RIAA Sues Another 762 Over File Sharing

KingFishKingFish
edited October 2004 in Science & Tech
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) today filed 762 new lawsuits against alleged file traders using peer-to-peer (P-to-P) file sharing services. The total number of such lawsuits filed since September 2003 now exceeds 5500.
Thirty-two people at 26 U.S. universities who allegedly used their university networks to distribute music files on P-to-P networks were among defendants in the new lawsuits filed Thursday. However, the defendants are unnamed. The RIAA filed 744 such lawsuits in late August. In December 2003, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that the RIAA does not have the authority under U.S. law to subpoena the names of alleged P-to-P file traders from Internet service providers.
Good job RIAA, you lost another 700+ customers. Who's in charge of public relations over there anyway? -KF

Source: PC World

Comments

  • djstubbsdjstubbs NJ
    edited October 2004
    RIAA sux0rs.
  • ArmoArmo Mr. Nice Guy Is Dead,Only Aqua Remains Member
    edited October 2004
    reminds me of this

    http://cal.phonelosers.org/video/dctf-1.wmv
  • djstubbsdjstubbs NJ
    edited October 2004
    Armo wrote:
    reminds me of this

    http://cal.phonelosers.org/video/dctf-1.wmv

    wow, lmao.
  • floppybootstompfloppybootstomp Greenwich New
    edited October 2004
    Armo wrote:
    reminds me of this

    http://cal.phonelosers.org/video/dctf-1.wmv

    Public Enemy can't have been too fond of that.

    I use p2p. In the last month I've bought around 8 new CD's.

    I like music. I pay money for music. Take away p2p, I won't check stuff out, I won't buy so much. Those who use p2p only probably wouldn't buy stuff anyway.

    The RIAA has it's head up it's ass.
  • entropyentropy Yah-Der-Hey (Wisconsin)
    edited October 2004
    floppybootstomp wrote:
    I like music. I pay money for music. Take away p2p, I won't check stuff out, I won't buy so much. Those who use p2p only probably wouldn't buy stuff anyway.

    The RIAA has it's head up it's ass.
    Tada! Finally someone gets it :D.

    I use P2P only. Even before I got into it ... how much music did I buy? Maybe a cd every few months. How much do I buy now? Maybe a cd every few months. AH! WAIT! What was that? You mean I, like many people, don't buy CDs very often anyways? Oh yes. DEHH!

    Besides, the music I listen to is relatively hard to find in stores around here ... all anyone wants is fvcking [c]rap. Ten bucks says I couldn't find a CD I'd want in the local Sam Goody, or K- or Wal- Mart. So piss off, you RIAA dumbsh*ts.
  • SputnikSputnik Worcester, MA
    edited October 2004
    the last concert i went to was dispatch (a little indy band,unless you were a high/college student in massachusetts, RI, CT, NH or VT in the past 8 years, you probably haven't heard of them), and the only reason i heard of them was because of p2p programs. i now have 2 of their albums, and are waiting their rerelease of their catalog in november. on a few live tracks that i have, they mentioned how much they loved kazaa, otherwise very few would have heard of them.
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