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- smotpoker1, on 08/06/2008, -3/+61***** the riaa
- vogelshock, on 08/06/2008, -1/+44I follow the RIAA investigation's pretty closely -- I'm a third-year law student at the U of A, and recently 30 of our students were "given up" by the U in response to a discovery subpoena filed by the RIAA. I truly believe that the weak link in the RIAA's tactics is using MediaSentry, a company that is (1) very likely conducting unlicensed -- and therefore unlawful -- private investigations in all 50 states, and (2) using a methodology that is apparently so unreliable for finding actual file sharers that the RIAA routinely dismisses its abusive lawsuits once discovery has ended.
The RIAA isn't interested in vindicating their rights. The RIAA is engaged in abusive litigation to further their guerrilla marketing campaign on the "evils" and alleged illegality of all downloading of copyrighted music. Go getcha sum, CMU! - inactive, on 08/06/2008, -0/+36Interesting twist on the whole thing. There are a bunch of states that require investigators to be licensed. It is no big deal to comply. It will just be a pain for them.
- TheUngod, on 08/06/2008, -0/+27After being told what they were doing was probably illegal by state law, I see no reason for them to not have gotten a license to do this. There is really no reason they shouldn't have, and it would have been most likely a pretty simple process. The fact they didn't is just a slap in the face to the courts.
- tims987, on 08/07/2008, -0/+14Fire up Chips!!
- cnot3, on 08/07/2008, -0/+12Props to Central Michigan University. I go to the University of Illinois, and about a year ago we all got an email stating that the university was basically bending over and allowing the RIAA's butthole pleasures.
- Ne007, on 08/07/2008, -2/+14No no No NOOO!
***** YOU and your stupid ass trite comments! - vogelshock, on 08/07/2008, -0/+7MA state police has issued a cease and desist order against MediaSentry for conducting unlicensed investigations.
- DeathfireD, on 08/07/2008, -0/+7"All the company does, according to the RIAA, is harvest data from publicly-available sources (e.g., P2P networks)."
And all torrents are, are text files filled with meta data (ie. hash value and ips). So stfu RIAA. - mozert, on 08/07/2008, -2/+9It is absolutely unbelievable that there is no close watch/control over how much and how information gathered by the universities about their students is used. I know instances where information about students where given up unlawfully to the local police without warrant. I also know that some universities keep in their files photos of students and actively and abusively use those photos for profiling students when clearly no such information (photo) is relevant. We SHOULD NOT assume that the people running the university have diplomas in obvious basic civil law. I am surprised that those big corporations/universities don't get sued more often.
- lumpking69, on 08/07/2008, -1/+8you quickly become the very thing you hate....
- Genrre, on 08/07/2008, -0/+7Wow, I have gone through 1.2 gigs today, without any p2p. 3 gigs a week is low.
- vogelshock, on 08/07/2008, -0/+6RIAA employees should not be allowed to read digg . . .
- tubajon, on 08/07/2008, -1/+7I couldn't be any prouder to be from CMU than right now. So glad to see them actually standing up against the RIAA.
- inactive, on 08/07/2008, -1/+7I always see MediaSentry pop up on my PeerGuardian.
- beingdevious, on 08/07/2008, -3/+9***** dugg! i love articles like this.
- digitaldivinci, on 08/07/2008, -0/+5I saw this on Twitter yesterday, and even though I'm a Boilermaker, I had to give you guys a thumbs up.
- Suprfire, on 08/07/2008, -0/+5So soft?
It's:
***** THE RIAA!
and
***** THE MPAA! - KaJuN4, on 08/07/2008, -1/+6Great news! Usually universities quickly turn their backs on students over stuff like this. Could this be a school that actually cares about it students? And not only when it's time to pay tuition?
- thoma4tr, on 08/07/2008, -2/+7Now CMU, can we please have more than bandwidth than 5GB/ week.
- hexydes, on 08/07/2008, -0/+5The thing is though, the RIAA has already brought a great deal of cases to court. If they agree that they have not been licensed as private investigators (well, Media Sentry, anyway), then basically all of those cases get thrown out. On top of that, any cases that went through (though I don't think there really have been any) might potentially be re-opened.
- l4rr9, on 08/07/2008, -1/+5Im glad they are finally fighting back at the RIAA, I've heard of alot of people getting shafted because of these dumbasses. Makes me proud to be a chip for a change.
