arstechnica.com — A leaked letter from RIAA the to a US ISP shows the lengths the record labels are going to get further cooperation from ISPs in identifying and extracting settlements from those suspected of file sharing.
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Closed AccountFeb 13, 2007
So, it is not worth buying, but it is worth stealing? The most ridiculous argument EVER.
Closed AccountFeb 13, 2007
You could do that. But they don't need to have those songs to prove that you or someone using your IP was downloading...and more importantly, uploading them.You know how many people get convicted of stealing when the stolen items are never returned? A LOT. And that is in a criminal case which requires MUCH more proof.
zbeastFeb 14, 2007
There trying to offer the ISP a $1000.00 kick back. They only get the kick back if the person there trying to get extortion money from rolls over.If the now ex-customer of the ISP does not, the ISP gets nothing accept a bad name and lots of leaving customers.Oh ya that's a great way to build your business and brand.
goldyoshiFeb 14, 2007
@broomettHonestly, you think you sound smart at all when you call the other person stupid without providing good proof at all? Gawd you're a dumbass. It's people like you who annoy the s**t out of me, you're not even worth argueing about, and then you're too much of a pansy to respond and argue anything because you are:A f**kING DUMBASS!
thejoyFeb 14, 2007
shhh . . . we gotta keep that s**t quiet!
zanzzzFeb 14, 2007
Well I at least got my settlement check ($13) from the RIAA. A few years back they settled a class action lawsuit for yet again price fixing CDs. They wouldn't admit guilt but the industry colluded to shut out retailers from any deliveries if they sold product beneath the "list" price set by the music moguls. Of course this was not the first settlement of this kind by them. Also recall the original "payola" scandals that have never really disappeared, just gotten more sophisticated. This unholy alliance of self interested business scumbags have screwed the artists and the customers for as long as they have existed!
rebradFeb 14, 2007
So the RIAA is attempting to collude with the ISP's. Does anyone else smell prosecution under the RICO act?