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The RIAA wants to make CD ripping illegal
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article published on 30 December, 2007
In the latest RIAA lawsuit against a P2P file sharer, some new, disturbing facts have come to light. It turns out the RIAA wants to make CD ripping, the act of copying music from a legally purchased CD to your PC, illegal.
Jeffrey Howell, an Arizona man accused of keeping a 2000 song collection on his computer, is accused of keeping "unauthorized copies of copyrighted recordings", music ... [ read the full article ]
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iamgq
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31. December 2007 @ 17:55 |
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RIAA likes it from behind, I dont know if its true though, I just heard it somewhere...
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31. December 2007 @ 18:17 |
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Basically all music created by artists are property or the RIAA so even if they wanted it on the radio or if they wanted it freely available on the net, they wouldn't be able to do so.
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31. December 2007 @ 18:55 |
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Everybody just start shoplifting CDs ;-)
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31. December 2007 @ 19:16 |
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Originally posted by tucker001:
Everybody just start shoplifting CDs ;-)
lmao.
RIAA New Rule: "Selling CD's Illegal!"
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31. December 2007 @ 20:33 |
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forget p2p entirely lets show them what stealing really is
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ripxrush
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31. December 2007 @ 21:38 |
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I remember when i could copy a tape to a tape or make a mix tape & no one cared, then they said u cant to that with cd's cause they are "perfect" well you are bringing them back down when you rip them (unless u use lossless which i still dont think is real cause i t would have been that size in the 1st place to keep prices down!)
I dont know what to say... I wanna hit someone! I wounder how much is the RIAA or Lawyers?!
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usernamex
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31. December 2007 @ 21:44 |
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For every CD that goes un-ripped, I'll rip three. :)
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31. December 2007 @ 21:45 |
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Originally posted by ripxrush:
I remember when i could copy a tape to a tape or make a mix tape & no one cared, then they said u cant to that with cd's cause they are "perfect" well you are bringing them back down when you rip them (unless u use lossless which i still dont think is real cause i t would have been that size in the 1st place to keep prices down!)
I dont know what to say... I wanna hit someone! I wounder how much is the RIAA or Lawyers?!
Those were the great times.
All these lawsuits started picking up when High Speed internet became popular, Uploading and Downloading music became more and more popular because it took no time and was fast and convenient.
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DoomLight
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31. December 2007 @ 22:46 |
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this is so dumb. this makes me want to download a discography of something from a torrent site. and never listen to it just becaue the RIAA is dumb. next thing you know the MPAA will sue the ESRB because the letters in the alphabet should only be used to Rate Motion pictures and not Video games LOL. or maybe better yet the RIAA will sue the NFL, NBA, MLB, and other 3 letter sports because the REF's uniform uses the same colors as the logo that says "may contain explicit lyrics" ... yanno black and white. for the sports impaired
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craftyzan
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1. January 2008 @ 04:08 |
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Originally posted by tucker001:
Everybody just start shoplifting CDs ;-)
As if anyone pays attention now anyway to their flipping ego flapping...
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cousinkix
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1. January 2008 @ 04:13 |
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So I guess that now when people buy cd's we are just borrowing the songs.
You can borrow CDs and DVDs at a good public library, take them home and rip yourself a free bee. Why buy them from these a$$holes.
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The next thing you know, they (RIAA) will want you to send in a payment each time you play the song. That will be their next move if allowed to continue the way they are going.
Bring back the 10 cent jukeboxes and ban everything else without a damned coin slot?
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Why aren't they suing Microsoft for including Windows Media Player with their OS? One feature of WMP is to rip music from a cd to your computer.
Nero, Roxio etal can do the same thing now that you reminded us.
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Those were the great times.
All these lawsuits started picking up when High Speed internet became popular, Uploading and Downloading music became more and more popular because it took no time and was fast and convenient.
It went down hill after the Napster case in San Francisco.
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Sony could also be sued for not only providing the means, but actively encouraging the defendant. Perhaps, also, there could be charges of fraudulently selling recording machines that cannot be used?
It's about time that a RIAA/MPAA company is forced to stop selling blank disks, burners and mass duplicating machines to anybody who wants them; but are not in the business of selling copyrighted music and films.
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1. January 2008 @ 05:26 |
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It's about time that a RIAA/MPAA company is forced to stop selling blank disks, burners and mass duplicating machines to anybody who wants them; but are not in the business of selling copyrighted music and films.
