"RIAA sued under laws aimed at gangsters"

[TheSeven7hSon]

From MSNBC:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4305345/

Seven

[tgpo]

Simple solution: Shut the RIAA down. Plain and simple.

[indolikaa]

The RIAA in violation of RICO? Unfounded accusations!

I'd like to have seen them go after my grandma for downloading music off the Internet. She'd horsebeat their asses into submission. NEVER get between a grandma and her love for Big Band music

[lordsmurf]

This tactic has not worked against DirecTV yet, same kind of problem with them.

[Cobra]

I've said this many times before.

If you screw your customers, and get them as pissed off as they are now then you will get what you deserve.

Students are poor and can't afford those vastly overpriced albums, but most now have 100Mbps access to the Net. The music industry is suprised that piracy is rampant?

Cobra

[Kevin abq]

Simple solution: Shut the RIAA down. Plain and simple.

I think the RIAA is shooting itself in the foot trying to harrass people into settling. They're going to alienate so many people because of their gestapo tactics, like the one which would plant a destructive virus on file sharer's machines, they'll crash and burn. The backlash of lawsuits against the RIAA will make the relentless attacks against the tobacco industry look like a warm-up exercise.

I've completely stopped purchasing music in the stores. If I can't download it for free, I don't want it. I'm not going to line their greedy pockets any more.

[Jester700]

Simple solution: Shut the RIAA down. Plain and simple.

I think the RIAA is shooting itself in the foot trying to harrass people into settling. They're going to alienate so many people because of their gestapo tactics, like the one which would plant a destructive virus on file sharer's machines, they'll crash and burn. The backlash of lawsuits against the RIAA will make the relentless attacks against the tobacco industry look like a warm-up exercise.

I've completely stopped purchasing music in the stores. If I can't download it for free, I don't want it. I'm not going to line their greedy pockets any more.

IMO, this is the perfect time for people to search out new bands and new independent record companies to support who are NOT RIAA members. Popular music generally sucks, the RIAA have shown their true nature as a bunch of 3 piece suited ^$$wipes, and there are more high quality recordings available from non-mainstream sources than ever.

So go to IUMA and similar sites, check out CD Baby and similar sellers, and support the little guys. And if a record company is listed on
http://www.magnetbox.com/riaa/search.asp

"just say no".

[Scooter_NJ]

This family is local to me..I say GOOD for them!!!!!!!!


http://www.dailyrecord.com/news/articles/news3-Musicsuit.htm

[D.A.R.J.R.]

Do they know which songs you download? How can they tell the legal stuff from the illegal? I know theyve been attacking Kazaaa but what about others like Bearshare and Winmx?

[Kevin abq]

I don't know how accurate this is, but I heard if you download it and leave it in your download directory you run a much higher chance of getting caught. They can find out your IP easily enough and these file-share services make that directory you designated a public folder. That's where it looks on other people's machines when you search for a particular song.The safe thing to do is to download it, then move it to a non-public folder. The downside of that is if everybody does that there will be no songs available anymore, which is their ultimate goal :P

[northcat_8]

It doesn't matter. They can try all they want, they can do anything, put any kind of encryption on it, whatever....it doesn't matter, people will find away around it.
Heck I don't even hear them mention of the biggest file exchanging "community". They focus on Kazaa, Bearshare and the like because of their popularity.

I do realize they are going to fight it, they have to, for the same reason we fight the drug war but the results are going to be similar. They are just going to force a more complicated process that's all.

The only 2 things a lock keeps out is an honest person and the owner.

[p0rnLiME]

What about using all that money and resources on real crime?

[indolikaa]

What about using all that money and resources on real crime?

No shit! We've got bigger problems in the world.