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Hairbautt
03-06-2007, 04:39 PM
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/7710/riaa4wt.gifP2Plawsuits.com now offers an easy 4-step process to hand over your money to the RIAA. This is the confirmation message that an anonymous blogger received after paying 3,456.23 to the RIAA.

“Thank you for your money, looking forward to future business together” I bet, easy money! I wonder if they accept Paypal. The do need to work on their spelling though.

The RIAA launched their online settlement website last week. It allows people to settle RIAA cases, before they go to court. This again shows that they just want to collect as much money as possible, most of the time from people who can’t afford a real lawsuit. It’s not about justice, just about the money.

The RIAA threatens people (dead or alive) into paying their exorbitant fines. They often offer people a chance to settle for $3000 or $4000, leaving them broke, but avoiding a real case. Not surprisingly, most of their victims choose to settle because they simply do not have the money to fight back.

So, the RIAA collects money without ever having to prove (and they often can’t) that the defendant is actually someone who engaged in peer to peer file sharing of copyrighted music without authorization. This works great for the RIAA, but it is not how the legal system is supposed to work.

:source: Source: TorrentFreak (http://torrentfreak.com/riaas-online-settlement-receipt-thanks-for-your-money/)
:view: Screenshot: Click here (http://torrentfreak.com//images/p2psettlementsmall.jpg)

*Minor Update 3/26/07*
:view: View: Students largely ignore RIAA instant settlement offers (http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=39042)
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This is an interesting step, I hardly believed it, but Ernesto at TorrentFreak assured me its real. :ermm: Looks like it really was sent into action :dabs:

BawA
03-06-2007, 04:59 PM
fukin American democracy and freedom .
get to you're self before getting to Osama .

abu_has_the_power
03-06-2007, 09:05 PM
that's just sad. someone should sue the riaa for having this

S!X
03-06-2007, 10:03 PM
Totally ridiculous....

maxehhh
03-06-2007, 10:17 PM
jojo omg this guys have no shame...

iNSOMNiA
03-07-2007, 02:52 AM
damn.. a lot of ppl can't afford a lawyer.. I guess they'll have to pay..
that's not sane at all imo..

thewizeard
03-07-2007, 04:20 PM
Sounds a good idea, can every one open such a site?

For the time being send your remittances to brn: 19riaaislim:888.123kassa...

w4ter
03-07-2007, 05:40 PM
wtf, those bastards!

mcshazzo
03-07-2007, 09:18 PM
I hope someone hacks that website that is BS

NA_Magus
03-09-2007, 01:51 AM
The RIAA has made it ridiculously obvious they care not about justice but rather the money they can garner off it.

Hairbautt
03-27-2007, 01:12 AM
When the RIAA launched it's campaign against colleges they apparently used this 'instant settlement' as an option for students.

:view:View: Students largely ignore RIAA instant settlement offers (http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=39042)