Comments on: RIAA goes crazy: mp3 ripping is illegal

By: Derek

Derek — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:30:19 +0000

First off, this news isn’t “fake”. While the RIAA is suing him for having files in his shared folder, they are actually referring to ripping CDs as illegal in their legal documents… which is significant.

Secondly, saying the RIAA is a company is technically incorrect, but not far off. They are a trade group that represents the spectrum of major American recording companies. It’s not like people are completely missing the point by saying “company”. We all know it’s the actions of large corporations that are pushing the anti-piracy front.

By: Jone

Jone — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:02:41 +0000

so ? who cares :\

By: R

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:43:46 +0000

Hahahaha, at present if I got stung at that cost per song I would owe them; $61,105,500… Now, me thinks that they’re just being greedy. Try pinging everyone who has music on their personal computer, and become the richest organisation in the world. Heh – go figure.

By: blackfalme of sweden

blackfalme of sweden — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:33:55 +0000

I live in sweden, and the RIAA piss me off just as much as someone living in the US…

By: Deacon Thorn

Deacon Thorn — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:34:46 +0000

@112

Re: the “Betamax” decision…

I forgot about that ruling until you brought it up.

Does the ruling still hold up and is the ruling all inclusive for digital media, and digital recording technology, because the ruling was originally for tape recording.

or, in other words, can “da coppaz” break into your house and bust you for recording the news on a DVD recorder.

By: DefconDte

DefconDte — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:09:56 +0000

Thank god i live on the Moon

By: dan

dan — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:26:14 +0000

*Sigh* After reading this thread from start to finish, I can see that the massive majority of the people that post replies are equal to children calling names in the schoolyards.

If the posters that keep stating that “we cannot be prosecuted because we live here” would get off the couch and check the local laws at the library, they will see that there is almost no place in the world that the RIAA cannot reach via Interpol and their agreement with them. The RIAA has already tried to prosecute people in the Netherlands, HAVE prosecuted and convicted people in Russia and Brazil. Had out of court settlements in England and Australia. Got the Mounties and the Canadian Government to close down or block some p2p sites for music. I mean my God people, Prince (with the backing of the RIAA and the International federation of the Phonographic Industry (the international version of the RIAA) has filed suit against the Pirate bay in the US-France-Israel-Sweden (and has added the UK and Australia to this suite) http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9814504-7.html and he is going after p2p people. So just because you dont live in the US does not mean that the RIAA and their cabal cannot reach out and tap you on the shoulder and then snatch your ignorant rears into court. And if you think this cannot happen to you, then God help you as you are lost.

As for ripping a copy of your cd or movie for your own personal use, that is allowed already in the US and has been for the last 30+ years. I guess all you so-called experts have not even bothered to check out the US Supreme Court “Betamax” decision handed down in the 1970’s that gave a person the right to make copies of TV shows-movies (via vhs tapes then) and music for their own personal use. That law is still in effect today.

If this is the best the schools can do is turning out obvious no-nothings who rant first and check the facts later, then God help us as humanity is doomed.

By: kiac

kiac — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:41:59 +0000

Well this is why Australia is just … better. Mid-last year they scrapped this law … i think. But that’s just rediculous. Even that single mum, i remember hearing about that, she had 24 songs, which is what, $30? and she has to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars, that’s just stupid!

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:24:04 +0000

I used to buy a CD on occasion out of guilt, for a gift or out of a desire to support an artist I really liked.

But the RIAA and affiliates have pissed me off with their bullying that now I share as much as I can as often as I can to bring about their demise.

By: hfghfgh

hfghfgh — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:43:59 +0000

you’re all full of talk and no action.
beat up riaa employees. scratch their cars.

go here for a list of all the wankers that work with riaa.
if you know someone that works for one of these companies…
punch them in the nose…

http://www.riaa.com/aboutus.php?content_selector=aboutus_members

By: Gaxx

Gaxx — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:50:00 +0000

even if it were true, which has been proven that it isnt

it wouldnt affect us australians. our copyright reforms that came in a few years back made this legal

By: DeepFreeze

DeepFreeze — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:58:55 +0000

RIAA need to have their a$$es spanked…

By: Kei

Kei — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:26:07 +0000

this is crazy! who hasn’t ripped a music from a cd to his/her computer?

By: joe

joe — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:59:38 +0000

So no one realized this wasn’t fully correct?

http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/30/riaa-not-suing-over-cd-ripping-still-kinda-being-jerks-about-it

By: one-shady-thug

one-shady-thug — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:20:28 +0000

Stand on your peg-legs proudly, raise ya hooks 2 the sky and repeat after me…… F_U_C_K THA R_I_A_A AARRRGGGGHHHHHH

Now raise the Jolly-Roger. Set sail n give it 2 the pricks.

OST