RIAA New Fileshare Tactics

[yeahwho]

What is up with the RIAA? They want to now drop lawsuits against filesharers, yet still snoop in your computer and have your ISP warn you to change your behavior if they do not like the way you use their service... which of course you pay for. Otherwise they'll stop your ISP sevice.

Washington Post Article (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/19/AR2008121902930.html)

All of the lawsuits filed by the RIAA since they went on a rampage in 2003 resulted in $0.00 dollars of royalties for the musicians.

So here is what can only be said to be a dying industry that wants to try and spy on your private life as you go about your time here in cyberspace. WTF? It's illegal right? I've always purchased music and concert tickets, so has most every person I've associated with, leave us alone. Get out of our lives with these intrusions.

Maybe, just maybe if the RIAA concentrated as much on good product they could once again, regain profit levels of the previous years before 1999.

[kaiser soze]

Comparatively I think this is a better course of action but still a long shot

The RIAA have no jurisdiction over internet usage as a whole, it would be illegal to cut the service off just for file sharing. That's like MADD saying people can't drive for speeding.

If the RIAA truly wants to catch the real pirates they need to focus on bootlegging operations. 99.9% of people who download still buy legit releases.

I have no idea how many THOUSANDS of dollars I spent on single imports on vinyl (mostly electronic). They averaged $12.00 8 years ago. My record/cd collection is still mighty impressive after unloading close to 10 crates of records. Physical music is still Expensive. New releases at FYE are still in the $18 range, used still around $12.

I would like the tools to spy on the family members of every exec in the RIAA to make it even.

[Bob]

What is up with the RIAA? They want to now drop lawsuits against filesharers, yet still snoop in your computer and have your ISP warn you to change your behavior if they do not like the way you use their service... which of course you pay for. Otherwise they'll stop your ISP sevice.

Washington Post Article (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/19/AR2008121902930.html)

All of the lawsuits filed by the RIAA since they went on a rampage in 2003 resulted in $0.00 dollars of royalties for the musicians.

So here is what can only be said to be a dying industry that wants to try and spy on your private life as you go about your time here in cyberspace. WTF? It's illegal right? I've always purchased music and concert tickets, so has most every person I've associated with, leave us alone. Get out of our lives with these intrusions.

Maybe, just maybe if the RIAA concentrated as much on good product they could once again, regain profit levels of the previous years before 1999.

the RIAA needs to do something like hulu.com and just adapt rather than try to stop everything with lawsuits. maybe a bailout would calm then down