President Bush Handed A Subpoena by RIAA

**abu_has_the_power** · 04-18-2006, 09:02 PM

i wonder if the riaa ever stops and thinks bout wat they're doing

**Busyman™** · 04-18-2006, 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by twisterX

http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004409.php
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=29733

Thanks for that.

I'd gladly tell the RIAA that I've ripped my own CD, put records on cassette tape, and have even recorded music on videotape.

Again, they can suck dick.

**Busyman™** · 04-18-2006, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by abu_has_the_power

i wonder if the riaa ever stops and thinks bout wat they're doing

I know what they are doing. They are essentially saying you can't rip your CDs to an iPod 'cause we want you to buy the same music online.

The wanting to separate music into formats with no overlap. This already done with iTunes which I have no problem with. I just don't use iTunes (or an iPod). Some of this is solved through the market and some of it is the RIAA making up shit as they go along.

After I buy a music player that comes with fucking ripping software, don't fucking tell me it's illegal and I'm the one that's going to get in trouble.

The first step, if they want make any kind of fucking sense is haul Apple and Creative into court for giving me ripping software. Then they need to require all mp3 player manufacturers to put MUST HAVE INTERNET CONNECTION TO USE THIS EQUIPMENT if the only thing I can do is download from an internet music store.

I actually they'd bring me to court for this shit. I'd fucking demolish their lawyer. I'd bring up past precedent and their own words and shove it up their ass.