The RIAA Took My Baby Away (album)

sleepy jack · 10-05-2007, 06:59 PM

This gives me the urge to steal music.

ProggyMan · 10-05-2007, 07:01 PM

Makes wanna' puke...I read a legal analysis and the RIAA will probably settle at the appeal for 1/10th of the charge so they have the intimidation factor and less negative publicity.

anticipation · 10-05-2007, 07:02 PM

good thing i only steal from emo bands who're already broken up.

or else i'd really be in trouble.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 10-05-2007, 07:14 PM

Go get some real criminals FFS

Sparky · 10-05-2007, 07:17 PM

Some lady not too far from me is having to pay $200,000+ for sharing 24 songs :-/

ProggyMan · 10-05-2007, 07:17 PM

This made me think: Is downloading really illegal? Are you personally violating copyright law?

Sparky · 10-05-2007, 07:19 PM

^yes...If an artist has it recorded and the song is property of a label or of the artist its violating copyright law, but its not as bad as sharing it.

It's the same as any other media, movies, games, etc. Just that its insanely easy these days to download.

sleepy jack · 02-05-2008, 04:04 AM

Instead of making a new thread each month to list the latest heinous and evil thing they're up to lets confine it to this one thread.

Let me summarize this article quickly. The RIAA is trying to get an act passed (The PRO-IP Act) that allows them to fine you between $150k to 1.5-million dollars per album illegally shared. Basically that's enough to **** your average family over. If this gets passed, I don't even know what to say. This is so ridiculously awful, it's like these people have a strong desire to be hated or they're not aware of how overly-extreme and uncivil their actions are. This goes beyond your simple stop-downloading-albums-please, this is just out-right malicious.

IGN: RIAA Aims to Jack Up Pirate Penalties

boo boo · 02-05-2008, 04:09 AM

Good thing I already own every album there is.

Don't worry, I didn't buy them, that would be stupid.

The record industry people really are evil. I'm talking Lex Luther evil.

ladyluckrules · 02-05-2008, 04:14 AM

Why don't they just start raping puppies?

That would be less morally objectionable~

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10-05-2007, 07:01 PM	#42 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	Makes wanna' puke...I read a legal analysis and the RIAA will probably settle at the appeal for 1/10th of the charge so they have the intimidation factor and less negative publicity.

10-05-2007, 07:02 PM	#43 (permalink)
anticipation Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,565	good thing i only steal from emo bands who're already broken up. or else i'd really be in trouble.

10-05-2007, 07:17 PM	#45 (permalink)
Sparky not really Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,223	Some lady not too far from me is having to pay $200,000+ for sharing 24 songs :-/

10-05-2007, 07:17 PM	#46 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	This made me think: Is downloading really illegal? Are you personally violating copyright law?

10-05-2007, 07:19 PM	#47 (permalink)
Sparky not really Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,223	^yes...If an artist has it recorded and the song is property of a label or of the artist its violating copyright law, but its not as bad as sharing it. It's the same as any other media, movies, games, etc. Just that its insanely easy these days to download.