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RaGe2012 · 06-26-2003, 05:36 PM

IMHO, the RIAA is a force that needs to be stopped. I think its totally rediculous that, in a democratic society, where millions of people use a service, that a company and its imps could take it down with a barrage of lawsuits (e.g. Napster). The RIAA is nothing more than a stupid, greedy, propoganda machine. Come on, isn't 15 Billion dollars in sales enough per year?
Face it, if the RIAA had their way, they'd be kicking in every KaZaa, Gnutella, WinMX, et. al user's door, arresting them and smashing their computer without a fair trial. I can practically see it now...

(Somewhere, USA)
A 16 year-old boy was arrested today for downloading MP3s. Under orders from the RIAA, a fully armed SWAT team broke down the door and arrested the boy and proceeded to destroy the boy's computer and all burned CD-ROMs. The teen's parents (held at gunpoint) were also then arrested and are charged with assisting in copyright infringement (for purchasing their son's computer) and are being forced to pay over 250,000 dollars in fines. The family is being held without bail. If they cannot pay the money, the family faces up to 25 years in jail.

LOL...the RIAA has definitely missed the 1984 deadline, but its good to see that they are getting back on track...haha

06-26-2003, 05:36 PM	#26 (permalink)
RaGe2012 Upright Location: New Jersey	IMHO, the RIAA is a force that needs to be stopped. I think its totally rediculous that, in a democratic society, where millions of people use a service, that a company and its imps could take it down with a barrage of lawsuits (e.g. Napster). The RIAA is nothing more than a stupid, greedy, propoganda machine. Come on, isn't 15 Billion dollars in sales enough per year? Face it, if the RIAA had their way, they'd be kicking in every KaZaa, Gnutella, WinMX, et. al user's door, arresting them and smashing their computer without a fair trial. I can practically see it now... (Somewhere, USA) A 16 year-old boy was arrested today for downloading MP3s. Under orders from the RIAA, a fully armed SWAT team broke down the door and arrested the boy and proceeded to destroy the boy's computer and all burned CD-ROMs. The teen's parents (held at gunpoint) were also then arrested and are charged with assisting in copyright infringement (for purchasing their son's computer) and are being forced to pay over 250,000 dollars in fines. The family is being held without bail. If they cannot pay the money, the family faces up to 25 years in jail. LOL...the RIAA has definitely missed the 1984 deadline, but its good to see that they are getting back on track...haha __________________ "Yesterday we bowed our heads to kings and bent our necks to emperors. But today we kneel only to truth..." - Kahlil Gibran