RIAA Plans to Stop Suing Music Fans

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

After suing over 35,000 people since 2003, the RIAA has reached agreements with undisclosed ISPs to throttle or shutter subscribers' internet connections if they ignore warnings to stop sharing music. The process would replace a "subpoena, settle or sue" process that has been expensive for the RIAA, since it requires the organization to go through the country's legal system in order to pressure those it suspects of sharing music without permission.
If RIAA agents notice that you're sharing music without permission (usually by conducting its own P2P searches), it will e-mail your ISP alerting them to that activity. Depending on the nature of the agreement, the ISP will either forward the e-mail to you or send you another communication to the effect that your music sharing is not permitted. If you continue to share, you'll receive one or two additional warnings, after which the ISP will slow your connection. If the allegedly infringing activity persists thereafter, you may find your internet connection stops working altogether.

Music fans may feel some relief that sharing music will no longer put them at risk of a lawsuit, assuming their ISP is one of those that has agreed to the plan. However, the biggest beneficiary of the new deal is the RIAA itself, which has seen its investigative techniques questioned and suffered key setbacks in court while paying extensive attorneys' fees to pursue cases through the normal legal channels.

Long article, but you get the idea...here is the entire link - http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/12/riaa-says-it-pl.html

I wonder how long its going to take for those ISP's in league with them get found out by the public?

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[sandbags 10+ year member]

the worst part of all this is that Metallica was the frontrunner for this, and after hearing the last album, I'm glad i downloaded it, the album sucked

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

the worst part of all this is that Metallica was the frontrunner for this, and after hearing the last album, I'm glad i downloaded it, the album sucked

That is a common sentiment. If I didn't subscribe to Zune, I definitely wouldn't buy many of the CDs I have downloaded. Those artists can quit making music for all I care.

 

[Lugnutz 10+ year member]

I would rather the RIAA sue me since I own nothing of value. The only thing I have that is worth something, is a vast collection of music.

 

[GreenBook 10+ year member]

I would rather the RIAA sue me since I own nothing of value. The only thing I have that is worth something, is a vast collection of music.

lol, awesome.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

I saw a comercial the other day for unlimited downloads for 14.95/month; forgot which company. I wanna look into it more, the problem is most of the music I normally listen to is on independant labels and generally isn't available from those mp3 companies.

 

[wu36ca 10+ year member]

Meh. The only people really getting hurt by downloading are mainstream artists. Their bread and butter is the album sales in many instances. This is especially the case for rappers. This is not a bad thing since mainstream music sucks. Underground artists make more off of touring. More people get exposed to the music and make it to their shows. I probably wouldn't go to half the concerts I have been to without downloading.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

Im not quite sure who listens to mainstream music. Not anyone i know.

 

[wu36ca 10+ year member]

Evvvvvvveryone I know listens to mainstream music. Its always R&B or like Lil Wayne. There is something kind of funny about a male jocking R&B.

 

[mjf 10+ year member]

the only people it really hurts are the mainstream artist who are played on the radio.

played on radio= must be good for some people, therefore dont listen to other music.

however, as we all know played on the radio != good music.

 

[fwb_1234 10+ year member]

the only people it really hurts are the mainstream artist who are played on the radio.
played on radio= must be good for some people, therefore dont listen to other music.

however, as we all know played on the radio != good music.

awesome use of programming jargon there. lol

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

I guess im more of an independent label listener as well. If I name off some bands, I doubt anyone would of heard of them like :

Sia

Daughter Darling

Bent

Kosheen

believe it or not, I dont do hair tricks with my stereo all day.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

It seems they may be developing a small clue.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

It seems they may be developing a small clue.

....after having their *** handed to them time and time again in the courtroom //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif