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kudos:5 | RIAA harks back to vigilante days While the RIAA may be both legally and morally correct concerning their position on copying and sharing music, their vigilante tactics are reprehensible. Their tactics are reminiscent of some old west movie where the townspeople string up the bad guy while the town sheriff stands by and watches.
Here is hoping that the US court system finally steps in and chases the vigilantes back to their homes and lets the legal system deal with the crooks.
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| said by Linklist:
Here is hoping that the US court system finally steps in and chases the vigilantes back to their homes and lets the legal system deal with the crooks.
That's what the recording industry is afraid of. Pirated music is such a low priority to law enforcement, the government has to use it's resources for the large volume of higher priority, major crimes being committed. That is, except when the legal system is pressured by congressman and senators that are payed off by the RIAA.
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said by Linklist:
While the RIAA may be both legally and morally correct...
They are NOT morally correct.
Legally? To be decided.
The Register consistently gets it right regarding the IRA -- I mean the RIAA.
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said by Linklist:
While the RIAA may be both legally and morally correct concerning their position on copying and sharing music, their vigilante tactics are reprehensible.
Legally of course,
Morally?
I dont think its right to send college kids to jail for downloading their fav. album.
This isnt China.
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kudos:5 | said by vic102482:
I dont think its right to send college kids to jail for downloading their fav. album.
This isnt China.
No, you are right, jail is an overreaction. But they are stealing and they know it is stealing. Maybe a lesser punishment, like confiscation of their PC and a probationary period where internet access is prohibited.
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| Copyright infringement at best. NOT stealing. I wish the pro-RIAA people would get it straight.
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ShamayimI already have a Messiah.Premium
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| Let's get it straight said by SRFireside:
Copyright infringement at best. NOT stealing. I wish the pro-RIAA people would get it straight.
Exactly. Stealing would be going into Tower Records and shoplifting the artist's CD.
Stealing would be pirating the physical CD and selling the resultant counterfeit for profit.
Filesharing is NOT stealing. No more than taping a song off the radio is stealing. It's not in either case because you haven't STOLEN any*thing*.
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