- inactive, on 08/07/2008, -0/+4California, where the RIAA appears to be headquartered, requires PIs to be licensed, and there was even a case where a PI lost his license because he did not correct misinterpretations of who his principles were. It seems that you are not allowed to use *any* subversion or deceit when you are a PI in the state of california. In order to investigate you must be licensed, and its even getting to the point where forensic investigations of a system require a PI license. So basically what I am trying to say is that they can potentially be hit at home because the RIAA is liable too - knowingly hiring an unlicensed PI is just as bad.
Lawsuits can be made against the investigator and those who knowingly employeed them. Jail time is an option, loss of license if licensed, and deceit is used. Basically all the types of things they threaten others with. - inactive, on 08/07/2008, -0/+3Don't live on campus -- apartments in Mount Pleasant are cheaper and don't cap your internets.
- inactive, on 08/07/2008, -0/+3MediaSentry always pops up on my Peer Guardian...
- LeviTheSmith, on 08/07/2008, -1/+3I just have to clarify: That was sarcasm.
- inactive, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2I see. Kind of like what Time Warner & Comcast have been trialing for residentual areas...The days of unlimited bandwidth are numbered :(
- l4rr9, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2The school does pay a huge bandwidth bill. They currently have a 5 gig cap 5 total or 3 up and most people never even realize it. There are only about 30 people out 30,000 ish students go over every week and its usually the same group of people. But this only applies to dorm rooms anything on the academic network is not capped. This was done due to a handful of people using 95% of the network all the time and making life miserable for everyone else. The idea is everyone gets the same amount of bandwidth once a person goes over they can use a computer lab or go to an academic location.
- cnot3, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1The university only gave us 500 MB a day. Luckily, you could get around it using a MAC address extension, as the people running the networks were idiots. And seeing as tuition + housing cost $25,000 a year (in-state), the students are paying for that bandwidth, and then some!
- skatopher, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1Ahhh my dearest party school, you've surpassed even my own drunken hazy expecations! =D
- inactive, on 08/07/2008, -3/+4Does bandwidth cost the university money?
If so, they should allow students to increased bandwidth privileges based upon their GPA. Just an idea to motivate students and it looks better for the school as well. - dimbulb771, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1Go Chips!!!
- inactive, on 08/07/2008, -1/+2Are you referring to me as an RIAA employee? I don't understand your reply and why you would assume by my comment that I work for the RIAA. I'm a musician. RIAA can eat a douche
- t3rmv3locity, on 08/07/2008, -5/+6I've never been prouder to be a resident of Massachusetts...Go get em State Police...
- inactive, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1***** the Broncos!
- inactive, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1Wow, I never thought I'd see my university on Digg, standing up for something worthwhile!
Fire up Chips! - crzdmn, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1Ever thought of logging that info and abusing it...
Just an idea...
*evil grin* - vogelshock, on 08/07/2008, -1/+1Agreed.
- kurtsmom1, on 08/07/2008, -1/+1When I went to CMU, if you lived on campus they would limit your bandwidth to something like 3gigs dl a week and if you went over they would cut you down to a snail's pace for awhile. Besides that they have been really good about respecting students and sticking up for them. I'm glad to see my alma mater is still doing work.
- crzdmn, on 08/07/2008, -1/+1***** all of you, I'm going to bed!
- WELLDOITLIVE, on 08/07/2008, -0/+0As long as it isn't the Boston police
- Drizzit, on 08/07/2008, -0/+0Even better is that people who have been sued by the RIAA should sue for violating US Wiretap laws. The RIAA and it's investigative partners are not allowed to steal copies of your data. If they want it they should seek it through the proper channels. Find a prosecutor who will press charges, conduct a proper investigation etc etc etc.
- adml_shake, on 08/07/2008, -4/+4What does Massachusetts have to do with this?
- scoottie, on 08/07/2008, -4/+3it'll be interesting to see what happens
- slide064, on 08/07/2008, -1/+0That and getting Eve 6 here, CMU is actually making its students happy.
- inactive, on 08/07/2008, -4/+1anyway to automatically not display submissions by certain users? Makimaki's stuff is either irrelevant, outdated, a dupliate or is just plain stupid.
- TheDHC, on 08/07/2008, -6/+2uni sappin mah medissentry
- LeviTheSmith, on 08/07/2008, -6/+1P2P stand for Pirate to Pirate. RIAA and MPAA have the right to look in your PC if they want to.
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