tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post2729856610003045910..comments2024-03-22T03:28:24.897-04:00Comments on Recording Industry vs The People: File Sharing Lawsuits at a Crossroads, After 5 Years of RIAA Litigationraybeckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11063235302436280455noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15479871.post-2895348738745794592008-09-05T16:30:00.000-04:002008-09-05T16:30:00.000-04:00admits that the lawsuits are largely a public rela...<B> admits that the lawsuits are largely a public relations effort, aimed at striking fear into the hearts of would-be downloaders.</B><BR/><BR/>If so, then why are nearly all the settlements secret? Are we more likely to be scared of what we don't know, rather than what we do?<BR/><BR/>Nothing says <B>sham</B> like that admission.<BR/><BR/><B> Settlement payments can be made on a website, where the funds are used to sue more defendants. None of the money is paid to artists.</B><BR/><BR/>To this man that statement puts a stake cleanly through the heart of any moral authority the RIAA may have ever had, and to outrageous lie the argument that they're doing this for the artists.<BR/><BR/>{The Common Man Speaking}Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com