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Hey we’re going to pass a law, and not tell you what it is …. so you won’t know what it is until it’s passed. BTW it’ll be illegal to own a vcr …
Jan 28 2006
A Pirate’s Life – The Daily Cardinal
“UW-Madison senior Justin Reynolds, one of the first consumers ever sued by the music industry, said he felt betrayed by the bands he once loved. After he had over 300 of his CDs stolen from his car, he felt he had the right to download his original music from a P2P program. The RIAA thought differently, and Reynolds was forced to pay $4,000 as part of a settlement agreement. ”
A Pirate’s Life – The Daily Cardinal
I really wish they wouldn’t have given his full name out …. that’s just dumb.
Jan 23 2006
RIAA and MPAA call a halt on digital progress
Dec 24 2005
Slyck News – Slyck Interviews the MPAA
“One way to look at this issue is through an analogy. At present, when you purchase a car there is computer technology in the car that keeps track of your average speed, but that technology is accepted and is viewed as net value add. However, if that technology were to automatically report the fact that you speed to the authorities then people’s perspective would change. DRM is the same. The technology is a part of a balance that is struck with the consumer. The creative community distributes high quality digital content and the consumers accept that they can’t randomly and wantonly redistribute that high quality digital content. As a part of that bargain, we have to make sure that we do not take advantage of consumers and ensure that we continuously listen to their feedback.”
My 2 cents: No DRM is not the same. DRM is a paddlelock on your hood so you can’t fix things when they break. IE a backup!
Slyck News – Slyck Interviews the MPAA
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Dec 24 2005
RIAA vs the File sharers/customers
It’s that time again. 2 cents.
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Dec 16 2005
Number of music file-swappers falls, study says – // Zeropaid.com News
Number of music file-swappers falls, study says – // Zeropaid.com News
Nope just a bunch of people have gone to swapping entire drives.
Dec 16 2005
tinfoil.music – Unofficial and Unproffesional since 1997 – Pay $22.5K, RIAA p2p victim told
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