RIAA wants legal right to hack into your computer!

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I read this at www.voodooextreme:

There's an article over on Wired news about how the Recording Industry is looking to hop onto the anti-terrorist bill that's in congress right now that would let them "hack" into your computer and delete any mp3's they find. I don't know about you, but I think there are some serious crack-smokin' mofo's over at the RIAA. Here's some snippage:

WASHINGTON -- Look out, music pirates: The recording industry wants the right to hack into your computer and delete your stolen MP3s.

It's no joke. Lobbyists for the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) tried to glue this hacking-authorization amendment onto a mammoth anti-terrorism bill that Congress approved last week.

An RIAA-drafted amendment according to a draft obtained by Wired News would immunize all copyright holders -- including the movie and e-book industry -- for any data losses caused by their hacking efforts or other computer intrusions "that are reasonably intended to impede or prevent" electronic piracy.


Read about it here: http://www.wired.com/news/conflict/0,2100,47552,00.html

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

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[ShotgunSteven]

The RIAA just figures it would be easier to get pr0n from people that already have it, rather than try and find any on the 'Net themselves.

 

[Tominator]

Why would you be surprised? The RIAA has gotten laws passed that make no sense before. A kitchen in a resteraunt is not allowed to play a radio on the premisis without paying a huge fee! EVERY MONTH!.....They have the power to shut you down!

You want to talk about greed? They DEFINE the term!

 

[n0cmonkey]

They pulled that amendment out. They realize that it was kind of stupid (read ILLEGAL) and have dropped it. I want to know what they have been doing so far to think they need protection from damages... Guess I should look up their ip blocks and reject them at the firewall along with Microsofts

 

[BeauJangles]

All i gotta say is, bring it on baby

 

[Viper0329]

Hack this....

 

[n0cmonkey]

<< All i gotta say is, bring it on baby >>



Heh, I was thinking the same thing really. OpenBSD vs RIAA... Especially since I have none to very few mp3s on my system that I do not own the cds for. And those are the ones I never listen to