Music Industry Drops Efforts to Sue Song Swappers

Music Industry Drops Efforts to Sue Song Swappers

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The group representing the U.S. music industry says it will abandon its policy of suing people for sharing songs protected by copyright.
The Recording Industry Association of America says that now it will try to stop alleged music pirates by working with Internet service providers to cut access to frequent abusers.

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Net neutrality to be tested by Virgin Media

I remember reading another post regarding Net Neutrality being tested by Virgin Media just over the pond. Well, it appears that the RIAA will not only test Net Neutrality here in the United States, but they are enacting the concept upon the American citizens.

According to the short article, (which just hit the net a little over an hour ago) the RIAA have begun to conspire with your Internet Service Provider (ISP) to cut access to these sites that swap the music.

This my friends... is the first domino to fall that will begin the stripping of our surfing rights. Now by no means am I advocating the piracy of music... but to begin blocking sites for a specified purpose, only translates into the idea that other companies just need to propose a legitimate reason as to why certain sites should be blocked as well. I am just reading between the lines and watching that man behind the curtain.

What sayeth thou ATS?


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Uh, crap, basically. Looks like the next step towards total internet control.

I knew that they couldn't stop people by suing them because there are just too many users. Shutting off someones internet can have consequences for the whole family. I do not agree with this and hope that some internet service providers stand up and say no to the RIAA.

Originally posted by Universal Light Being
I remember reading another post regarding Net Neutrality being tested by Virgin Media just over the pond. Well, it appears that the RIAA will not only test Net Neutrality here in the United States, but they are enacting the concept upon the American citizens.

According to the short article, (which just hit the net a little over an hour ago) the RIAA have begun to conspire with your Internet Service Provider (ISP) to cut access to these sites that swap the music.

This my friends... is the first domino to fall that will begin the stripping of our surfing rights. Now by no means am I advocating the piracy of music... but to begin blocking sites for a specified purpose, only translates into the idea that other companies just need to propose a legitimate reason as to why certain sites should be blocked as well. I am just reading between the lines and watching that man behind the curtain.

What sayeth thou ATS?


Light Speed...

www.google.com
(visit the link for the full news article)

[edit on 12/17/2008 by Universal Light Being]

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Actually, I think the article meant that the ISP would cut your service completely.

Not a one liner, I swear.

I say "right on"! Starred and Flagged!

First, the corporations, then, the Government. Some of it we might not even notice.

We complain bitterly about the human rights abuses in China, but we're falling into the same Abyss. We need to stop before it's too late.

EDIT TO ADD: Also - think how much they were losing taking everyone to court!

[edit on 19-12-2008 by mirageofdeceit]

Originally posted by Universal Light Being

This my friends... is the first domino to fall that will begin the stripping of our surfing rights.
[edit on 12/17/2008 by Universal Light Being]

I agree 100%. You know, I still can't get over the fact that our right to murder, burglarize, steal, and rape is also infringed! I mean, I'm in no way advocating these things, but to make them a crime only leads to a domino effect that ends with us all in NWO slave labor camps with chips in our hands/heads!!!

ARRRRGGGGHHH!!!!!!

FRAZZZZZZZZZZGGRRBBBBARRRBLE!!!

Maybe they saw that their previous (and current) efforts to sue are creating a bigger backlash against them than they thought (or thought not). Some or a lot of people are boycotting the record companies no doubt.
They (greedy record companies) decided to let the ISP's be the evil ones instead, that way they can look innocent and hope to sell more records.
Hey it's not us, it's them, see!

I think lesser known musicians should start their own free, legal downloading service, so people will know them enough to attend their concerts.
I know about way more bands thanks to downloading than I would have known otherwise, and I would maybe go to their concert if they came to town.

I think this has more to do with a Harvard Law Professor and his class defending some extortion victims from the RIAA.

I think there are constitutional grounds about illegal search and seizure coming from the RAII heavy hand of blackmailing ISP to provide names and then the fifth amendment of self incrimination being side stepped. But that is for a law professor to discuss with a judge.

Just another work around for more attempts to put smoke back in a bottle.