RIAA disgraceful

[freakyalbino]

Hey, im in australia and read in todays paper that a 12 year old girl in america was sued by the riaa over music swapping in the end the mum paid 3AUDg's and wrote a letter of apology. Luckily, the australian version of the riaa has stated it will not be attacking indivdual users

[thayne]

Not only that. She lives in a poor family. No father, mother works and they live in public housing just barley making it. I wonder if she will get new school clothes next year? Those big bad RIAA lawyers really showed her didn't they!

[gll99]

I don't download music nor do I condone it but....

We bought our last cd 3 months ago. It will be a long long long time before we buy another.

Radio and TV music videos are just fine thank you. 8)

I don't like bullies!

[thayne]

I don't download or buy music either. I have been boycotting the music industry since 1995 And I NEVER plan on buying another CD, EVER...

[Gees]

I read the girl was an honor student and when they came to get her, she was helping her younger brother with his homework. :,c(

Now, if she was a bright 12 year old that was burning and reselling the tracks...... maybe, but this punishment is WAY out of proportion to the "crime".

[red lion]

Even though i live in the uk thats me finished buying music to hell with the RIAA why dont everyone start a boycott...............

[spiderman2k1]

All the music you want is free well most of it is any way if you can find it. Just use and Capture card you like ATI Dazzle. Record from MTV edit your video's with MPEg2VCR then run DVD2AVI to get the wave file out and burn. I know you can do this with out a capture card but it's alot easier when you can see the video. Also record from FM radio. The RIAA can not do crap about it LOL.

[Vejita-sama]

Spider-man that's not legal either. You can't transfer copyrighted material from one media to another for the purpose of by passing the copy protection (or something like that). Save for backups of material you own. However, the DMCA says that even if you own it and can legally make a backup you can not do so in such a manner that would by pass the copy protection (or something like that).

There's actually some debate about if you can record songs off the radio legally or not. Motive is not suppose to play a role in these things but if you record a song off the radio, no one seems to care. If you record it, convert to MP3 and upload to kazaa then people seem to care. Yet it's the same thing. Not every law on the books is enforeced and of the 'lawery friends I know' I've never gotten a good answer to this. Google had something else to say thou

[valian]

I agree this is disgusting & the RIAA should hang its head in shame (not that they give a rats a*se anyway).

What if we put together an online petition with names etc vowing never to buy any more cds & if we get a good enough response , then send it to them>

What do others think.

[thayne]

I agree this is disgusting & the RIAA should hang its head in shame (not that they give a rats a*se anyway).

What if we put together an online petition with names etc vowing never to buy any more cds & if we get a good enough response , then send it to them>

What do others think.

Sounds good to me.

[equinox137]

The RIAA should be prosecuted as a terrorist organization.........

[thayne]

They should be prosecuted under RICO just like Directtv is...

[mysticgohan17]

Just use and Capture card you like ATI Dazzle. Record from MTV

when did they start showing music videos again? :P

[dvdguy]

sad day for the RIAA to go after a little girl who probably couldnt afford all of the songs she downloaded RIAA can go screw for all I care. NEVER BUY ANOTHER CD AGAIN

[Tearren]

Vejita-sama wrote

Spider-man that's not legal either. You can't transfer copyrighted material from one media to another for the purpose of by passing the copy protection (or something like that)...

I disagree. What Spiderman said is within the confines of the law and perfectly legal.

There is no copy protection he is trying to bypass. He is recording material from a broadcast for personal use. There is nothing wrong with this.

-For example you can record a show from TV and watch it later (The sole purpose of TIVO is to allow you to do this).
-If the above is true, you can certainly record a broadcast to a computer legally from MTV. What debate are you referring to about whether it is legal or not to record music to a cassette from the radio? I am not familiar with it.

As for my personal feelings about the RIAA and the twelve year old girl, I believe that is a horrible thing to do and the punishment is way to sever for the crime. There shouldn't even be a punishment in this case.

