RIAA Bans Telling Friends About Songs
12-05-2005, 11:09 PM
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RIAA Bans Telling Friends About Songs
LOS ANGELES—The Recording Industry Association of America announced Tuesday that it will be taking legal action against anyone discovered telling friends, acquaintances, or associates about new songs, artists, or albums. "We are merely exercising our right to defend our intellectual properties from unauthorized peer-to-peer notification of the existence of copyrighted material," a press release signed by RIAA anti-piracy director Brad Buckles read. "We will aggressively prosecute those individuals who attempt to pirate our property by generating 'buzz' about any proprietary music, movies, or software, or enjoy same in the company of anyone other than themselves." RIAA attorneys said they were also looking into the legality of word-of-mouth "favorites-sharing" sites, such as coffee shops, universities, and living rooms.
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/43029
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/43029
12-05-2005, 11:24 PM
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hahahaha. This action by the RIAA is clearly a direct result of the events that took place in 2000 as reported by The Onion...
Kid Rock Starves to Death: MP3 Piracy Blamed
Kid Rock Starves to Death: MP3 Piracy Blamed
12-05-2005, 11:40 PM
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Damn, I love The Onion. They actually have printed copies around town these days!
When found by police, the 28-year-old Kid Rock, born Bob Ritchie in Detroit, was still clutching the cardboard "Devil Without A Place To Sleep Or Anything To Eat" sign that had been his trademark ever since the rise of Napster's MP3-sharing software bankrupted him in January.
12-06-2005, 03:26 PM
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At what point is the line drawn? We are not longer allowed to say hey make sure go check out _____by ______ it awesome espcially song ________ I guess that means radio stations and MTV will no longer be in business.
12-06-2005, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by peteyd
At what point is the line drawn? We are not longer allowed to say hey make sure go check out _____by ______ it awesome espcially song ________ I guess that means radio stations and MTV will no longer be in business.
dude, the onion is just satire
12-06-2005, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Mosh_xB
dude, the onion is just satire
12-06-2005, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by peteyd
Originally Posted by Mosh_xB
dude, the onion is just satire
They are gonna go offline to fight online piracy?? The battle should be over soon...
12-06-2005, 05:25 PM
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That sounds like complete bs to me. How is a musician or a movie maker supposed to get recognition if we cant speak about it. I mean word of mouth is what helps these people. IMO they wont be happy until no one is buying their stuff anymore. The RIAA is such a waste of time, money and man power..
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