?! What are you talking about?! That leaves too much of a gap because anyone can just say they are in that business. What they need to do is have ALL sales of blanks disks, burners, etc. go through the RIAA for music, MPAA for video, or a specially made organization called the Copyrighted Software Association of America for software. Then all sales are checked out to ensure the purchaser is a valid business and that they are monitored to ensure they don't put the purchased goods on the black market or whatnot. Rewritable disks will nolonger be produced and all current rewritables will be destroyed. A home user will be allowed to burn a disk under the following conditions:
A. That person shall pay for a representative of the RIAA, MPAA, or CSAA to come to their house to perform the burning process.
B. The representative will burn the disk by themself using the files given to them by the third party. The representative will check the files to ensure they are not copyrighted then they will burn the disk.
C. The third party will not be allowed to distribute this disk under any circumstances without paying a commission to the appropriate organization (RIAA, MPAA, or CSAA).
If someone is caught burning a disk without consent from the appropriate organization, the minimum sentence will be life in prison. However, they will be prosecuted to the fullest extent, which means the death penalty. Those convicted of burning a disk without consent and who receive the death penalty will be immediately sent to the front of death row to be killed within an hour of the sentencing. All possessions of the convicted party will go to the organization that prosecuted them. Those possessions will be auctioned off to finance further prosecutions. All those in opposition to any of this will be hung by the neck until almost unconscious. They will then be taken out and shot once in a not vital location. Furthermore, they will then be left in a pit to bleed to death. If they do not bleed to death and somehow survive the shooting, they will die of starvations, dehydration, and/or any other life threatening illness that will naturally arise.
What's sad is this is probably the goal and ideal scenario for the RIAA and MPAA.
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M1ckran
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1. January 2008 @ 05:45 |
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When you think about it, it's all quite simple.
It's all about money and making people pay more and more for less and less.
But people are not stupid. When then sense they're being ripped-off they don't like it. When they see their money not going as far as it used to, they spend it elsewhere.
I bought myself a plasma TV and digital recorder for Christmas. Reading the reviews, magazines, and speaking to sales people, it looked like the Sony 40" would be ideal for me with the Sony digital recorder being one of the best on the planet. Sony? I used Sony as a benchmark and finally chose Panasonic - apparently inferior kit to Sony but having the advantage of being NOT Sony.
After all, how many times can a master kick his dog before it runs away for good?
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M1ckran
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1. January 2008 @ 05:45 |
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Sorry - error
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1. January 2008 @ 06:13 |
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The RIAA- What can one say ? Besides this would Violate your first use rights assuming you owned the CD you ripped of course! All you can say about this is The RIAA-like the oil Companies , Big Pharmaceutical companies and their ilk Believe That GREED for Greed Sake is Good ? Nevermind that it Cost them about $1.00 US to make a DVD or CD ! and That they sell them for $14.00- $20.00 something dollars ea. They The RIAA/Music are not making Enough Profits !!!!!!!!!!!!! Unfortunately the Music/Entertainment business is just that A Business !!!!!! and They are Owned and Run By Lawyers not Musicians or Artist!!!! The Actual creative forces at work !!! who are often Cheated and swindled out of the Fruits of their labors and The honest monies to which they are entitled !!! Indeed many Artist from the early Rock &Roll & R&B Years had Big hits and saw little of The Profits from them of any ? I am reminded of Stevie Wonder Being Interviewed once and making Comments to the effect that when he was Just starting out as a Child /Teen prodigy His Record Company handlers ( The SUITS) were Mad Because he had Outgrown The one set of Clothes they'd bought him to perform in ! On the brightside they would feed him all the candy bars he could eat to Bend him as it were To their Will!!! More Like Bribe him ? Stevie liked PaYdaY's !!!!!!!! . LIke it's not enough for them to take advantage of a Gifted artist they have to abuse the blind as well !and a Young child to boot ?? Let's face it When Disney Wunderkind Miley Cyrus { HANNAH MONTANA} is The Next big Thing !!! You Know Rock ain't Just Dead it Smells funny too !!! Just what the world needs now a Mid-teen Sanitized Britney Spears Who's not Pregnant yet !!!!! unlike a certain Other Disney Alumni ?????? - well in the words of FLAVA FLAV- Fight The power !!!! & Peace love * hair grease !!!! Happy New Year !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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abyss91
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1. January 2008 @ 06:20 |
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That'd decrease CD sales even further! What a bunch of idiots... Or did I get something wrong about RIAA? Cos I don't think they even truly care about CD sales.
Why isn't anyone complaining about the copies of paintings painters make for own practising purposes?
RIAA shut up. That's low...
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chinpark9
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1. January 2008 @ 06:24 |
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I reckon you are all misjudging those good burghers of the RIAA and MPAA and whatever else. I think they are all working like the devil to preserve the'environment' only they are too shy to mention it.
