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Just when you thought the RIAA couldn't get any worse....
JimmyJazz:
http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=15357
--- Quote ---washingtonpost.com — This sort of legal attack will lead to the end of “fair-use” and back up copies of anything. I can seriously see this extended to the copying machine too.
"Now, in an unusual case in which an Arizona recipient of an RIAA letter has fought back in court rather than write a check to avoid hefty legal fees, the industry is taking its argument against music sharing one step further: In legal documents in its federal case against Jeffrey Howell, a Scottsdale, Ariz., man who kept a collection of about 2,000 music recordings on his personal computer, the industry maintains that it is illegal for someone who has legally purchased a CD to transfer that music into his computer.
The industrys lawyer in the case, Ira Schwartz, argues in a brief filed earlier this month that the MP3 files Howell made on his computer from legally bought CDs are “unauthorized copies” of copyrighted recordings."
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I don't know how they can honestly or effectively go through with this case; they're essentially gonna be categorizing all tech-savy music fans criminals. Though the doubts in my mind make me think they might win this case, knowing what they've gotten away with in the past.
Jackie Blue:
In other news: The sky is falling!
FUBAR:
that is really sad for so many different reasons.
It seems the RIAA is using their power to create lawsuits against individuals as a scare tactic. They have to know that there is no possible way for them to stop content sharing completely, I think this is just another ploy cooked up by the association to minimize their "losses". If they were serious about it they would go after the distributors like torrent trackers and IRC fserves, not the end user.
Ballard:
You're completely missing the point here.
That Hannah Montana CD you just legally bought at a store and burned to your iTunes. THAT'S NOW ILLEGAL. YOU'VE COMMITTED A CRIME! YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL!
Tom:
Hannah Montana :?
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