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- cool4u2view, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3As a human being I should have the right (yes the right) to record anything I see or hear. My memory is not perfect, it it was I would only need to hear or see things once. It is because of this innate human disability that I should be allowed to record anything I choose.
- DakotaBill, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Folks...there are so many gifted, struggling, non-RIAA-affiliated artists who are begging us to just listen to their music (available through podcasts, blogs and personal web sites) that we can circumvent musicians who will let their bulldog lawyers harass their fans (without whom they'd be fiddling on street corners for spare change). Vote against RIAA-backed music acts by checking into some alternatives (any DIGGers have a suggestion?)
- Reliant, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Dear RI AA, This morning I got up brushed my teeth, went to the bathroom and read my local paper. I then showered put on my deodorant and aftershave and put on my clothes. I then had breakfast, two eggs over easy with toast and some juice. I then took my wife to her job and went to mine. Worked 9 hours, came back home, did some work on the house, ate dinner, watched TV, did some computer work, and then went to bed. If there was anything copyrighted in this, I'm sure that you'll let me know. After all, I cannot sneeze anymore without it being labeled "copyrighted"!!
- iamtheshow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"excuse me sir, are you humming that extremely copyrighted tune that we own? that'll be one lawsuit, please. thank you for choosing the riaa kthxbye."
- whizzbang, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'd say the brain is a recording device, I can humm chat music to myself all day long. They should sue me!
- Bobbler, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Am I reading this right? The RIAA have just realised that you can record songs off the radio so are sueing them based on the fact that the devices they sell can record from it?
How long have there been tape recorders with built in radios that had this capability? Decades!
Maybe its because the word MP3 was used somewhere in the description by XM/Sirius marketing that the RIAA dont like it...
Yet another example of how they dont like the fact they havent the control they thought they had so they start throwing the toys out the pram again. ***** - TRUEPATRIOT, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0haha what if you memorize music can they sue you too -.-
- rookieone, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0OMG!! They dont know waht to do!!! Damn there just a waste of time...they have no lives nothin to do but ruin other peoples lives...there probably the nerds picked last in basketball ...hehe.
- thundarr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The interesting twist in this situation is that you are actually paying for the satellite radio service rather than "acquiring" the content for free. What's next? DVR bans? I doubt it.
- streetsleeper, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"To everyone saying you've been able to record Radio to Tape for years, remember, every blank audio tape purchased in stores had a tax on it and money from that tax went directly to the RIAA. This tax is to compensate them for the possibility of piracy."
There is a tax on every blank cd purchased in stores also... - Hugh-Jass, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Did anyone read the article?
"The record industry MAY next aim its legal guns at satellite radio"
"COULD go to court"
This is not the same as suing - it's called talking. - graphicNature, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"There are genuine issues here but it is our continuing hope that we can resolve this on a business to business basis," said an RIAA spokesman.
This is a genuine as telling a girl you love her on the first date so you can bone her.
This is extortion at best, the RIAA knows it will be settled just so they don't look like pirates to the masses. - Exi7wound, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The RIAA needs to pay for ***** up the court system with thier frivilous and petty filings.
- uthreek, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"I can store songs in my memory and play them back at will fairly accurately. Am I at risk of being sued by the RIAA?"
- DakotaBill, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"As evidenced in this very thread people would rather sit and act filled with righteous indignation over a nonexistant situation created by an incorrect headline then read the real story and make an informed decision about the subject."
I feel so chastened...
Like I said before, there are lots of avenues for collecting talented, non-RIAA affiliated musical artists' songs if...as I'm sure Odwalla would say...you just educate yourself. The essential thread is undiminished...don't let the b***ards get you down! Thanks for the tip on Andy Reiner, oneMadRssn... - zenghost, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0the RIAA sued me for beatboxing...lol
- maxmojo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0In other news...
