Tag Archives: riaa

The RIAA has declared radio a form of piracy

No, I’m not kidding.
“It’s a form of piracy, if you will, but not in the classic sense as we think of it,” said Martin Machowsky, a musicFirst spokesman. “Today we gifted them a can of herring, about their argument that they provide promotional value. We think that’s a red herring. Nobody listens to the radio [...]

Hunka hunka burnin’ Multi-link for 10/22

Marie links to some commentary and burning questions on the RIAA’s stance on scratched media, among other questions. I’m lovin’ it.
31 ways to motivate you to exercise; or “31 flavors of feelin’ the burn.”
This woman is scared of the effect of jackhammers on her unborn child; burning one is perfectly OK. Yes, it’s [...]

P2P Extortion

Link and run: p2pextortion.com, the answer to the previously mentioned p2plawsuits.com.

p2plawsuit.com FAQ/Propaganda

p2plawsuit.com — the fast, easy way to pay extortion money. Seriously, it’s like their Western f’n Union.
Anyhoo, crap commentary aside, this site is a companion to the latest round of lawsuits threatened against college students. It offers a quick, easy way to reach a pre-trial settlement using a simple Visa/Mastercard/Discover card.
Maybe Visa could [...]

RIAA Wins AND loses

Two legal lessons from the RIAA: don’t disobey the judge and don’t sue innocent people
In a nutshell:
(a) RIAA sues someone, gets a judge to order the defendant to turn over her computer for scrutiny, defendant’s data mysteriously disappears, judge issues a default victory for the plaintiff. Don’t wipe your hard drives, if sued.
(b) RIAA [...]

RIAA Sues, then shows “sensitivity”

From the “I’m WAY too late in posting this” department –
Over the weekend, a story broke about the RIAA suing another average joe for file sharing. Defendant died shortly thereafter. In a statement to the family, the RIAA said they’d allow 6 months for the family to grieve, before deposing the defendant’s children [...]