Tearren

[mecg]

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2003-09-09-kid-pays-riaa_x.htm
1) The damage done here by the RIAA will cost them much more in profits than they could ever regain.
2) I see CRIBS, etc. on MTV and I don't really see any of them having problems paying their electric bills.

[mysticgohan17]

2) I see CRIBS, etc. on MTV and I don't really see any of them having problems paying their electric bills.

Look what happened to Jermaine Dupri

[thayne]

Ha Ha this is sweet:
http://www.zeropaid.com/news/articles/auto/09112003c.php

[ManixTT]

Evil, simply put, is what the RIAA is. I've resorted to buying CD's used and will not support any of these heavily marketed and hyped Top40 trash that the music industry is so greedily profitting from. Personally speaking, internet radio has been the best thing since p2p to learn about new artists.

Anyway, I just think the RIAA's plan will backfire. Enemies have been made in the past, but with this current ploy, I don't see how they plan to save their asses. Boycott I say!

[thayne]

2) I see CRIBS, etc. on MTV and I don't really see any of them having problems paying their electric bills.

Look what happened to Jermaine Dupri

You will see a lot more of that if the RIAA keeps pissing off it's customers. Hey maybe we'll see Justin Timberlake working at McDonalds Britney Spears and Christina Agular could always make a buck in the porn industry, Snoop Dog has his Girls Gone Wild gig, but what the hell would Lars Ulrich do??? Even McDonalds wouldn't hire him....

[equinox137]

Britney Spears and Christina Agulara in a porn...........that would be something worth seeing

[Chuffster]

Britney Spears and Christina Agulara in a porn...........that would be something worth seeing

From what I've seen in one of Christina's music videos, she already is...

[marvel2020]

Fight The Powers

[Don2050]

Why does it seem the richest artists are complaining the most ? (Madonna, Metallica, etc...) They never have to work again in their lives and they are concerned with people wanting to listen to THEIR music...!! Are they being paid by the corporate execs or something to promote the companies greed ??

I just dont understand the greed factor. Apparently the more money you make the more of a**hole you are. I guess I dont get it cause I dont have any money

[mysticgohan17]

but what the hell would Lars Ulrich do??? Even McDonalds wouldn't hire him....

pro surfer. he's already got the acccent and posture.

Why does it seem the richest artists are complaining the most ? (Madonna...) They never have to work again in their lives

why does she still do movies :P

[jntaylor63]

its too bad we can't rent CD like DVD's. Listen for week and the decide to buy or not.

Hate buying a CD based on a 10 min. listen at a store. Many times I down loaded an album and very glad I did not buy. (Wow RiAA, can I pay 17.00 for two songs I like) Glad car dealers don't make us buy cars with all of the options.

"F" the RIAA

[tenders]

the sooner everyone stops buying CD's, the sooner the RIAA goes broke ,all these lawsuits must be costly.

i'm guessing also that all these lawsuits must be a strain on the legal system.


oooohh....look what i found http://www.zeropaid.com/news/articles/auto/09122003e.php

[tal65]

I saw this petition on another site and thought you guys might be interested.

http://www.petitiononline.com/riaawar/petition.html

[mysticgohan17]

I saw this petition on another site and thought you guys might be interested.

http://www.petitiononline.com/riaawar/petition.html

online petitions mean nothing. there are 1000s dedicated to putting the original unamended Star Wars Trilogy on dvd. all worthless.

[holistic]

"HACK THE PLANET - EVERYTHING SHOULD BE FREE"

What an absurd statement......Are you a communist? If so then strickly speaking - yes - you should be provided for - for free.

Alas , we live in a capitalistic society and unless you provide compensation for services - YOU WILL GET NO SERVICES.

Maybe you haven't learnt that in sKooL yet!

For the record : I do not agree with the tactics of the RIAA. But with an attitude like yours, expecting everything for free, then you better learn to sing and dance yourself because there will be no incentive to be an artist and entertain if you don't get paid.