gizmodo.com— This is an overview of what the RIAA does, why it's damaging, and what we need to do to stop it. Consider this our planted flag.
Feb 27, 2007View in Crawl 4
As entertainingly idealistic it is to write an anti-RIAA manifesto, it's unfortunate that most people are going to use it as another excuse to not pay artists by downloading their stuff for free. If you were really so righteous, you'd still be buying music--from indie artists.
Whatever. DRM isn't to stop piracy. It is to force you to have to re-buy all of your music for everything you would want to play it on. Car, stereo, ipod, computer, phone etc. Piracy could stop tomorrow and the DRM along with the lawyers that they use to enforce it would still be there.
bonchFeb 27, 2007
As entertainingly idealistic it is to write an anti-RIAA manifesto, it's unfortunate that most people are going to use it as another excuse to not pay artists by downloading their stuff for free. If you were really so righteous, you'd still be buying music--from indie artists.
depthfunctionFeb 28, 2007
Every month is Boycott the RIAA Month for me. I only buy music from, and support artists on, eMusic.
doubtfulsalmonFeb 28, 2007
<a class="user" href="http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2005/10/oregon-riaa-victim-fights-back-sues.html">http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2005/10/oregon-riaa-victim-fights-back-sues.html</a>
maynardjkFeb 28, 2007
Whatever. DRM isn't to stop piracy. It is to force you to have to re-buy all of your music for everything you would want to play it on. Car, stereo, ipod, computer, phone etc. Piracy could stop tomorrow and the DRM along with the lawyers that they use to enforce it would still be there.
iwanttodiggthisFeb 28, 2007
I only use my PlayStation 3 to run Linux, something it was designed to do.<a class="user" href="http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2370343858.html">http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2370343858.html</a>Frankly, if you can find a $600 computer that can run Linux as beautifully as the PS3 *and* can play high-definition movies through a High Definition Multimedia Interface, just send me a link. Link away.
unknownunknownsMar 1, 2007
So someone on Gizmodo writes an Anti-RIAA manifesto and everyone applauds. I went to grad school for years working on an Anti-RIAA manifesto. Where's my cut?<a class="user" href="http://www.digg.com/software/The_Control_Resistance_and_Evolution_of_Digital_Artifacts">http://www.digg.com/software/The_Control_Resistance_and_Evolution_of_Digital_Artifacts</a>
bush906Oct 15, 2007
Interesting information.