From the article: "The RIAA will not pursue legal action if infringers delete all unauthorized music files from their computers."
So their new plan is to make people "promise" to delete all of their questionable files voluntarily? God, where was this tactic when my mom discovered my 7th-grade porn stash, huh?!
Just because the RIAA promises not to sue you doesn't mean others (like the actual copyright holder?) can't. Besides, where's the motivation for those who have stopped sharing and haven't been subpoenaed?
What's next? Who needs police with this new crime honor-system?!
"Okay Johnny, see how daddy bypasses the cryptography algorithm on this special "Sing Along Volume 5" disc? This is what us grownups call 're-verse engine-neering'"...
"But Daddy, why are you wearing an orange suit and sitting behind that glass?"
The problem is NOT that the technology isn't there yet. Sloppy coding is to blame. I've taken the libery of fixing it. Now we can finally replace those hard-working security screeners:
Let the prejudice complaints start rolling in...
He was obviously looking for music videos of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies
Score: -1, Inappropriate
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From the article: "The RIAA will not pursue legal action if infringers delete all unauthorized music files from their computers."
So their new plan is to make people "promise" to delete all of their questionable files voluntarily?
God, where was this tactic when my mom discovered my 7th-grade porn stash, huh?!
Just because the RIAA promises not to sue you doesn't mean others (like the actual copyright holder?) can't.
Besides, where's the motivation for those who have stopped sharing and haven't been subpoenaed?
What's next? Who needs police with this new crime honor-system?!
"Okay Johnny, see how daddy bypasses the cryptography algorithm on this special "Sing Along Volume 5" disc? This is what us grownups call 're-verse engine-neering'" ...
"But Daddy, why are you wearing an orange suit and sitting behind that glass?"
I've taken the libery of fixing it. Now we can finally replace those hard-working security screeners:No thanks needed; I'm just glad I could help my country.