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Marius 09-07-03 05:56 PM

P2P Fans Unite - The RIAA fight Is On!
 
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/31646.html

P2P Fans Unite - The RIAA fight Is On!

By Ashlee Vance in Chicago

Posted: 09/07/2003 at 17:03 GMT

The thunderous grunt let out two weeks ago by the RIAA has served as a call to arms. P2P advocates are ready to prove the technology has merits that outweigh the music labels' self-serving concerns.

As the pigopolists' lobby group, the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), prepares to sue thousands of individuals, organizations such as Boycott-RIAA.com, the EFF and P2P company Grokster have mapped out a course of action to try and convince the U.S. government that P2P is here to stay. Starting August 1, music lovers and technology fans alike are to begin bombarding Congress by phone and fax, expressing their P2P love. The following day consumers are encouraged to hold CD burning parties, hand out flyers and generally educate Joe public about P2P technology.

This kind of grass roots action is being backed up by Grokster and Sharman Networks - the Kazaa distributor - which are creating trade groups to lobby Congress.

The overwhelming number of e-mails received by The Register in the last two weeks in support of a music label boycott confirms that consumers and technology fans are at wits end with the RIAA's behavior.

"I emailed the RIAA through the contact form on their Web site, telling them how frustrated I was with their 'lets sue technology out of existence' strategies and how I would never again buy any music which I even thought MIGHT have the RIAA behind it," wrote one reader.

"It boggles my mind that people can read, among other things, your articles regarding the RIAA's behavior and cluck and wave their fingers on one hand whilst feeding the pigopolists with the other," wrote another reader. "I was one of these people, but no more. This has gone on for too long, and I am drawing my line in the sand. I am buying no more music or DVDs until the RIAA sees sense."

Don't hold your breath. ®
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Marius

JackSpratts 09-07-03 08:02 PM

Re: P2P Fans Unite - The RIAA fight Is On!
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Marius

The thunderous grunt

:rofl:

- js.

JackSpratts 09-07-03 08:04 PM

seriously tho something has to be done and soon. i mean i'd like to be able to buy a cd occasionally, but my conscience won't allow it. :N:

- js.

naz 09-07-03 08:12 PM

The MPAA took my cable modem away

goldie 10-07-03 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by naz
The MPAA took my cable modem away
They did WHAT??!!!

Jadesun 10-07-03 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by naz
The MPAA took my cable modem away
No Way!!.....Way??

TheOnlyBob 10-07-03 11:09 AM

The RIAA\MPAA will hang themselfs when they sue the wrong person. They will get a senitors son or something and then the sh*t will hit the fan more. The RIAA can only scare people, sueing the people who fund them is stupid.

naz 10-07-03 12:54 PM

Sorry, they didn't ... my isp just got a complaint. I was making a stupid pun on a ramones tune "The KKK took my baby away"

:hmm:

naz 10-07-03 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TheOnlyBob
The RIAA\MPAA will hang themselfs when they sue the wrong person. They will get a senitors son or something and then the sh*t will hit the fan more. The RIAA can only scare people, sueing the people who fund them is stupid.
I don't think it will even come to that, once nice middle class families start getting 10k lawsuits and showing up in the media, a line will have to drawn somewhere. It's not like the RIAA will be targeting kids from the trailer parks.


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