RIAA hitting us hard, already 3-4 people got Subpoenas, just read

[bonkers325]

Sad day

remove your kazaa now
remove winmx now
stop sharing

 

[NogginBoink]

"There's no way either us or our daughter would do anything we knew to be illegal," Pate said, promising to remove the software quickly. "I don't think anybody knew this was illegal, just a way to get some music."

Bullshit.

 

[ROTC1983]

There goes the RIAA again...

 

[ClueLis]

Originally posted by: NogginBoink

"There's no way either us or our daughter would do anything we knew to be illegal," Pate said, promising to remove the software quickly. "I don't think anybody knew this was illegal, just a way to get some music."

Bullshit.

The reality is that using Kazaa is just so easy that many don't even think about the fact that what they're doing is illegal. I know that most of the people here know full well what they're getting into, but do you expect the other millions of users to be equally concious?

 

[Joemonkey]

jeez someone just bomb the riaa please?

 

[AkumaX]

bonkers, use kazaa lite 2.4, blocks riaa ips

 

[Binar]

verizon protects its costumers

see here http://www.subpoenadefense.org/

MIT fights back as well


as always comcast sucks

 

[Shockwave]

This just pisses me off SO BAD. I wish SOMEONE would step up to them. Hell I'd even donate. Bastards anyways. :|

 

[SCSIfreek]

oh crap, I'm sharing a line with a roomate what if he downloads pr0n? lol....


--Scsi

 

[rpberry123]

well, guess it's back to usenet....

 

[Martin]

I'm pretty sure their subpoenas wouldn't work in Canada

 

[Zebo]

Everyone should fight the RIAA they will go bankrupt. It's not that hard to file motions and defend yourself even if your willing to put the time in. It will cost them big bucks too for each case. I don't wish this on anyone though.

 

[ROTC1983]

Originally posted by: MartyTheManiak
I'm pretty sure their subpoenas wouldn't work in Canada

Lucky Watch out, they might send out the RIAAMIB after you

 

[Paulson]

What I hope is that buymusic.com really picks up, and the RIAA can't get it's hands on the internet market (where they would make more money than just getting a certain percentage of the money)

 

[ROTC1983]

Originally posted by: Paulson
What I hope is that buymusic.com really picks up, and the RIAA can't get it's hands on the internet market (where they would make more money than just getting a certain percentage of the money)

If the RIAA is so hampered by low sales, how are they getting all this money for lawyers and all the other crap they are using to fight against P2P?

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: ROTC1983

Originally posted by: Paulson
What I hope is that buymusic.com really picks up, and the RIAA can't get it's hands on the internet market (where they would make more money than just getting a certain percentage of the money)

If the RIAA is so hampered by low sales...

Sales aren't especially low, they're just lower than they were a few years ago. Instead of thinking logically and realizing that the sh!tty economy is the major part of the problem, the RIAA is trying to sue every file sharer and their brother (and their parents). Not the best way to solve the supposed "problem," IMHO.

 

[Red Dawn]

Can you imagine how much they will whine when RIAA officers are shot dead in the street? Well maybe not here (more of a celebration)

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: NogginBoink

"There's no way either us or our daughter would do anything we knew to be illegal," Pate said, promising to remove the software quickly. "I don't think anybody knew this was illegal, just a way to get some music."

Bullshit.

Bullsh!t yourself. I've spoken with many non-tech savvy people who had no idea that file sharing was illegal. Just like that guy, they had thought they found a great way to get free music. When I would tell that it was illegal, they would be honestly surprised.

As I've said many times before, the RIAA may slow down file sharing, but this will be a terrible public relations disaster for them. They should have just opened more outlets for people to buy and download files inexpensively online. Instead they're suing their own customer base.

 

[ROTC1983]

Originally posted by: jliechty

Originally posted by: ROTC1983

Originally posted by: Paulson
What I hope is that buymusic.com really picks up, and the RIAA can't get it's hands on the internet market (where they would make more money than just getting a certain percentage of the money)

If the RIAA is so hampered by low sales...

Sales aren't especially low, they're just lower than they were a few years ago. Instead of thinking logically and realizing that the sh!tty economy is the major part of the problem, the RIAA is trying to sue every file sharer and their brother (and their parents). Not the best way to solve the supposed "problem," IMHO.

They don't seem to have much common sense. Who is in charge of the RIAA right now? I might have to look that up.

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: jliechty

Originally posted by: ROTC1983

Originally posted by: Paulson
What I hope is that buymusic.com really picks up, and the RIAA can't get it's hands on the internet market (where they would make more money than just getting a certain percentage of the money)

If the RIAA is so hampered by low sales...

Sales aren't especially low, they're just lower than they were a few years ago. Instead of thinking logically and realizing that the sh!tty economy is the major part of the problem, the RIAA is trying to sue every file sharer and their brother (and their parents). Not the best way to solve the supposed "problem," IMHO.

It's too late for them to turn back, though. They can't just stop everything and say, "You guys were right."

 

[FuzzyBee]

Pate said that he never personally downloaded music and that he so zealously respects copyrights that he does not videotape movies off cable television channels.

Whatever.

 

[yukichigai]

Originally posted by: Zebo
Everyone should fight the RIAA they will go bankrupt. It's not that hard to file motions and defend yourself even if your willing to put the time in. It will cost them big bucks too for each case. I don't wish this on anyone though.

File leins. I can't remember what kind specifically, but their is a lein you can file on property which is free to file, save the cost of postage and the paper to print the form on. There was an environmentalist who filed no less than 25,000 leins on a single company to protest its dumping policy. It took them about 5 minutes to get each lein reversed in court, but that's 5 minutes times 25,000, not to mention legal costs of the proceedings.

Someone who's law savvy should look this crap up.

 

[ROTC1983]

Originally posted by: fuzzy bee

Pate said that he never personally downloaded music and that he so zealously respects copyrights that he does not videotape movies off cable television channels.

Whatever.

Man, that dude has the holier-than-thou-art complex going...:|

 

[Paulson]

Well, I hope in 10 to 15 years the RIAA is broken up, thought of as a monopoly, or something... because it'd be really great...

 

[Red Dawn]

Do you think that when push comes to shove that some enterprising individuals might torch some Tower Record stores in retliation? Not that I would condone such actions as green haired idiots with multiple piercings need the work!