RIAA demands that everyone be fitted with a special device which fries your memory after hearing a song, in the off chance that you may remember a part of it and begin to hum it, this infringing on their copyright. - DickBreath, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The RIAA should also sue any manufacturer of a device which combines an analog radio and a recorder capable of recording from the analog radio broadcast. The market is littered with such illegal devices.
Oh my God! Someone has got to stand up and protect the artists!
This recording of music must stop!
All of these evil people who like music and want to hear it a second time should be sued!
Hopefully, the RIAA will find a technological solution. Brain implants that automatically charge your credit card every single time you unintentionally hear any RIAA music. - Odwalla, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"Even though what you said is true, Odwalla, what everyone else has said is true too. The RIAA is out of control. They must be stopped. Before long they will take over and we as people will have no rights what so ever."
Do you really think the RIAA is worried? If people can't even be bothered to click a link and read a story, choosing instead to be spoon fed someone else's incorrect and biased view? If people won't take the time to read a story they'll never take the time to really dig deep and learn the actual issues. If people won't arm themselves with the facts then they won't have the knowledge or the will to fight for what is right.
As evidenced in this very thread people would rather sit and act filled with righteous indignation over a nonexistant situation created by an incorrect headline then read the real story and make an informed decision about the subject. - Osiriscky3, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0LARS ULLRICH NEEDS HIS GOLD PLATED POOL TODAY NOT TOMORROW DAMMIT!
- oneMadRssn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0someone should make a website with all the RIAA layers and board members names, contact informations, list of favourite foods, etc. and a picture of each one if possible. use it as a scare tactic, add faces to concertate the blame on. i just checked, faceofriaa.com is not registered. i would do it, but i have no money, nor time.
i remember a few years back the pro-life people did a simular thing with all the doctors in the area that perform abortions. its a scare tactic that worked very well, becuase most of those doctors stopped performing abortions after that. (note: i am very pro-choice) maybe the same can be applied to the RIAA, right now the people making these decisions are hiding behind the name 'RIAA', but if we expose them, they will be scared. - rayd8, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0diggers, *read* the article.
- killkev, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This is getting crazy. They might as well start suing everyone who makes radios, tape recorders, computers, hell anything that can record music. I swear this RIAA morons are idiots and are more for themselves rather than the music industry they claim to protect.
- [Lep], on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Ringtones are next!
- male73, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I'm not sure we can write this off as "ridiculous" or "will last all of 5 minutes." If the courts appreciated some nuance - imagined or real, justified or not - between the landmark Betamax case and the recent Grokster suit, this might just fly. Vigilance friends, let us not go quietly into that good night.
- evilhecubus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Betamax case FTW
- king_aaronj, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Next thing the RIAA will sue itself for something stupid and go out of existance.
- daurkin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0In the future the only way to listen to music is via the overhead speaker in Walmart. There will be no more radio, tv, or personal music collections.
Better yet there will be a disclosure for all music producers "If you publish this music to any media source, there is a posibility that it will be copied and shared among friends" - Lynxpro, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Besides....XM is only 96Kbps quality. LAME.
- e3mw, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This is so much bullsh!t. Is the RIAA unaware that XM and Sirius pay royalties EVERY time they play a song? And that songs can be recorded from ANY RADIO. They're only going to end up hurting themselves. The RIAA is about as useless as a one legged dog in today's music industry. No one likes them, they aren't doing their jobs, and they are bullying artists, labels, and customers. Who needs em?
- AlfaWolph, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Wow. I used to record music onto cassette tapes when I was younger (and poorer, obviously).
- tobsterius, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The more the RIAA goes after technology, the more selective I become of when and where I buy my music. This is getting out of hand, and its time we, as consumers, take a stand.
I call boycott on all music(and movies too, the MPAA is getting just as a bad) - Lynxpro, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The RIAA will not stop until everyone has to use headsets to listen to their music. Thus they will sue speaker manufacturers next, because speakers allow more than the solo person who paid money for their licensed content. No free rides.
