forum.cheapbooks.com — Question: What online service did the RIAA claim should be shut down because it has no legal use, and is primarily used to share illegal files? Answer: The World Wide Web (circa 1994) This article explains the true story of how the Web almost never was.
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biuebonicsMar 1, 2007
what's the point of copyrights? here: <a class="user" href="http://www.lib.byu.edu/departs/copyright/tutorial/module1/page3.htm">http://www.lib.byu.edu/departs/copyright/tutorial/module1/page3.htm</a><a class="user" href="http://www.udel.edu/topics/techtalk/1998/March/purpose.html">http://www.udel.edu/topics/techtalk/1998/March/purpose.html</a>and to quote directly from section 8 of the constitution (in case the above wasn't enough) "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;" is the reference from which copyright laws are derived. it has nothing to do with making sure someone gets their money. this is the short term, non-purpose of copyrights. it's to promote the progress of the arts by giving people incentive to create knowing that for a SHORT TIME they'll have an exclusive monopoly over their creation which then becomes public domain. this creates an environment that progresses science and the arts for the good of the general public, it is NOT so people can be greedy and try to forever force restrictions upon copyrighted material. is copyright infringement wrong? short answer: yes. is what the riaa, the claims, and the laws they're trying to push right? definite answer: no.
hifi613Mar 1, 2007
Seems like more anti-RIAA Robin Hood bullsh*t.None of the supporting evidence seems legit.Commercial music was released on DAT and mini-disc form in 1991.Explain why the RIAA shouldn't protect the rights of their members and their intellectual property?
Closed AccountMar 1, 2007
The only reason why RIAA exists is because soon record company's will become redundant. All music will be sold on the internet, cause it is WAYYYYYYYYY cheaper and way easier.Buying music CD's will become obsolete and so they only way to prevent this is to introduce the RIAA which will stop music downloading and/or slow it down.Honestly who could work for the RIAA, whoever is employed there is hated globally. If i ever see a member of the RIAA i will punch them in the face! and i hope you will too, so by the end of the day, they will have no face cause it will be punched in that much.
matriMar 2, 2007
Imagine, if you will, blueprints. For something, anything. Maybe the design for a car.Person A draws up the blueprints. He thinks up the design and works to put it on paper. Person A is an employee of Person B. Because of this, Person B "owns" the blueprints and sells copies of them. Person C then takes a photograph of these blueprints and gives out copies to other people.Asked about the blueprints, Person B always goes "Mine! Mine! Mine! You didn't buy a copy, I only rented it to you!"Person C however, goes "Blueprints by Person A! Blueprints by Person A!"Draw your own conclusions.
matriMar 2, 2007
Or taking a photograph of the Mona Lisa.
niteryderMar 2, 2007
Give me a break please. The RIAA couldn't shut down jacks**t in it's best moment and seriously needs to go away before I craft law and showthe Fed something they are not handling UNDER RICO about RIAA
flux1337Mar 2, 2007
GO GO GO RIAA!!!!!!!I love RIAA, they fight for the artists, and do nothing but good for the world!!!......................................................anyone agree with that? no? me either!RIAA SUX
netjoeMar 2, 2007
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whitesnow158Oct 24, 2007
I was surfing around looking for a good music site to download some Hip Hop off of and i ran into this site called RapHustle<a class="user" href="http://mp3away.com/">http://mp3away.com/</a>