RIAA wants to hack your PC & delete your MP3's

[StageLeft]

I'd be more mad at the idea, except that its so ludicrous it will NEVER fly. What it will server to do is release anybody of whatever guilt they still had over MP3s. if only the artists didn't also lose out on their pennies on the dollar

 

[audiophan]

Does anyone remember when tape dubbing became popular and they tried to stop that?

 

[cornbread31]

<< I'd be more mad at the idea, except that its so ludicrous it will NEVER fly. What it will server to do is release anybody of whatever guilt they still had over MP3s. if only the artists didn't also lose out on their pennies on the dollar >>



It may not "fly", but why continue to support the RIAA by buying cds? As long as people continue to buy cd's they (RIAA) will continue to have their way with customers.

 

[kami]

That'll never work. They could be hit with lawsuits up the ass...for one thing, it's 100% legal to make your own MP3s from your own CDs, and what if you make your own music and the RIAA comes along and delete it just because it's an mp3 file? Their anti-piracy ideas just get worse and worse...can you say getting desperate?

 

[StageLeft]

Their anti-piracy ideas just get worse and worse...can you say getting desperate?


Its a VERY desperate act i agree!

As long as people continue to buy cd's they (RIAA) will continue to have their way with customers.

Thing is the artists also get income from CDs. No cds means way less income. RIAA has monopolized and, as the middle man, is now sucking up bucks that should more directly go to the artist.

 

[pyrosophy]

Actually, according to the article, the RIAA already has permission to do this -- legally. That's troubling. What's more troubling is that the amendment they wanted added (which just goes to show that people shouldn't be so eager to support their gov't in this troubled time) which says that when they do this, they're not liable for any damage they happen to cause while they're doing they're dirty work.

Not only do we already have to fear this, but this revision is even more sinister.

pyrosophy

 

[Phunktion]

<< If RIAA did that they would NEVER get another server on the web that was immune to Hack attacks. It would be a daily event, you attack a hecker's system your gonna get it right back and HARD. >>


Couldn't have said it better myself.. they are just looking to get shut down by the very people they tried to hack, I'd like to see them try to arrest 200,000 people for counter-hacking their computers cuz that's what they'd get

 

[Phunktion]

Besides.. the jokes on them.. I'd like to see them attempt to delete the files off my dedicated read-only MP3 hard drive... they'd have some fun with that.. and even if they managed to delete those I have all of my MP3's backed up on CD's.. hahaha

 

[mdennison]

RIAA makes me sick. Can anyone tell me some type of free firewall for my cable modem@home?

 

[Nemesis77]

I'll encrypt them, I will firewall my computer! They can get my mp3's from my cold dead fingers!

Seriously, how could they do it, if the user is not in USA? RIAA doesn't have any jurisdiction in Finland. Furthermore, how would they know which mp3's are illegal and which are not. Large part of my mp3's are made from my own CD's which I bought fair 'n square!

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

It really shows the quality of people that are runnings things over there that they would push something like thas, and try and tack it on to an anti-terrorism bill. I am never, ever buying another album from them again.

 

[flambus]

just keep backups.

deleting them off drives is one thing. if they are backed up. then there is no problem. RIAA wants to scare people.

 

[dude8604]

<< that would never happen. There are other applications that use .mp3 for music, like games (Vampire the Masquerade uses .mp3)

What the hell do they wanna do, tamper with your applications too? That would make them liable for some lawsuits >>



Yeah, there are a lot of ways to use mp3's legally. If you own the CD that the MP3s are from, then it is legal. The RIAA hacking into people's computers is more illegal than any copyright infringement.

 

[isasir]

<< RIAA makes me sick. Can anyone tell me some type of free firewall for my cable modem@home? >>



ZoneAlarm

 

[TheKidd]

<< well woopty f'ing do.

rename *.mp3 *.FU
associate .FU with program type winamp
>>


Problem is that I have ~1500 mp3s. It would take for freaking ever to rename them all.

The other problem I have with the RIAA is that at least half of my mp3s are legit copies that I made off of cds I owned. How do they plan on distinguishing between legitimate and pirated cds? Anwer: They don't.

 

[isasir]

<<

<< well woopty f'ing do.

rename *.mp3 *.FU
associate .FU with program type winamp
>>


Problem is that I have ~1500 mp3s. It would take for freaking ever to rename them all.
>>



This is where having a DOS shell (assuming you're using Windows) comes in handy. Merely typing
ren *.mp3 *.FU will accomplish this task. Now, if you had ~1500 subdirectories, then it could technically take longer...

 

[kev0ut]

This means I could write a story, copyright it (it's automatically copywrighted), send it to someone, then legally hack their pc and destroy everything they have because I am the copyright owner. And they can't sue me or do anything...that is stupid

 

[Mazz]

this will fly like a lead balloon.

 

[arod]

<< i think if this happens, and i stress if, a lot more people will be downloading zone alarm >>



Well my firewall on my HUB wouldnt ever let them in and then couldnt ever find my MP3's...

 

[mithrandir2001]

I'm not angry about this...I'm laughing hysterically.

So the RIAA calls it technological "self-help" against online pirates. Well, I'm technologically "self-helping" myself to some online MP3s. You know, I like hearing this kind of stuff...shows the "opposition" has little intellectual footing and will ultimately be defeated.

 

[Static911]

oh yes, and the day I am crowned emperor of the world, I will allow RIAA to hack your comps.


static911

 

[Soybomb]

I have a feeling if they cause anyone any dataloss....the number of people trying to cause them dataloss will also cause a DOS attack

 

If they ever tried to compromise my system, they would be recieving a call from my lawyer, regardless of the "laws" they pass.

 

[ShotgunSteven]

This is enough to make me want to start distributing MP3's just to make those bastards lose money. I last counted my CD collection in '95 I think, and it was about 8, 000 then. It has grown substantially, and I still have a few apple boxes full of CD's I have not even opened yet (I used to get all the new stuff when I DJ'd). I can rip MP3's at 40X, wonder how long it would take me to personally start putting a dent in their profits.

 

[BigJohnKC]

<< Actually, according to the article, the RIAA already has permission to do this -- legally. That's troubling. What's more troubling is that the amendment they wanted added (which just goes to show that people shouldn't be so eager to support their gov't in this troubled time) which says that when they do this, they're not liable for any damage they happen to cause while they're doing they're dirty work.

Not only do we already have to fear this, but this revision is even more sinister.

pyrosophy >>



That's right, if you read carefully, they were trying to prevent this new law from fvcking them royally if they got caught invading someone's hard drive. If they didn't add that amendment to the bill, they could get shut down for terrorism by the US gov't. But has anyone seriously heard of them making any difference except for Napster?