i don't find this suprising at all actually. they don't have their case built solid for court so they pressure the people enough to settle, generating funds for them and propaganda for scaring other people.
Exactly. The thing that I find absolutely hilarious though, is that the artist doesn't see any of this money...at least not that I know of. I also find it highly interesting that the Legal System requires other litigation like this to require real names, and not just a bunch of "John Doe" names. Funny how the RIAA can somehow get around that.
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reply to golfnintendoboy Has anyone here on DSLR / BBR received the letter or threatened suite? I could swear someone on here was targeted, but I never heard the outcome of it.
reply to golfnintendoboy Treat the riaa's scare tactics like those medical bills that people file bankrupcy for... same idea.. if you can't win in court, get the backrupcy to discharge the judgements in a different court.. If the RIAA loses a few thosand of these due to bankrupcy they'll be getting a taste of their own medicine..making it very expensive to go after those $9.99 album pirates Yar!
reply to golfnintendoboy Well, I well make my legal back up the old fashion way...with a Cd player a A/V cable and a cassette tape...let them try and come after me for my fair use of my CD's cause I do not have to keep switching cds to listen to the only good song and switch to a different cd with only one good song on it...good thing I still have a cassette deck in my car. :P -- Join SETI Now!
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