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Franklin, TN | Re: Is anyone surprised? No more surprised that it rains from time to time.  | |
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kudos:1 | Re: Is anyone surprised? said by knightmb:No more surprised that it rains from time to time. Woah! Really! That time came last night for us! Not much, but every drop counts  | |
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wow how amazing
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I really need to cut my grass. | |
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kudos:1 | Re: Is anyone surprised? said by grydlok:Really wish the rain would slow down. I really need to cut my grass. I hear ya there, the weeklong rain held off here for a few hours yesterday and I was able to mow my overgrown yard XD | |
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| CheesePremium
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kudos:1 | Son of a....all you people and your damn rain! I want more!  | |
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Dallas, TX | Re: ... said by TheTate :
Isn't that what liars do - lie?
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Big Tobacco to Congress: Cigarettes do not cause cancer
RIAA to the public: We are going to stop suing filesharers
Same sh*t, different a$$holes...
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| | | | Re: ... said by Doctor Four:said by TheTate :
Isn't that what liars do - lie?
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Big Tobacco to Congress: Cigarettes do not cause cancer RIAA to the public: We are going to stop suing filesharers Same sh*t, different a$$holes... Congress to constituants: We have your best interests in mind...
like you said ....same sh*t | |
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like has been said a few times ....same sh*t | |
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Grandville, MI | Big Suprise I am feeling a bit jaded this morning. This behavior will go unpunished because the media has an agenda and it isn't ours. | |
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Stepford, CA | Re: No surprise here said by DataRiker:Is it a surprise to anyone? Well when every university in America continues to pack students in law school like sardines, this is what you get. Over the past 20 years lawyers have become the bottom of the professional barrel. Don't lump sum the RIAA @ssh0les into the same category as everyone else who has attended law school. Not everyone who practices law is a bottom feeding greedy b@stard.
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Stepford, CA | said by DataRiker:Is it a surprise to anyone? Well when every university in America continues to pack students in law school like sardines, this is what you get. Over the past 20 years lawyers have become the bottom of the professional barrel. Don't lump sum the RIAA assholes into the same category as everyone else who have attended law school. Not everyone who practices law is a bottom feeder greedy bastard.
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| | | | | Re: No surprise here said by JRW2:Is there an echo in here? we have a repeater! | |
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Stepford, CA | said by JRW2: to pursue it. My question, why hasn't the RIAA been crushed under a massive RICO suit yet??? The RIAA has significantly deeper pockets than any Plaintiff willing to pursue the case. As for an atty not accepting a case let me ask you....do you work for free? and/or are you willing to go balls to the wall for free? I'm guessing not. No one who climbs up on a soapbox and cries about the legal profession is, so unless and until you know precisely what goes into a lawsuit, I suggest you refrain from talking shit about attorneys.
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| Re: No surprise here Who said he was working for free?
He stated that there was NOT enough PROFIT in it for him. 
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1 edit | said by major marco:said by JRW2: to pursue it. My question, why hasn't the RIAA been crushed under a massive RICO suit yet??? The RIAA has significantly deeper pockets than any Plaintiff willing to pursue the case. As for an atty not accepting a case let me ask you....do you work for free? and/or are you willing to go balls to the wall for free? I'm guessing not. No one who climbs up on a soapbox and cries about the legal profession is, so unless and until you know precisely what goes into a lawsuit, I suggest you refrain from talking shit about attorneys. I don't remember him saying free at all in his post.
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| said by JRW2:Is there an echo in here? Sorry, I have family and friends who are lawyers, and I too hold them in low esteem. While unfortunately a necessary evil, they are far from altruistic in there pursuits. I had a lawyer tell me I had a great case, but that there was not enough money in it for HIM to pursue it. My question, why hasn't the RIAA been crushed under a massive RICO suit yet??? So the lawyer should have told you sure I'll take the case, but I will charge you 100% in fees?
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| | Just 3 lawsuits in April? Some how I think were not getting the full story here. The first two links would lead you to believe that they were using their carpet bomb approach again. After following a few links from one story to another I wound up with a story that said they filed 3 lawsuits in April. Why do I feel like were not getting the full story here? Who knows maybe they found 3 people who were sharing massive amounts of music.
Now for the disclaimer. This statement was not made in support of the RIAA or their tatics. | |
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| | | Re: Just 3 lawsuits in April? No, the RIAA claimed to stop suing individuals. Now they are suing individuals. | |
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West Newton, PA | Re: Just 3 lawsuits in April? Have you ever met an attorney who didn't lie? | |
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Old Orchard Beach, ME | there is information missing here although probably not intentional or to be misleading. i read an article published out of a .uk site yesterday indicating that there are lawsuits in motion.
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join:2002-09-23 | Skunks Skunks : Stink :: RIAA : Lawsuits | |
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00000 | Isn't lying to Congress actionable? I thought even if someone testifying wasn't under oath, you couldn't lie to a Congressional committee, like some sort of obstruction or something. | |
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Gaithersburg, MD | Re: Isn't lying to Congress actionable? I watched the Seven Dwarves (the heads of the seven tobacco companies) testifying before congress and I don't recall them saying that cigarettes don't cause cancer, rather they testified that they didn't believe that cigarettes are addicting.
Technically, that's not a lie. The statement "Cigarettes are addicting" is an empirical statement that everyone who smokes a single cigarette will instantly become addicted and that's clearly not true. Most folks who smoke over a period of time (how long and how many cigarettes depends on the individual) do seem to get addicted (or at least strongly habituated) that smoking pretty much seems to be a stupid thing to do, but not everyone who smokes becomes addicted, so Big Tobacco's statement of record wasn't a lie.
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Independence, OH | Re: Isn't lying to Congress actionable? Well, narcotics do not get me high. My main side effect with Darvon is that it acts as an antiaphrodisiac, but then most people are not going to be frisky after having a stinky tooth pulled.
There are some smokers for whom nicotine is merely a recreational substance, but then there are others for whom it is a religion and a Mind Control Drug. | |
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Gaithersburg, MD | Weeeellll...in all fairness George smoked cigars which (traditionally) are not inhaled and don't seem to be nearly as harmful as cigarettes (different part of the tobacco plant, is cured differently, used differently, etc.). They're also lousy nicotine-delivery systems.
And no, I'm not bashing cigars! I usually smoke a minimum of four Churchill's (8" with a 60 ring gauge) a week and have done so for for thirty-four years now (plus I smoke a pipe). Never had any health-related issues (and I doubt I will as cigar smokers seem to last pretty long. In fact, according to Surgeon General's report 1163, pipe smokers live an average of two years longer than non-smokers...but I suspect that has more to do with reduced stress levels than anything magical about a pipe. You just never seem to see hyperactive pipe smokers... ). | |
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| | Doesn't really matter.... I could honestly care less.
I stopped buying RIAA product waaaaaayyyy back when the first Napster case hit.
To all the bands out there. Dump the RIAA. It's the only way I will ever buy your product again. | |
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Las Cruces, NM | Re: Doesn't really matter.... Same here. I buy independent labels now. | |
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Gaithersburg, MD | Re: Doesn't really matter.... But what good are the labels? Wouldn't you rather buy the CDs!? BWAAAA HA HA!! | |
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| | | | | Re: Doesn't really matter.... said by Desdinova:But what good are the labels? Wouldn't you rather buy the CDs!? BWAAAA HA HA!! (rolling up newspaper)
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Anyone surprised? | |
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Houston, TX | What? Is there anything worthy to download nowadays? | |
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