That is what happens when you are a janitor and dream about being an RIAA rep….though WHY he would want to be affilated by an organization as reprehensable as the RIAA is anyone’s guess.

Mabye the poor bastard is just sick in the head? Who knows?

Dear RIAA crooks:

First, you should be ashamed of hiding behind RIAA to send a lawsuit threat without a clear identification as to it is that is threatening to sue me. Real sneaky of you.

Asuming that you, whoever you are, have proof that you have suffered damages because I copied your lousy songs, the damges would then be your profits of whatever CDs I would have purchased during the past three years. Assuming that my very limited CD budget would have been spent only on your label and because I copied I did not buy those CD, then the damages you may have suffered in a worst case scenario is at most 50 dollars (5 dollar profit for 10 cds). Because Iam a working person, who work to maintain a family, and because most CDs sold by RIAA members really suck, 10 CDs I have ever purchase in any three year period.

Iam therfore sending you a 50 dollar check as a settlement offer. Should you not accept this offer, that would be proof that you do not wish to mitigate your real worst case damages. Anyone who refuses to mitigate damages has no right to collect damages at court. That is the law. The Judge should throw out the case. I will make sure my lawyer makes this argument.

Of cours, your lawyers are more interested in the many hours that they hope will dedicate to a lawsuit and wuill advise you not to accept my generous offer. Please don’t let them fool you.

Sincerley
A terrified former customer

Simple. We go to the RIAA and we shoot evry one, If the posting stop, oups! sorry! He was an RIAA rep!

If not forget about him he is not.

Is it a good plan? Do you like my plan RIAA Rep?

Well! You did not!

Give us your name phoine number and address then you will have reveal your identity.

But I am quite sure that you are too coward to do it.

Bullies are all coward because they all run away when I go after them.

Yes this is a better strategy. It is more work but it is more powerful.

“I doubt you even work for the RIAA, just some sick TROLL that wants to get attention by acting like your important! GO back to your JANITORIAL duties!”

You are a pathetic anonymous coward my friend. Why not reveal your identity like I have? Then we can discuss this little matter properly, can’t we?

And YOU are an absolute IDIOT!

Do you really think anyone believes your story about you working for the RIAA?

I can call myself NAPOLEON of France on the internet…..but that does not mean I am him or a damn thing about my real identity!

Again…. go back to waxing floors…. TROLL!

You are a pathetic anonymous coward my friend. Why not reveal your identity like I have? Then we can discuss this little matter properly, can’t we?

If anyone should know the identity of this person and their case number, could they kindly forward the information to us at http://www.riaa.org. We will be delighted to discuss the matter with him or her.

I doubt you even work for the RIAA, just some sick TROLL that wants to get attention by acting like your important! GO back to your JANITORIAL duties!

As several people can tell you[the person that is mentioned in the article], MediaSentry(or whatever they are called now) is not a licensed private detective firm in Florida, Oregon, Texas and several other states(CHECK YOUR LAWS!!!). Their “evidence” is not admissable in court, civil or otherwise, if you live in these “license” states. Fortunely for you, that is all they have other than the lies that they tell the judge to make themselves look good. Throw that out, and the RIAA has nothing if you don’t give them anything. Now granted, the RIAA will come after you like a lion, but just remember that they are scared little kitties that think that they have control over the populus when in reality we control them.

Ps. NOT A LAWYER!

It’s got the stench of FRAUD about it. DO NOT give any money!

Before taking out the old one, you may want to consider setting the date in you computer to on substantially before the date you received the letter. After doing so, replace the hard drive, re-install Windows, and do the updates. Gradually move the date forward to the current date as you install some of your old programs and reload your personal files (”music” if you have it, excluded).

This way the computer shows some use and file modification times between the date you specified and the current date should your computer be examined. Screw the RIAA and other criminal organizations. “Guilty” or not, if I were sued, I’d eat these b4st4rds for lunch! I love a good fight!

You are perfectly righ but you forgot one very obvious: Someone else was using the computer when the infringeeeement! occurs and you don’t know who he/she was!

Back up your persoinal file into a CD and DVD, Replace the Hard drive and re-install the OS fresh. The cost is less than $100 It is easy to do by yourself particularly on a laptop (Just follow exactly the instruction) You can probalbly get a biger hard dirive in the process (Yes!) Never admit you made a backup, never admit you still have the old HD if you do to anyone.

For the case you have to give the hard drive or the computer for examination just state to the court that your hard drive failed and you had to replace it and you throw away the old hard drive. It is perfectly plausible.