Major record labels to sue the Net
p2pnet news | Music:- Copyright infringement lawsuits against the Internet and ISPs around the world are to be initiated by EMI (Britain), Vivendi Universal (France), Sony BMG (Japan and Germany) and Warner Music (US).
The major labels have issued instructions to Big 4 enforcement units including the BPI (British Phonographic Industry), IFPI (International Federation of Phonographic Industry), CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association of America) and RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) to start proceedings on December 25, they say in a joint statement
“It’s the Christmas holiday and thus our action is certain to catch people’s attention,” says Big 4 spokesman S. Cary Brainhole.
“We are determined to protect what is ours by any and all means available and are encouraged by our success in the Jammie Thomas case.”
The trial marked their first major win against their customers by having damages of almost $250,000 lodged against Minnesota mother Jammie Thomas.
The labels say they’re being “devastated” by criminal file sharers such as Thomas who distribute copyrighted music files online.
In suing the Net, the music labels are following the lead of Canadian businessman Wayne Crookes, the first person to start an such an action.
Crookes’ premise is different – he alleges linking to links which link to links linking to stories he doesn’t like amounts to online defamation – but the principle is the same.
Now, “The internet is about sharing and we say sharing is against all laws, everywhere,” continues Brainhole.
“If people are allowed to share indiscriminately – we call it making available – without recompense to copyright holders, corporations around the world will be forced out of business, their workers will be thrown onto the streets, and children will starve.
“This is exactly the same as stealing from a blind beggar. There is absolutely no difference and we are determined to stamp it out on behalf of our artists and our support staffs.”
Warner Music, EMI, Vivendi Universal and Sony BMG say their legal teams will commence the first action in America where they initially launched their innovative sue ‘em all marketing campaign.
“After that, we will turn to Canada where the government is sympathetic, and then to the United Kingdom which is similarly able to appreciate our points of view,” says Brainhole.
“When it comes to criminal file sharing and thievery, internet service providers are just as guilty as their clients.
“Without them and the Net, none of this would be happening.”
Brainhole says once the labels have”brought things under control,” they’ll work with major Net entities such as Gargle, Wahoo and Microsloth, “to create a safe and legal Internet where copyright holders will be protected and legitimate businesses will be able to flourish, safeguarded by national administrations and enforcement agencies”.
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October 10th, 2007 at 9:10 am
Obviously satire.
But there are some here who will take it seriously.
And someone from the Big 4 will come along and deny
everything.
October 10th, 2007 at 9:30 am
‘Obviously satire.’
Obviously. But believe it or not. Wayne Crookes is a real name and the case is real as well,
October 10th, 2007 at 10:58 am
They should file the lawsuit in the Menneasota court that says tha making available is infringement. Then the case is won before starting.
Anther tip to RIAA. Send a settlement offer to every citizen, wether adult or childern, as the owners of the government. That should be worth a few trillion dollars of income. Then it would not matter that CD sales would instantly disapear. With so much settlement money, not shared with artists and songwriters, who would really cares about the music business.
Then RIAA would realize that the lawsuit business is more lucrative than the work business, as many have already found out, which is why so many have entered the defamation lawsuit business.
October 10th, 2007 at 11:09 am
I believe that they don’t do this because they can’t. Overwise they would! Trust me on this one!
October 10th, 2007 at 7:08 pm
Why do you put up these idiotic false stories?
October 10th, 2007 at 8:09 pm
with the number of these stories p2pnet.net has lost all credability how can we believe anything you say? The very least you could do is mark them so I don’t have to waste 30 seconds only to discover it is all crap. You have gone from my first place to look for p2p news to very low on the list.
October 11th, 2007 at 6:38 am
Shame on you Jon for slipping that one. I’ve got nothing against a good joke every now and then, but when they’re randomly inserted alongside real news with no indication its a joke, it makes us wonder if the real news are really true (especially when some of those true events are bigger than life and makes no senses at all). Think of the people who actually believe the RIAA when they see fake stories like this..
I still like to read, but I’d like to rely more…
October 11th, 2007 at 10:45 am
Would not be surprised, after all a Nebraska state senator sued God recently for casing natural disasters.
October 11th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
How can one trust that other articles posted on this site are true when satire is posted without expressly stating anywhere that it is satire? The article sounds almost believable. The name-calling (”Gargle” and such) is about the only thing to point out that this is satire.
October 11th, 2007 at 10:51 pm
I agree with the others. Satire should be clearly labeled. I have lost faith in this site. Sorry.
October 12th, 2007 at 4:41 am
@those other commenters that complain about satier not being ovious or not clearly labeled among real news:
come on guys, maybe you should work a bit more on your reading (comprehension) skills.
I assume you guys are contrary to me native english speakers, so you should have it even more easy then me to spot Jon’s well placed “to good to be true, or could they be true after all?” post’s.
“[...] says Big 4 spokesman Scary Brainhole.”
October 12th, 2007 at 7:31 am
Give me a fucking break! Are you guys all so dumb that you believe S. Cary Brainhole is real?
What is ’scary’ is that “Itâs the Christmas holiday and thus our action is certain to catch peopleâs attention” is exactly the way they think.