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12 Year Old Girl Sued by RIAA

919 Views 12 Replies 8 Participants Last post by Karnis, Sep 9, 2003

Oz-E

Discussion Starter · Sep 9, 2003

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,96797,00.html

Now this is going a little too far if you ask me! Within a year we'll have someone telling us you can only have one magazine to read in the bathroom instead of two!

I don't understand the legistics too much but I don't understand how the woman can be paying for a legal service and still be sued! And of all people a 12 year old girl?

Money hungry bloody thieves!

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RayL Jr.

· #2 · Sep 9, 2003

Yup, saw that story. Along with a 70 year old man, college professor etc. etc... Right now they're hitting the biggest violators (slap on the wrist if they confess and wipe their HDD's)...

They do have a point about stealing music (even if it's crappy MP3's) - but they don't have a point stealing from us when they get their way... Next stop for the RIAA - "2 year olds and Easy DJ 1-2-3 software by Fisher Price".

"Label BMG sues a 16 year old girl, she downloaded a new song on the BMG site and paid for it ! Afterwards she shared it on kazaa ... BMG traced the song back to her cause off hidden info in this mp3-file. BMG added, "we now who these thieves are and we will sue them hard ..."

"If I understood this story correctly, BMG has found a copy of file which they have sold to that girl. So, if you buy such marked mp3, it seems to be your duty to protect it from copying.

Imagine that you put this file into mp3 player and it is stolen, with the file stored in it's memory. Imagine that you're not the only user of your computer (you have a child, for example) - somebody can send your mp3 as an attachment to a mail. For me it's quite insane." - http://slskboard.savagenews.com/inde...pic=7966&st=15

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almostinsane

· #3 · Sep 9, 2003

Well I've stopped buying CD's altogether for the past 2 years. Those [email protected]@#$ in the recording industry are not getting another dime from me.

You know there's a problem when buying the movie DVD is cheaper than buying the movie soundtrack.

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Oz-E

Discussion Starter · #4 · Sep 9, 2003

Well I didn't see some of the info you posted but enough is enough! There getting far to carried away and like you said! "Next stop for the RIAA - 2 year olds and Easy DJ 1-2-3 software by Fisher Price. "

If they want to do something about music theft fine. Although I strongly disagree with 90% of their methods they have to realize there is a limit!

I would really like someone with a legal background to explain to me how someone can be sued when they are paying for a legal service that allows you to download and playback music.

I'd also like to say before we get any trolls in here that this is just people's POV's! No need for the "It's stealing, deal with it" type posts!

The RIAA will be a death apon themselves!

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trbarry

· #5 · Sep 9, 2003

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No need for the "It's stealing, deal with it" type posts!

No, it's declaring war on the public. Let them deal with that!

- Tom

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Alric

· #6 · Sep 9, 2003

Two words;

half.com..

Cheers,

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Oz-E

Discussion Starter · #7 · Sep 9, 2003

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Originally posted by Alric
Two words;

half.com..

Cheers,

Im affraid you lost me on that one!

Cheers

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Alric

· #8 · Sep 9, 2003

With half.com you LEGALLY sell and buy used CDs and DVDs with very little cost.

Of course you must remove any exact digital audio copies, AACs or MP3s you've made after selling the item. The same goes to whoever buys it from you and so on. The best part about it is that the RIAA cronies don't see a penny from those transactions.

So if you are patient and responsible half.com is the next best thing to filesharing IMHO.

Cheers,

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mnkynifefite

· #9 · Sep 9, 2003

I dislike RIAA as much as the next guy (believe me I have some stories), but is this really the forum to post this in?

I'd hate to see a trend of OT stuff being posted in an otherwise incredible forum. This forum is the defacto standard for HTPC users/builders/tweakers in ALL THE WORLD, lets keep it that way.

My 2 cents.

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Alric

· #10 · Sep 9, 2003

I think the problem is that we might not have anything to tweak for if "they" get their way..

Search for an MPAA thread I strarted that was closed...

Cheers,

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kal

· #11 · Sep 9, 2003

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Originally posted by Oz-E
I would really like someone with a legal background to explain to me how someone can be sued when they are paying for a legal service that allows you to download and playback music.

They most likely paid a service provider to be able to get internet access. Maybe the service provider gives away KaZaa on a CD when you sign up and uses advertising like "sign up now and download free music!". Nothing wrong with this - there are 1000's of songs on Kazaa that are legal to own.

There's nothing illegal about giving someone Kazaa and access to the internet, it's what they did with it that was illegal. Download ILLEGALLY COPIED files is their own problem.

Kal

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Oz-E

Discussion Starter · #12 · Sep 9, 2003

actually they paid for service from kazaa! If you check the kazaa website they now charge to use there service!

From what I can gather that is what they had paid for!

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I think the problem is that we might not have anything to tweak for if "they" get their way..

This is exaclty why I posted in this forum! It's all relevant!

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Karnis

· #13 · Sep 9, 2003

As stated on many previous occasions, this forum is designed to be a user to user tech support forum and the Admins have made it clear that "political" issues are off topic.

In keeping with their wishes, this thread is closed.

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