Comments on: Ohio University buys RIAA ’silver bullet’

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:52:56 +0000

“DOWNLOADING music is not inherently and of itself ILLEGAL no matter how many times the RIAA, the media, and the attornies say those words together!”

NET-Act!!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:59:04 +0000

Has anyone heard of any case where someone had purchased a CD legally, has the purchase receipt, and still downloaded those songs in a different location and was subsequently targetted by the RIAA? If so that would be an excellent additional thorn in the side of the RIAA attornies, since it shows that the *purpose* is what’s important, not the *action*.

DOWNLOADING music is not inherently and of itself ILLEGAL no matter how many times the RIAA, the media, and the attornies say those words together!

By: Kyle

Kyle — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:30:22 +0000

I wonder, does this work for any form of the music? For example, downloaded mp3s, oggs, wav files, etc.? Assuming it does, wouldn’t you get cut off for using legal services for downloading? What about if I use last.fm to listen to a full song? This technology certainly raises many questions. If anyone knows for sure what type of files it detects, please let me know. It seems unlikely they could distinguish between illegally and legally purchased files.

By: Serp i Molot

Serp i Molot — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:08:11 +0000

Into the Gulag for the RIAA lawyers. Komrades, switch to OFF (Owner Free File System). This will make it a bitch for the MAFIAA to find out who you are. Anonymous P2P is the way of the future. I2P, TOR, and Freenet. Use them and prosecution will be damn near impossible or at least extremely expensive.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:22:35 +0000

many problems with this what happens if i plug ipod in to a random computer and try to load it with songs(100% legal) from my dorm room computer. dose it just stop connections from local lan to internet or all university network traffic.

p.s you can probably get round this by using basic encryption or obscurification.

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:58:33 +0000

I think it’s about time to put away the metaphorical guns and bringing out the actual guns

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:52:43 +0000

I would not put it in the same words as the above post because of all the craziness in the world today. Some idiot spying technology at one of the telecoms might well pick it up and the next day or so a gentleman (or several) in suits may show up at your doorstep wanting to ask some questions.

Instead I would point to the very thing that is made comment on in the article. A young Chris Klimko states: “I do not have their music, and I do not want their music. If they were trying to get people to stop listening to their music, they succeeded.”

This is a point I have long been saying brought straight out as the very action that results when someone is sued over infringement. If they ever did used to be a customer they won’t after the lawsuit for life. So the majors are again succeeding in being their own worst advertisement for why to not buy from them. Not only will Chris not have much to do with major music the rest of his life but he will be a walking testament to others from that day forward on why not to buy; ever. So here we have a young man, not quite come into his financial future, already determined he will never again buy product from the majors. So how many times you reckon this has taken place throughout the sue’em alls?

Great way to ruin your future sales, I would say.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:30:27 +0000

Andd sending litigation letter is exactly the same as attacking trains and robing all the passengers one by one: Give me your money or we shoot you!

Dear passengers, carry your guns with you at all time and shoot these pigs at first sight.