Verizon to hand names over to RIAA - Question about this...

[Night201]

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Do the 4 people that they are turning over even know that they are the ones? Do you think Verizon was able to contact them as a warning? That would suck if one day they got a phone call or had the authorities bust down their doors.

 

[SyahM]

Originally posted by: Night201
Article Do the 4 people that they are turning over even know that they are the ones? Do you think Verizon was able to contact them as a warning? That would suck if one day they got a phone call or had the authorities bust down their doors.

you're afraid it you, arent you?
bye bye then.

 

[OulOat]

Originally posted by: SyahM

Originally posted by: Night201
<a class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-1013154.html?tag=fd_top" target=blank>Article</A> Do the 4 people that they are turning over even know that they are the ones? Do you think Verizon was able to contact them as a warning? That would suck if one day they got a phone call or had the authorities bust down their doors.

you're afraid it you, arent you?
bye bye then.

lol, /me also says byebye

 

[Night201]

No, it's not me. I don't use Verizon Online.

 

[Murphyrulez]

I never really understood why people would want to risk going to jail or paying big fines, just to listen to music. Why would you serve up a huge amount of illegal files? I mean, it's just music. Turn on the radio.

I have Kazaa on one of my computers, I might download 1 song a month if I like it enough.

Just seems stupid to me.

 

[RyanM]

Originally posted by: Murphyrulez
I never really understood why people would want to risk going to jail or paying big fines, just to listen to music. Why would you serve up a huge amount of illegal files? I mean, it's just music. Turn on the radio.

I have Kazaa on one of my computers, I might download 1 song a month if I like it enough.

Just seems stupid to me.

Because you can't hear GOOD music on the radio.

So you can listen to songs you'd hear nowhere else.

So you can preview a CD before making an informed decision and buying it.

There are plenty of reasons why you would download music.

But this court case ISN'T about that - It's about, should a ISP be required to give name/address information over to anyone who baselessly acuses someone about commmitting a crime without proving it?

 

[notfred]

Since when do we turn over the names of suspected criminals to private organizations to do what they want with them? If anything shouldn't these namesbe given to a court or law enforcement agency?

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Night201
Do the 4 people that they are turning over even know that they are the ones? Do you think Verizon was able to contact them as a warning? That would suck if one day they got a phone call or had the authorities bust down their doors.

maybe they shouldn't do illegal stuff

 

[no0b]

Originally posted by: notfred
Since when do we turn over the names of suspected criminals to private organizations to do what they want with them? If anything shouldn't these namesbe given to a court or law enforcement agency?

welcome to the corporation called America.

 

Copyrights violate Habeus Corpus.

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: no0b

Originally posted by: notfred
Since when do we turn over the names of suspected criminals to private organizations to do what they want with them? If anything shouldn't these namesbe given to a court or law enforcement agency?

welcome to the corporation called America.

Actually this might be a good test case. The RIAA is trampling on the rights of everyone here. This could quite easily end up in the Supreme Court and if it does the RIAA will more than likely lose it's arse.

 

[no0b]

And people wonder why RIAA gets hax0red every tuesday

 

[Dedpuhl]

Originally posted by: no0b
And people wonder why RIAA gets hax0red every tuesday

....funny....RIAA.org is down right now.


I was about to go buy a couple albums from beast buy (including St. Anger). I've changed my mind....

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: notfred
Since when do we turn over the names of suspected criminals to private organizations to do what they want with them? If anything shouldn't these namesbe given to a court or law enforcement agency?

This is how i thik. Thou i think it would awesome if the RIAA sends an email to any of these people, that they file counter suits for being spammed by the RIAA.

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: notfred
Since when do we turn over the names of suspected criminals to private organizations to do what they want with them?

Since now, unless this gets appealed and reversed.

If anything shouldn't these namesbe given to a court or law enforcement agency?

Exactly. The RIAA just wants to get around due process and be able to prosecute anyone and everyone they want to, without any hard evidence.