Its Getting Nasty Out There...

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Its Getting Nasty Out There...
Tweet Topic Started: Mar 2 2006, 02:08 PM (159 Views)
Johnny Fist	Mar 2 2006, 02:08 PM Post #1
Ultimate Advanced Member Posts: 3,030 Group: Members Member #21 Joined: February 19, 2006	Quote: 3 Guilty of File Sharing, RIAA Sues 750 By Nate Mook, BetaNews February 28, 2006, 3:01 PM The United States Department of Justice on Tuesday heralded a victory in federal court against three members of the "Apocalypse Crew" warez group. The individuals were sued for sharing digital pre-release copies of songs and albums through P2P networks, and have pleaded guilty. The RIAA, meanwhile, sued another 750 people in its own crackdown on piracy. In a statement, the DOJ said Derek Borchardt, 21, of North Carolina; Matthew Howard, 24, of Colorado; and Aaron Jones, 31, of Oregon obtained the music through insiders at record companies, magazine publishers and retail outlets. Songs were stored on servers run by the group. From there, the copyrighted material was distributed "to peer-to-peer and other public file sharing networks accessible to anyone with Internet access and potentially appearing for sale around the world," the DOJ said. The Justice Department previously sued another individual, George Hayes, 31, of Virginia, who pleaded guilty to one count of criminal copyright infringement. The four men could face up to five years in prison and fines reaching $250,000. It's not clear when the sentences will be handed down. In a separate action, the Record Industry Association of America announced it had filed another 750 lawsuits against unnamed individuals as part of its long-running legal efforts against P2P users. These "John Doe" suits include the individual's IP address, which the RIAA uses to discover his or her identity. In a statement, RIAA president Cary Sherman hailed the lawsuits as protecting the integrity of the market so legal music services like iTunes can prosper. Sherman also coined a new phrase for those who download music illegally, likening them to retail shoplifters with the term "songlifter." "Just as we continue to educate fans about the right ways to enjoy music online, we will continue to enforce our rights through the legal system. Songlifting is not without consequences," he said. Source.



Zybch	Mar 2 2006, 02:11 PM Post #2
RULER!!! Posts: 8,915 Group: Members Member #4 Joined: February 12, 2006	Well the RIAA have just declared that transfering a track from a CD you own to your iPod is illegal. They just don't fucking get it! The more they try to intimidate people, the more people can see them for what they are. An out of date dinosaur that should have died a long time ago.



Johnny Fist	Mar 2 2006, 02:17 PM Post #3
Ultimate Advanced Member Posts: 3,030 Group: Members Member #21 Joined: February 19, 2006	In my opinion Napster is one of the greatest innovations in human communication next to the likes of the printing press and the telephone. Too bad corporate America missed the boat, huh?



soap	Mar 2 2006, 03:10 PM Post #4
Newbie Posts: 3 Group: Members Member #26 Joined: March 2, 2006	Does anyone know a person who has actually gotten in trouble for downloading music? I'm not talking about silly warnings, I mean really gotten in trouble? I still say this is just a scare tactic. It's impossible to stop file sharing, and they've hardly even slown it down. I've never taken a single precaution when downloading anything and until I've got feds jumping through my windows, I never will. I don't know anyone who's ever died of aids, either.



genesound	Mar 2 2006, 05:10 PM Post #5
Los Angeles Posts: 1,601 Group: Members Member #9 Joined: February 13, 2006	You lead a sheltered life.



werz	Mar 2 2006, 05:22 PM Post #6
werz Posts: 5,162 Group: Members Member #12 Joined: February 14, 2006	so must the millions more who do it.



Zybch	Mar 2 2006, 06:08 PM Post #7
RULER!!! Posts: 8,915 Group: Members Member #4 Joined: February 12, 2006	soap Mar 2 2006, 04:10 AM Does anyone know a person who has actually gotten in trouble for downloading music? I'm not talking about silly warnings, I mean really gotten in trouble? I still say this is just a scare tactic. It's impossible to stop file sharing, and they've hardly even slown it down. I've never taken a single precaution when downloading anything and until I've got feds jumping through my windows, I never will. I don't know anyone who's ever died of aids, either. Just visit Grokster.com a few times



genesound	Mar 2 2006, 07:20 PM Post #8
Los Angeles Posts: 1,601 Group: Members Member #9 Joined: February 13, 2006	werz Mar 1 2006, 10:22 PM so must the millions more who do it. That's their business as far as I'm concerned, but I meant ppl who died of aids... a friend/associate died in the early '80s... about our age, was a boy wonder wiz kid soundman in the 70s <_<



Zybch	Mar 2 2006, 07:28 PM Post #9
RULER!!! Posts: 8,915 Group: Members Member #4 Joined: February 12, 2006	I don't personally know of anyone either, but that doesn't mean that nobody has died from aids. The RIAA are just like that little fucker with his finger on the dkye (ocean retaining wall), trying to plug a leak that is unplugable.



werz	Mar 2 2006, 08:20 PM Post #10
werz Posts: 5,162 Group: Members Member #12 Joined: February 14, 2006	I know a few people who have died due to a compromised immune system, AIDS itself hasn't killed anyone, in the last few years it doesn't seem to be as virulent as it did in the early 80s, I have friends living for more than 20 years with HIV. what a change of topic, or perhaps not.



Johnny Fist	Mar 2 2006, 09:02 PM Post #11
Ultimate Advanced Member Posts: 3,030 Group: Members Member #21 Joined: February 19, 2006	I don't know anyone who has been to China either. I bet China doesn't even exist. It's all part of The Zionist Occupational Government's plan to keep White America repressed and paying its taxes.



genesound	Mar 2 2006, 09:16 PM Post #12
Los Angeles Posts: 1,601 Group: Members Member #9 Joined: February 13, 2006	LOL, actually my 81 year old aunt went to China a few years ago, saw the pictures :lol:



Johnny Fist	Mar 2 2006, 09:18 PM Post #13
Ultimate Advanced Member Posts: 3,030 Group: Members Member #21 Joined: February 19, 2006	You're a tool for ZOG.



werz	Mar 2 2006, 09:42 PM Post #14
werz Posts: 5,162 Group: Members Member #12 Joined: February 14, 2006	Johnny Fist Mar 2 2006, 09:02 PM I don't know anyone who has been to China either. I bet China doesn't even exist. It's all part of The Zionist Occupational Government's plan to keep White America repressed and paying its taxes. The rest of the world dont think the USA exists, we think your all computer generated. :lol:



Zybch	Mar 2 2006, 09:49 PM Post #15
RULER!!! Posts: 8,915 Group: Members Member #4 Joined: February 12, 2006	Coz no person could have invented such a fucked up country, right.



Johnny Fist	Mar 2 2006, 09:53 PM Post #16
Ultimate Advanced Member Posts: 3,030 Group: Members Member #21 Joined: February 19, 2006	Everyone who knows anything about anything knows that The United States was founded by Freemason's working on behalf of the dinosaur colony on the dark side of the moon.



Zybch	Mar 2 2006, 09:57 PM Post #17
RULER!!! Posts: 8,915 Group: Members Member #4 Joined: February 12, 2006	Yeah, but you ever asked yourself whom the dinos were working for?



werz	Mar 2 2006, 09:59 PM Post #18
werz Posts: 5,162 Group: Members Member #12 Joined: February 14, 2006	That fuckin turtle whicxh carries the universe on its back is the mr big.

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