In this country, everytime someone mentions the environment, the government puts another penny on the price of a litre of fuel, telling us that it is for' Your own good, if only you knew it'. So maybe they are doing the same in the U.S. And they are keeping the surplus in their banks while waiting a suitable time to deliver the cash to some green party somewhere.
Would that not be a kick in the head!!!
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1. January 2008 @ 09:25 |
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Well not to get off subject but to me I think this is just another mechanism of creating fear amongst the public along with the government providing a backbone for it. I mean take a look at many of the governments of the world. The attorneys are crooked, a great majority of the judges are biased and crooked, along with the fact that too many frivolous lawsuits are actually making in through the system costing large amounts of tax dollars. The end result is always the same...MONEY! I'm actually afraid of another civil war due to the general population of the average working man and woman becoming fed up about being ripped off by these larger corporations including the government (yes believe it or not the government is also a business which runs on the money that you work hard for...usually 33% or more). Sometimes voting is nothing but hot air and false promises that come into play one year and then amended to lose that right in the later years. Here in America its hard for the people to actually fight for what they believe in because in situations where the people get out of hand to the point that local and federal government cannot control the situation they institute what is called martial law. One day everyone is going to become so fed up where placing the public in the eye of fear wont even matter. That is when real freedoms will come into play and people will truly understand what it means to die for our rights.
I know that none of you are willing to die or face imprisonment at this time in your lives but how many times must we let companies like the RIAA and the MPAA tell us to bend over and then the government actually forces you to bend over. We can chat opinions over the internet all day my friends but the truth is that if no one is actually willing to sacrifice for the things that we want or agree on then it will just get worse. So again...prepare to bend over and take it in the rear.
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1. January 2008 @ 09:25 |
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Wow it looks like they're comming to their senses. They doing something stupid like this, so that means they will do something smart like allow downloading songs?
Nice try, but no!
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irongiant
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1. January 2008 @ 10:16 |
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I say lets all who likes music stop buying cds and music from online and when you hear a song you like record it, to tape or recorded from a stream, on your pc do this for about 3 weeks and the RIAA will be singing a diffrent tune really quick. Lets make a stand and show those money hungry suits that you can't Go around calling their customers theafs.
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1. January 2008 @ 10:33 |
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qote I say lets all who likes music stop buying cds and music from online and when you hear a song you like record it, to tape or recorded from a stream, on your pc do this for about 3 weeks and the RIAA will be singing a diffrent tune really quick. Lets make a stand and show those money hungry suits that you can't Go around calling their customers theafs. /quote
@irongiant
You could be right!
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Amir89
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1. January 2008 @ 11:40 |
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So I guess portable Mp3 Players are now weapons of mass destruction?
Fkn hell... when will this bs stop?
Consumers have rights damnit! Stop immediately assuming were all malicious hackers.
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1. January 2008 @ 13:11 |
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That is defiantly true. For example, I should not have to pay for multiple copies of Vista so I can put it on my multiple computers. I am the only user. (I have not yet upgraded to Vista and are sticking to XP because of this)
Watch, Next the RIAA will say "Music on Radio Illegal because people can record it!"
I'd invite you to try Ubuntu, latest release 7.10 is amazing, i couldn't believe it my self
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I'm actually afraid of another civil war due to the general population of the average working man and woman becoming fed up about being ripped off by these larger corporations including the government (yes believe it or not the government is also a business which runs on the money that you work hard for...usually 33% or more).
I wouldn't be afraid, general public is mentally castrated and totally incapable of standing up for their rights.
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Watch, Next the RIAA will say "Music on Radio Illegal because people can record it!"
Not only there is a lawsuit againts XM, but also it has been stated that RIA pretends to start charging radio stations for transmitting
their material just like internet radio stations
theres the link in case you dont believe it
[url=http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9857.cfm][/url]
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joe777
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1. January 2008 @ 14:22 |
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1. January 2008 @ 14:33 |
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Originally posted by tucker001:
Everybody just start shoplifting CDs ;-)
Why not?
They're already retroactively declaring everybody a crook.
For every arrogant action of theirs, there should be an unequal, escalating and opposite reaction. (Newton's Pissed-off Law of Motion)
To that end, who wants to volunteer to LightScribe 1,000 CDs that say,
"This CD copy is provided free by the RIAA, who made me a criminal. This music is yours to take home and keep. The artist on this CD supports the efforts of the RIAA in criminalizing your fair use of media for which you already paid. Therefore neither of them deserves a penny of your money."
Then leave the CDs on park benches and at bus stops in a 15 block radius around their headquarters, and call the local news stations.
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