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IFPI Threatens UK Academic For Linking To Article

Posted by kdawson on from the we're-gonna-tell-on-you dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "Apparently the RIAA is getting sensitive about counterclaims. When a British blog author linked to a recent article about a defendant's counterclaims for extortion and conspiracy by the RIAA in a Florida case, UMG v. Del Cid, a record company executive who sits on the board of the RIAA's UK counterpart, the IFPI, threatened the author if he did not take his link down."

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  1. Re:Their strategy by suv4x4 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everytime someone misuse the word "terrorism", god kills a kitten and the terrorists win.

    Damn, god's a terrorist.

  2. Re:Their strategy by Joebert · · Score: 3, Funny

    That explains the missing WMD.

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  3. Re:I may be wrong ... by ayana · · Score: 4, Funny

    for some reason, i *always* misread "British Phonographic Industry" as "British Pornographic Industry"...

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  4. Re:Their strategy by clickety6 · · Score: 3, Funny

    do you know people die every single day in car accidents? Do you drive a car?

    I do - but now I always wear a seat belt. Same way that when downloading, I make sure I use proxies and encryption ;-)

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