- MrFahrenheit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0To everyone saying you've been able to record Radio to Tape for years, remember, every blank audio tape purchased in stores had a tax on it and money from that tax went directly to the RIAA. This tax is to compensate them for the possibility of piracy.
follow this link: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/music/inside/cron.html
for a full time line.
(note: I'm just trying to spread information, I don't condone anything RIAA does. Frankly, I think they're a bunch of ass-hats. - EnzanBlues, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Even though what you said is true, Odwalla, what everyone else has said is true too. The RIAA is out of control. They must be stopped. Before long they will take over and we as people will have no rights what so ever.
- tj48446, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Guesse who's at it again.
- ZombieLordzero, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0right now riaa is just posturing, like a big chicken defending its roost. but what the riaa doesnt know is that the people like chicken deep fried, and riaa is the biggest chicken anyone can see. its only a matter of time before we gut,bread, and deepfry that big chicken and enjoy it for dinner :)
- grendco, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I don't understand, I put a hyperlink in that last comment, and it doesn't show! Sorry 'bout that.
Story is at tifftimes.blogspot.com, June Archives, "Supreme Court Rules Radio Illegal" - Killer_k, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The RIAA Should Just go away and why do they have to bother people that pay for that for the Xm & Sirius radio just leave them alone
- dtatom, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I have never seen a company so willing to piss off its public. Unfortunately it makes sense though. The Record Companies, contrary to popular belief, do not make their money off of CDs. Their make their money off from the distribution of the music. While we have to pay $10 to $20 for a CD, businesses like radio stations have to pay considerably more. Not only do they have to pay for the media but they also have to pay for the right to play the media. That "pay-per-play" cost is paid for by advertisers, not by the public.
The RIAA is fighting this because they are a coalition of companies that go from one end of the distribution chain to the other. They are well aware of the fact that having user be able to skip the commercials means that advertisers are no longer willing to pay as much. This means less revenue, less advancement, and the inability to keep artists. Which leads to less CD sales, and eventually the down fall of the entire industry. - rewritable, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I record stuff off of those directv music channels, good ole' fashioned FM radio, and VH1. ARe they gonna sue those guys now too????
- NtroP, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0With all the DJ banter, cross-fades between songs and not knowing when the song you are looking for is going to be played, I never recorded anything but talk shows off the radio and that was only to time-shift. Why would Satellite radio be any different. Who wants 98% of a song with the intro cut short or the DJ coming on as the song is winding down and saying "That was Hootie and the Blowfish with...". Am I the only one that doesn't find that appealing? If I downloaded a song online that had that I'd throw it away. What is the RIAA afraid of? Music recorded like that is worth much less than tracks ripped from a CD and shared. Unless XM is way different in format than my local stations, I just don't get the point.
- pondster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0In recent news, The RIAA has now sued the entire earth for "That song stuck in your head" due to copyright infringement.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0l-m-a-f-o
Sue me, please. - adml_shake, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I agree with the other guy, I'd like to see a list of names for the lawyers who are working for the RIAA.
- TheWarrior, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Ok, correct me if I am wrong but. . .
XM and Sirius are considered "Subscription Based" and everyone is paying for the content that they receive right? Isn't that kinda like saying that paying for a CD is also illegal?
So I guess they will also be sueing Yahoo for their $5 a month service? - oneMadRssn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0this guy rules! http://www.andyreiner.com/ I have seen his band live several times: http://www.devilinthekitchen.com/ both those websites have free MP3s(RIAA sue me) and music you purchase. He has absolutely no affiliation with the RIAA. check him out!
- DSM72M, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This is rediculous it is the same as people using tapes to record terestrial radio when they where both popular. This is just the same thing with new technology. They need to be controled, now they are going to waist millions and possibly slow the release of new technology. f' them.
- diecastbeatdown, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0i hope they dont find any of my 1980's casettes with tape over the tops.
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