DavidJan 2nd, 2008 - 19:06:08

What a great idea the RIAA has found. Suing there random people didn't work, now they are suing their customers.

So if I buy music or I pirate music, they sue me. So it looks like it is just as easy and safe to pirate music as it is to buy it?

What will they do next? Make a law that says if you put the volume to high on your stereo it's illegal because your neighbours might here you?

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peace007Jan 3rd, 2008 - 02:10:15

This is plain and simple bullying the consumer. They own the music AND the materials we copy it to, so they sue us for using their products illegally? Sony Made record, Sony made the blank CD....

How many times have they sold us the same song? 78s, 33s, 8-track, 2-track, vinyl, CD, mp3...not to mention all the blank tapes and CDs we bought...we have paid them PLENTY times over for the same material. You will never have the right to tell a consumer what to do with their products in the privacy of their own home. I love music and respect musicians but once it's mine, it's mine, dude.

All of the hot artists are on the internet anyway, legally selling their own fresh and INDEPENDENT music; this money goes right into the pocket of the artists, not some money-grubbing bullies who still aren't happy they sold 'Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay' by Otis Redding to us all 5 times over (now available on a hot new retrospective CD with some new photos of Otis...yay!)

Then they start to dig into their signed artists steady live performance percentages? These people are crooks...SCREW THEM!!!

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JeremyJan 3rd, 2008 - 14:43:48

Well theirs nothing these companies can do to prevent people from copping a cd...and since when is it leagal for companies allowed to monitor internet usage...shouldnt that be just as bad as the people who download...that should be a violation of privacey....im not justifing the illegal downloading, im just saying you cant point fingers and say whose wrong the u in fault to....

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TuckerJan 3rd, 2008 - 15:04:39

The Howell case -- in which the RIAA is not the plaintiff, Atlantic Records is -- is not about ripping, it's about making material available on KaZaa.

I don't love the RIAA either, but no one has been sued by an RIAA member label for ripping CDs. In fact, no one has been sued by an RIAA member label for downloading music. Everyone who's been sued for infringement by RIAA member labels (the RIAA itself is not the plaintiff in any music-infringement case) has been accused of making available for download at least several hundred copyrighted songs. (Not all have been guilty, of course, but that's another issue.)

And, in any event, the RIAA is not a law enforcement agency and does not have the authority to 'prosecute' anybody for anything.

The language in the brief concerning what makes copies 'unauthorized' is ambiguous at most, and it is not reasonable in any event to extrapolate the position of the RIAA and its entire membership from one filing by one lawyer in one case among thousands.

Why doesn't some enterprising reporter just call up the RIAA -- or even Atlantic -- and ask them if they think ripping is illegal instead of guessing? Might make for an interesting conversation.

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HeavenJan 3rd, 2008 - 20:12:03

RIAA is very wrong! Many people hate RIAA for reasons. What you need to do? Download music and save to CD or hard drive. Share music with your best friend and family only. Do not share music with unknown people can get serious problems! If RIAA still bother to people and will get easily angry. RIAA was smallest one. But more than 2 millions of people will hate RIAA. RIAA must quit and no more hurt people's feeling. God now watch on RIAA. RIAA is almost same as evil like Satan do. Blame on people for doing wrong. RIAA is in biggest trouble right now. :-(

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HeavenJan 3rd, 2008 - 20:18:16

But, God can sue against RIAA. RIAA must stop bother people for right now. RIAA is fake and 100% fail. RIAA is suspect now and breaking the law by God. God did give free foods, music, drinks, etc to people. That was know as freedom sharing. RIAA must quit! No more RIAA in the future! We are freedom!!!

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JoeJan 3rd, 2008 - 20:23:51

Heaven win war against RIAA! Many people are happy and return back to normal! RIAA must not sue people anymore in the future!

Yay!!!! Now I trust with Heaven! Thanks to God!

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