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There was a thread here some time ago how a woman was charged $9,000+ per illegal downloaded track
Well it gets better!!!
The RIAA is now suing a gentleman named Jeffrey Howell for ripping 2000 songs that he legally bought on CD to his computer!!! ummm Fair Use anyone???
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/28/AR2007122800693.html
and a commentary on it
Hey come on!
Now that's super BS!
so we are all criminals here? RIAA has really gone mad.
even back in the 80s, i have tons of blank cassette tapes where i record selections that i like. it was never a crime, as long as you don't sell it.
as the ending of the "Here Are The Young Men" video states: Anyone who wishes to copy the contents of this video in a non-profit basis may freely do so, or something like that.
Indeed!
According toel-reg the story is being misreported.
It seems he did indeed make said tracks available on a p2p network. Yes the RIAA can lick the seepage from my sores, but no, they have not been snoopin this guy's drive for tunes, he DID have them on soulseek or something.
LOVE to see them charge you with sharing a 1982 NO bootleg that you own every song on (publishing wise).
Doctor? wrote: According toel-reg the story is being misreported.
It seems he did indeed make said tracks available on a p2p network. Yes the RIAA can lick the seepage from my sores, but no, they have not been snoopin this guy's drive for tunes, he DID have them on soulseek or something.
LOVE to see them charge you with sharing a 1982 NO bootleg that you own every song on (publishing wise).
saw that later and meant to correct it.
the RIAA is a bully who use lawsuits to intimidate people into settling or giving them a public whipping.
You know, I was just thinking about the millions of taxpayers dollars that are going into investigations and legal costs for bringing in these 'criminals'. Can't we spend our money better?
