What To Do If The Riaa Gets Sue Happy

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Originally posted by matt_helgren18@2 July 2003 - 15:31
Now, I might be called crazy, but I think this was a stroke of genius. I don't know about you, but I am watching my steps in the next few months, what with the RIAA's new authority to sue at will those of us who have copyrighted songs on our computers.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,90403,00.html

Now, i know as well as you do that internet sharing will never completely die, but if this goes down, there's going to be quite a lot of work that must happen in order for p2p to continue. I know I dont want to get sued by those white collar bastards, and I'm sure you don't either. But, if this does happen, I think that somehow, somebody should find a way to open CD rental stores. Why not? It's just like a video rental store. People can still (AND DO) pirate those. If they could open up nation-wide, the RIAA would shit themselves and lose even more money while they are at it. Just a thought i figured people should know. In theory, it works...

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Isn't there something called 'libraries' in your neighbourhood? The library in my town has lots of cd's, and i have ripped some of them, and, i'm sharing them...
That idea isn't that revolutionary...

@metro: it's football, not soccer!

Get out from under your bridge shotglass...

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Originally posted by shotglass
message-board sophistication

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and you can have a nice warm glass of hypocrisy to go with your main course of irony.

:D

Whatever that means ... OK.

If you think I'm going to apologize for THAT, you must think I care about what you think, which I really, really don't.

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Originally posted by Jibbler@4 July 2003 - 20:43
This is just the kind of response the RIAA wants. They are trying to scare you into thinking that sharing music is a crime. In fact, the crime is being committed by the industry. I buy CDs, and in some instances, due to copy protection, I can't make multiple copies for my car, house, work, etc. Do they think that I'm going to buy 3 copies of the same CD? I ask you who is committing the crime? The industry is forcing me to download mp3s to make backup copies of music that I have legitimately paid for. :huh:

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Dude, if that's what you tell yourself to make yourself feel better, god love ya. :lol:

Now tell me that everybody's downloading MP3s of music they've already bought. Then tell me about some swamp land in Florida you're trying to sell.

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Another point here. How about everybody take a moratorium from using the word "paranoid"? There's a clear and present threat out there, and there's nothing paranoid about taking whatever measures necessary to avoid prosecution. The people using the word "paranoid" are the super-geeks who think they know every way around computers and the RIAA. And I hope they're right. Because if they're not, they'll get to be real "paranoid" in a little while.

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paranoia is awareness

but for most people out side of the US it's chill for now

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Originally posted by shotglass
Whatever that means ... OK.

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I meant your flamebait replies to metrostars. Is amnesia a regular problem for you? Or let me guess.. you cant remember :lol:

The "under your bridge" bit was a reference to you trolling, get it?

The "message-board sophistication" bit should make more sense to you now :D

:D haha that thread was great! Very soap operaish. There was the main conflict (riaa suing p2p users), and a bunch of side stories! Like the two posters that got into a net fight over spelling! :lol: that was great. Then to tie it all up we even questioned whether sharing music you own is legal or not. :P. Almost makes me wanna throw away my tv. Good god I need to get off the computer!

Hey evrybdy im only 13 do u guyz think tey can hold anything against me they cant get money from me im only a kid what do u guyz think?*?*?*?*? :unsure:

From what i have seen the Riaa hasnt sued a single user yet. They keep going after people that create systems to share files. Not the users them selfs. As long as you dont open up a web site with MP3 downloads on it. You will be fine.

well i was thinkin if u get taken to court ask them this 1 question how did u no i had illegally downloaded music on my computer and they wud probably say that they found out by doin a scan on ur computer or sumthin that wud be invasion of privacy so thats a whole diff story