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MadMadMike - 6-6-2003 at 10:24 AM

From BBC.com:

File-swappers face the music

Online file-sharing blamed for fall in sales of CDs

In a victory for the record industry, an American internet provider has handed over the names of four customers accused of illegally copying music over the net.
The Verizon internet service provider (ISP) was ordered to surrender the names to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) by a court of Appeal in Washington.

On Wednesday the court rejected Verizon's request for a delay, pending a final decision in the case.

The ruling removes, at least for now, the anonymity of millions of people in the US who routinely download copyrighted music and films over the internet.

Privacy concerns

Verizon and the record industry have been involved in a protracted legal battle over the privacy of the ISP's subscribers.

Since last year, the RIAA has been trying to get Verizon to reveal the identity of customers who use peer-to-peer networks such as Kazaa.

Bill Thompson: Copyright controls 'out of tune'

The record industry body argued that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act allowed them to subpoena information about suspected pirates without first seeking a judge's blessing.

The RIAA has said it intends to sent out a significant number of subpeonas.

But it has not yet decided what action to take against the four Verizon customers it accuses of illegal file-sharing.

In theory the DMCA could now be used by any record label or Hollywood studio to more easily identify people who it suspects of swapping pirated files on peer-to-peer services.

But ISPs and privacy advocates say the DCMA is too wide-ranging, providing too much power to copyright holders at the expense of internet users.

Though it released the names, Verizon has said it will fight on.

"We are committing to pursuing the case if necessary to the Supreme Court," said Sarah Deutsch, Verizon's associate general counsel. "The real harm here is to the consumer."

A decisive victory for the recording industry is still some way off as Verizon is returning to the courts in September.

The RIAA blames online music piracy for falling sales of CDs and has been relentless in using the courts to fight people & services suspected of facilitating online song sharing.

Bastards!!!!

GRRRRRRRRR !!!

Homer - 6-6-2003 at 11:06 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by MadMadMike
said Sarah Deutsch, Verizon's associate general counsel. "The real harm here is to the consumer."


The RIAA blames online music piracy for falling sales of CDs and has been relentless in using the courts to fight people & services suspected of facilitating online song sharing.

Bastards!!!!



Hey blow me Sarah, the real harm here is the butt fucks who have turned music (and everything else on Earth) into a goddamn business, and now they've got their panties in a wad because they're losing a few dollars ...

... oh, the humanity ...

Why don't they try blaming themselves for putting out such crappy records by such crappy bands lately?
If people though that the records - and yes, I still call them RECORDS - were worth buying, they might do that instead of getting them from the net.
If they weren't so expensive maybe people might buy them instead of downloading them.
But if people didn't download them from the net in the first place, then they wouldn't be as expensive as they are now would they? Yeah, you don't believe that either ... :flame:

doggiestar - 6-16-2003 at 01:49 PM


hey HOMER

right behind ya with that one dude

the records are to expensive...so i don't buy as much...if the records were cheaper i'd buy more of them...creating a demand...demand = sales = profits

as downloading is almost free...except for the ISP charge per month...there is demand :lol: :lol:

taokow - 6-16-2003 at 11:27 PM

I gotta say, being a broke ass MF'er ...MP3's are a lifesaver...I'd be cut off from most music otherwise. The freedom of being able to listen to just about any song anytime is a Freedom to be enjoyed. I feel a little guilty, but if I really like what I hear from an MP3 sampling I might actually invest in the band and buy their stuff, if possible.

JayRob - 6-17-2003 at 06:11 AM

Funny thing is this is a witch hunt that will never end...they put one site down, ppl will get another one running ... so, Sarah can say and do whatever she wants, it will not change anything !

JRoberto