arstechnica.com— Another file-sharing defendant has prevailed against the RIAA, as the music industry has dismissed a copyright infringement brought against a disabled single mother in Oregon.
Jun 4, 2007View in Crawl 4
To quote p2pnet.net: (<a class="user" href="http://p2pnet.net/story/12254)">http://p2pnet.net/story/12254)</a>"RIAA is short for EMI (Britain), Vivendi Universal (France), Sony BMG (Japan and Germany) and Warner Music (US)"75% of the RIAA is not American, nor does it care about American musicians. The RIAA is an organization of global lobbyists that grasps at the American legal system like a falling man grasps for a rope. The RIAA and its idea that music is a tangible commodity are on the brink of extinction.The internet is here. Music is being copied. The cat is out of the bag and it will never go back in.Embrace the inevitable and succeed or deny it and go down kicking and screaming.Share culture with your global peers in the spirit of sharing. Create art and give it away. Write a blog and display no ads. If a corporate entity asks you to help them make money, take your fair share but don't let that get in the way of freely distributing duplicatable digital copies of your art.Artists and musicians, It's okay to charge for CDs, performances, and T-shirts, but ones and zeroes belong to no one.
CDs cost $25!? seriously, I haven't bought one in many years - I am surprised by that number, that's way above what I'd consider paying for a new CD. what a joke - and they wonder why "CD sales are down"?
spyrochaeteJun 5, 2007
To quote p2pnet.net: (<a class="user" href="http://p2pnet.net/story/12254)">http://p2pnet.net/story/12254)</a>"RIAA is short for EMI (Britain), Vivendi Universal (France), Sony BMG (Japan and Germany) and Warner Music (US)"75% of the RIAA is not American, nor does it care about American musicians. The RIAA is an organization of global lobbyists that grasps at the American legal system like a falling man grasps for a rope. The RIAA and its idea that music is a tangible commodity are on the brink of extinction.The internet is here. Music is being copied. The cat is out of the bag and it will never go back in.Embrace the inevitable and succeed or deny it and go down kicking and screaming.Share culture with your global peers in the spirit of sharing. Create art and give it away. Write a blog and display no ads. If a corporate entity asks you to help them make money, take your fair share but don't let that get in the way of freely distributing duplicatable digital copies of your art.Artists and musicians, It's okay to charge for CDs, performances, and T-shirts, but ones and zeroes belong to no one.
Closed AccountJun 5, 2007
The RIAA claims that every pirated track equals a lost sale!Anyone with 1/2 a brain is well aware that this is total bulls**t!
chipsetJun 5, 2007
Dear RIAA,We f**king hate you f**king assf**k. Go f**k yourself, you pussy bitch.Sincerely yours,People.
Closed AccountJun 5, 2007
CDs cost $25!? seriously, I haven't bought one in many years - I am surprised by that number, that's way above what I'd consider paying for a new CD. what a joke - and they wonder why "CD sales are down"?
fhwqhgadsJun 5, 2007
RIAA getting f**ked gets my digg!
williamdyerJun 5, 2007
@sabachNo, the lawyers are second-rate, weak pussies. They can be intimidated out of the business.
edsfJun 6, 2007
Excellent commentary. It was definitely an opportunity they missed...usually what happens when knee-jerk responses are made without much thought.
Closed AccountJan 26, 2009
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