US record industry subpoenas computerless family

[bigandy]

I'm not sure if this has been posted, because I couldn't find it searching, but this just proves that they're a bunch of idiots at the RIAA...


http://macuser.pcpro.co.uk/?news/news_story.php?id=86578

 

[iSaint]

He said that as the family had only lived at the address for less than a year it may be possible that the previous occupants had been the alleged file sharers.

How could that be? If they found the IP address of the previous homeowners, they would send the subpeona to their name, not just the address of whoever lives there.

 

[Abstract]

I can't even begin to describe my hatred of the RIAA. I really can't. Right now, I put them up there with bad presidents, thieving CEOs, and every other group out to do ****ty things to regular people. You read about their work all the time, and it all sounds evil.

 

[princealfie]

RIAA is on my axis of evil

 

[Boggle]

Another example of the stunning brilliance behind corporate behavior.

 

[neocell]

This article surprised me. Don't really know how I feel about it, but it's nice that at least some musicians seem to be a bit more rational and will stand up to the recording industry.

"We would rather see our fans in concert than in court,"

"We cannot afford to have an adversarial relationship with our fans. New technology affords fans new ways to listen to music. We as artists . . . must adapt to that,''

 

[Lord Blackadder]

So far they've gone after

- dead people

- people without computers

So who's our next contestant?

 

[dejo]

So far they've gone after

- dead people

- people without computers

So who's our next contestant?

Dead people without computers?

 

[Les Kern]

Dead people without computers?

Deaf, Dead People without computers or a house put them in?

 

[mkrishnan]

Why are they going after someone who (even if they did do it), even according to the RIAA, has only violated on eight songs?

However in the lawsuit the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) says that Carma Walls infringed eight copyrights. As a result, the family could be forced to cough up thousands of dollars in compensation.

Yeah... I hate the RIAA. It's sad. This point has been brought up on MR over and over again. People who by and large live by the rules and pay for music, here, hate the RIAA. Ugh. They're really a disgrace.

 

[livingfortoday]

I remember back when this all started they sued some lady for using Kazaa... even though she had a Mac and Kazaa wasn't out for Mac at the time. Do these clowns have any idea what they're doing, or do they just cast a wide net and hope someone fesses up?

 

[WildCowboy]

This article surprised me. Don't really know how I feel about it, but it's nice that at least some musicians seem to be a bit more rational and will stand up to the recording industry.

Thanks for the link...I've been a pretty big BNL fan for the last 12 years or so. Nice to see them recognizing the need for rationality here.

 

[Yvan256]

RIAA is on my axis of evil

And the internet is our WMD (web of media distribution). I'm still hoping for a big-name artist to drop his contract with the RIAA and sign up exclusively with Apple (if Apple Computer and Apple Corp. can ever become friends).

 

[Kingsly]

And the internet is our WMD (web of media distribution). I'm still hoping for a big-name artist to drop his contract with the RIAA and sign up exclusively with Apple (if Apple Computer and Apple Corp. can ever become friends).

I am wondering if Apple will ever just get fed up and buy Apple Corp. outright.

 

[sushi]

RIAA is on my axis of evil

Sounds about right.

Maybe someone will investigate the RIAA's operating procedures to see if they are clean as a whistle!

 

[mkrishnan]

I am wondering if Apple will ever just get fed up and buy Apple Corp. outright.

I don't think Apple Records is publicly traded, is it? And if not, I somehow doubt it is for sale.

 

[WildCowboy]

I don't think Apple Records is publicly traded, is it? And if not, I somehow doubt it is for sale.

It doesn't matter if it is publicly traded, and everything is for sale...for the right price.

 

[mkrishnan]

It doesn't matter if it is publicly traded, and everything is for sale...for the right price.

Not necessarily when pride is involved....

This whole thing is a pissing contest -- the "Apple" name means almost nothing to the Beatles -- hardly anyone outside the industry knows the association. They really have no true compelling interest in the name -- they want it purely because they feel like they feel attacked.

 

[WildCowboy]

This whole thing is a pissing contest -- the "Apple" name means almost nothing to the Beatles -- hardly anyone outside the industry knows the association. They really have no true compelling interest in the name -- they want it purely because they feel like they feel attacked.

I agree 100%.

They won $26 million in the first round settlement 15 years ago...why not try again?

 

[sushi]

This whole thing is a pissing contest -- the "Apple" name means almost nothing to the Beatles -- hardly anyone outside the industry knows the association. They really have no true compelling interest in the name -- they want it purely because they feel like they feel attacked.

I'm tired of the Beatles "thing".

They had their 15 minutes of fame. Time to move on.

Granted some of their music is okay, but I tire of hearing that they are the base of what we hear today. That is like saying the guy who invented the transistor created the computers that we have today. So much has changed since that time in technology and the same with music.

If someone hears the word Apple today, they associate the word with Apple Computer, iPods and Macs. No one thinks of the Beatles.