. Lindor, the RIAA not only subpoenaed the computer of Ms. Lindor's son, who lives 4 miles away, but had their lawyer telephone the son's employer. See page 2, footnote 1." From Ray's comments: "You have a multi-billion dollar cartel suing unemployed people, disabled people, housewives, single mothers, home healthcare aids, all kinds of people who have no resources whatsoever to withstand these litigations. And due to the adversary system of justice the RIAA will be successful in rewriting copyright law, if the world at large, and the technological community in particular, don't fight back and help these people fighting these fights."
Doesn't it make you feel good to know that our freedoms are protected by politicans, lawyers and journalists.
This whole mess can easily be avoided. Don't steal music. While that is not a popular theme among the /. crowd, it is the best way to avoid litigation. No matter what rationale used to "justify" downloading copyrighted music, it is still illegal and just plain wrong. If I broke into your house, and took your silverware because it was "crappy", or stole your TV, because TV's should be "free", and everyone should have one, you'd change your tune. Basically people steal music because it is easy and the chances of getting caught are slim at best. You ain't Robin Hood. Don't steal. Don't get sued.