tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post2285980792460934624..comments2024-03-22T03:28:24.897-04:00Comments on Recording Industry vs The People: RIAA Targets 503 New Students at 58 Colleges & Universities; Continues to Avoid Tangling with Harvardraybeckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11063235302436280455noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post-75862989425647897102007-08-22T11:28:00.000-04:002007-08-22T11:28:00.000-04:00I feel that the RIAA should stop this ASAP. I fe...I feel that the RIAA should stop this ASAP. I feel that these students should start a class action back, challenging their investigation practices, similar to what Tanya Andersen did (i.e. file counterclaims to their john doe suit).StephenHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14106243367366411553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post-89970631250387531172007-08-21T19:45:00.000-04:002007-08-21T19:45:00.000-04:00pepper, are you kidding, or are you new here?pepper, are you kidding, or are you <A HREF="http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2007/07/new-article-by-harvard-professors.html" REL="nofollow">new</A> <A HREF="http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2007/05/harvard-law-school-professor-urges.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>?raybeckermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063235302436280455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post-87840640236297544942007-08-21T18:26:00.000-04:002007-08-21T18:26:00.000-04:00They (riaa) are avoiding Harvard? Any particular r...They (riaa) are avoiding Harvard? Any particular reason why?pepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17354106247130034577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post-85381462421948203282007-08-21T18:14:00.000-04:002007-08-21T18:14:00.000-04:00malcolm, IIRC it's not a trial, but "only" an (imp...malcolm, IIRC it's not a trial, but "only" an (important) hearing regarding a motion to dismiss the suit.<BR/><BR/>RIAA fears real trials with a real jury like the devil fears holy water.<BR/> <BR/>They clog with their boilerplate suits the courts just as long as they could; without risking that a case advances to an actual trial day, just to dismiss at the last possible moment. <BR/>And then they complain in their distorted perception of reality that the bad, bad defendant refused to let them drop the case early on even before defendant has answered the allegations or without any costs for defendants.<BR/>Smart judge(s) already noted in their orders that these kind of Label-lawyers statements are "<I>not true</I>".<BR/><BR/>But having some Audio/Video of RIAA-Richard and his infamous drug trafficking analogies to mash with some non label creative commons songs sounds tempting ;-)Alter_Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861406779872744163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post-36181710828232618062007-08-21T16:52:00.000-04:002007-08-21T16:52:00.000-04:00Ray,Yes, to their advantage of course. I think the...Ray,<BR/><BR/>Yes, to their advantage of course. I think the copyright system is long overdue for an overhaul, but I'm worried the lobbying power of corporations will outweigh the advantages of sharing information freely.<BR/><BR/>Who knows will be interesting to see. Is it possible to get a camera in the courtroom for your upcoming trial? I would love to see how it goes if thats at all possible. Plus would be good to virally distribute information from the trial via youtube and such sites.<BR/><BR/>What are the restrictions on this?Itsmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065259220925381108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post-67950488562316770312007-08-21T16:29:00.000-04:002007-08-21T16:29:00.000-04:00It's the RIAA who are trying to "reform" the copyr...It's the RIAA who are trying to "reform" the copyright law.raybeckermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063235302436280455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post-31123398079634998932007-08-21T14:19:00.000-04:002007-08-21T14:19:00.000-04:00Ray & Team,I feel very strongly about the issues s...Ray & Team,<BR/><BR/>I feel very strongly about the issues surrounding the RIAA and copyright reform. I have been following your blog and the various headlines floating around the web. It seems the RIAA uses some very questionable tactics and I really appreciate people who take a stand against this.<BR/><BR/>I just wanted to say thank you. And keep on fighting the good fight.<BR/><BR/>I also want to say I am more than happy to pay a reasonable price for music. But when the record labels begin selling music online through channels such as Itunes, and refuse to pass on any savings from physical distribution they gain from digital music distribution, I will not pay. The price of digital music is not a free market price, its fixed. Again more shady tactics used by the RIAA and recording industry to hold on to their massive profit margins.<BR/><BR/>If songs were 10-20 cents each, which i think is more than reasonable, I would be buying even more music due to the convenience and I would be one happy camper.<BR/><BR/>Again thankyou for your noble cause and I wish you luck with the Warner vs. Cassin case next month!<BR/><BR/>-Malcolm Lowry<BR/>IT Consultant/Web Designer<BR/><BR/>P.S. Save Internet Radio!!!!!!Itsmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065259220925381108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post-6822473631816171482007-08-21T11:48:00.000-04:002007-08-21T11:48:00.000-04:00Maybe some Harvard Law students would like to do s...Maybe some Harvard Law students would like to do some pro bono advising to the other affected students and universities. Good practice for them while they retain their idealism.<BR/><BR/>As for the universities, what I've seen too much of on their part is "This isn't our problem, so how do we get out of the middle of it as expeditiously as possible?" This is completely contrary to what the universities should be espousing, which is, "How do we prevent bogus lawsuits from intruding on our student's right to privacy?"<BR/><BR/>This has been the strength of the RIAA attack. They attack non-parties (e.g. ISP's and universities) first. Of course, no one wants to be part of any legal proceeding for a second longer than necessary (excluding lawyers who essentially bill by the quarter hour, if not the minute), so any non-party would rather roll-over than fight a fight that's not their own fight. Verizon was a rare exception here.<BR/><BR/>Because of this, the RIAA faces little opposition in the beginning, when they're at their weakest point. This is the same point were the real parties to the suit are prevented from fighting due to the ex parte nature of the proceedings, and the lack of direct subpoenas to the actual parties.<BR/><BR/>This is a dirty trick, and it's disgusting that the RIAA has been allowed to get away with it for so long.<BR/><BR/>As for the RIAA quoting this blog, I would sincerely hope that any judge so presented with such a citation would view the comments portion of the blog as expressing personal opinions of outrage at the RIAA's behavior that don't reflect on the lawyer(s) who maintain such blogs, and that any articles cited in the blog are the responsibility of the author of said articles.<BR/><BR/>To claim otherwise, or that shining some sunlight onto the flawed methods and procedures employed by the RIAA and its agents, is harmful to justice is an outright lie!<BR/><BR/>My comments are Copyright(c) 2007 to myself, and not licensed for any use outside this blog itself without my express written permission. They are specifically not licensed FOR ANY USE by the RIAA, any affiliated record company to the RIAA, or by the Plaintiff's of any lawsuits regarding P2P Media Distribution System filesharing, downloading, uploading, distribution rights, or "making available" lawsuits!AMD FanBoihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11864029976202105778noreply@blogger.com