Sunday, June 29, 2003

The RIAA-L problem: Step lightly big fella.
Like I said before, all it will take for the RIAA to be S.O.L. is one lawsuit against the son/daughter of someone powerful.

the money quote, soooo money:

The RIAA can identify which computers are sharing songs, but it can't easily tell who is using them. The people it sues will be the ones who pay to connect those computers to the Internet, and who could be unwitting parents and employers.

Go ahead, go on...poke the sleeping giant.

But the real people sued this fall by the Recording Industry Association of America may have sympathetic stories to tell. That could turn sentiment on Capitol Hill at a time when some lawmakers are eager to narrow the reach of copyright law and expand consumer rights.

yup, one sob story on the frontpage of nytimeswashingtonpostwallstreetjournal and you will see such a swift kick in the ass from congress. its gonna feel grrrrrr-eat to see this go down. Read the whole article, its just a giant warning bell that the industry just doesn't hear.

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