RIAA busting MP3 traders--are you worried?

Fenna · Post by **Fenna** » June 25, 2003, 8:28 pm

This was probably just talked about on another topic, but I think it's worth mentioning again.

I heard a story on "All Things Considered" on NPR (I love NPR) tonight about the Recording Industry Association of America being rather successful lately in busting peer-to-peer MP3 file sharers. The synopsis on the story is on their website, with audio, at http://discover.npr.org/rundowns/rundow ... te=current. The synopsis reads:

"The Recording Industry Association of America announces it will launch a campaign Thursday that targets individuals who trade a "substantial" amount of copyright music online through peer-to-peer networks. The RIAA says it expects to file hundreds of lawsuits in the next few months."

They go into detail on the story about the way the RIAA is able to do this, and it sounds very legit to me. Apparently this tactic is so effective that they believe it will put a major dent in MP3 trading, if not seriously slowing it down permanently. At least in the way we're used to now.

So is this something to be concerned about, if you're a user sharing thousands of MP3's? I'm not sure.

masteen · Post by **masteen** » June 25, 2003, 8:45 pm

Operation "Shock & Awe" in the information war has begun

I predict that the RIAA's tactict will backfire after they sue hundreds teenage kids.

Sirensa · Post by **Sirensa** » June 25, 2003, 8:53 pm

I'm not worried.

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » June 25, 2003, 8:59 pm

DOWN WITH THE MAN! FIGHT THE POWER! DOWNLOAD THE LATEST AVRIL LAVIGNE ALBUM TO SHOW THE FASCISTS WE AREN'T PLAYING THEIR "SPEND MONEY ON THINGS WE WANT TO OWN" GAME ANYMORE!

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » June 25, 2003, 9:01 pm

If you haven't already downloaded the new Avril Lavigne album, your place is not in the revolution.

Post by **Xouqoa** » June 25, 2003, 9:05 pm

Not worried cause I don't use Morpheus or anything of the like!

Asheran Mojomaster · Post by **Asheran Mojomaster** » June 26, 2003, 12:23 am

Kazaa Lite is your friend! I love it, they will never take it away from me!!! Of course I use it more for porn and movies than I do for music.

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » June 26, 2003, 2:45 am

Don't worry, Russia has sortied all of the motherland subs and diesels, but won't make it to Iceland in time for a realistic tactical strike.

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » June 26, 2003, 8:10 am

I don't use peer-to-peer trading things like napster or whatever. So not worried in the least.

However, if they start going after Usenet posters/groups.. That would start to suck.

Drolgin Steingrinder · Post by **Drolgin Steingrinder** » June 26, 2003, 9:10 am

In Communist Russia, you don't download illegal music. Illegal Music downloads you!

Mort · Post by **Mort** » June 26, 2003, 12:18 pm

http://www.overnet.com>KazzaLite

I could nevar live without this.... anything you need, it's here.

Revs · Post by **Revs** » June 26, 2003, 6:05 pm

Asheran Mojomaster wrote:I love it, they will never take it away from me!!! Of course I use it more for porn and movies than I do for music.

Amen!

They failed to shut down Kazaa and others, now they wanna go after the fiends that share. Good fucking luck! They really think we care about people (look up Tommy Mottola) and companies losing millions?

I would take a dump in front of AOL Time Warner if they lose...
IfI'mevercokedup

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » June 26, 2003, 6:14 pm

they wanna abuse dmca laws to break people's privacy? fine then, i just wont buy anything from the riaa anymore, and will encourage everyone to do the same
or i can just sit back and wait for the backlash from hackers and the constitution to take care of them

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » June 26, 2003, 6:34 pm

your right to steal intellectual property is constitutionally protected?

noel · Post by **noel** » June 26, 2003, 6:42 pm

kyoukan wrote:your right to steal intellectual property is constitutionally protected?

I think he was talking about his right to privacy. Like typically law enforcement requires a warrant to search your home/auto/computer/etc.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » June 26, 2003, 6:44 pm

Aslanna wrote:I don't use peer-to-peer trading things like napster or whatever. So not worried in the least.

However, if they start going after Usenet posters/groups.. That would start to suck.

/agree

Usenet is the best source of movies, software, pr0n, cracks, or any other binary except maybe MP3s in which kazaa and WinMX are a bit speedier in getting what you want.

I'm amazed that usenet can get away with this. It will be a sad day if usenet is ever censored.

Brittney · Post by **Brittney** » June 26, 2003, 6:45 pm

Fuck da popo

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » June 26, 2003, 8:15 pm

Aranuil wrote:
kyoukan wrote:your right to steal intellectual property is constitutionally protected?
I think he was talking about his right to privacy. Like typically law enforcement requires a warrant to search your home/auto/computer/etc.

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » June 29, 2003, 6:19 pm

Aranuil wrote:
kyoukan wrote:your right to steal intellectual property is constitutionally protected?
I think he was talking about his right to privacy. Like typically law enforcement requires a warrant to search your home/auto/computer/etc.

I remember this coming up back when people outside the "underground" began trading them. It goes along with how any ISP that your EMail travels through (server-wise) could read your email. Now the chances of this happening were virtually nil, but one small ISP I worked for in the past used to open random emails with attachments of a certain size or higher whether they were sent to our users or not. Why? Because any information that his server is made to process/transfer is basically "his" for a short time.

Now, I am not saying I AGREE with this, but that is one way that fighting the ISP's will help RIAA rather than going after the users themselves.

Rekaar. · Post by **Rekaar.** » June 30, 2003, 1:26 am

It wouldn't be theirs any more than a letter going through the post office belongs to the postal service, they are a carrier and nothing more.

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » June 30, 2003, 1:44 am

ahhh, but it basically WAS seen that way. This was about 7+ years ago though.

I am not saying that I ever agreed with it, but I am just saying that in the past, the ISP basically had more power over what a person did online.