Comments on: Why does Harvard escape the RIAA?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:10:44 +0000

@Dreddsnik

No source, it was a question (a badly phrased one as I was in a rush) i.e ‘has yale been hit by lawsuits or not’.

I ask since Yale/Harvard always seem to be examples of similar class schools, they always seem to be brought up as a duo.

By: randomguy656

randomguy656 — Tue, 06 May 2008 03:09:27 +0000

People at harvard have the kind of money they need to fight these kind of cases, where as other smaller universities have poorer people who can hardly afford there universities costs let alone fighting the RIAA. Gotta be careful who you extort these days.

By: Dreddsnik

Dreddsnik — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:14:44 +0000

” Always hear Harvard/Yale as a duo .. but I guess Yale has been hit by a few ?? ”

There seems to be no information supporting that assumption.
Cite a source please.

From what I am finding it is more likely that RIAA avoids Yale for the same
or similar reasons that they avoid harvard.

They’d get a beatdown.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 04 May 2008 16:33:44 +0000

Always hear Harvard/Yale as a duo .. but I guess Yale has been hit by a few ??

It must not have any RIAA connections, or a law school

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 04 May 2008 00:28:42 +0000

” Maybe file sharing is not much of a problem at Harvard, I don’t know ”

It’s not a ‘problem’ anywhere for anyone, at least, not in the way the RIAA claims.

No, the truth is, if they went after Harvard they would be spanked, and
spanked hard.

They fail to think long term.
The students they are attacking are the leaders and legislators of the future.
And, not too far away a future it is.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 04 May 2008 00:03:31 +0000

Maybe file sharing is not much of a problem at Harvard, I don’t know

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 04 May 2008 00:01:48 +0000

They know NOW if it goes to Court most likely the cartels will lose, but students can’t afford legal costs of even a one off hearing. However if Harvard is a prestigious Uni with rich kids and parents it seems they CAN afford it, and so it’d be a waste of time and expense.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:56:53 +0000

Also it has become abundantly clear that they attack students because they know the only money they have is for their education, and if they take that away from them, they may relieve them of educational opportunity, thus destroying their lives and careers; or at least give it a serious setback and cause them major inconvenience, hurt, stress, and disruption to their lives. In other words, rape and pillage, like the pimps they are.

How many businesses and large corporations do you hear of being sued for file sharing? I’m not talking about copyright infringement on a large scale. Or how many rich people? It might be argued that the rich have no need of file sharing, but I don’t believe that’s true. Nor would they be better at hiding the fact.

Let’s hope all these 1000s of students receiving DMCA notices will also have noticed the new precedent that making available is not distribution, and refuse to pay anything. They know students can’t afford legal fees so they press ahead, but you don’t need a lawyer even, and you can apply to be compensated for costs.

By: Jack Dyson

Jack Dyson — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:39:54 +0000

Yes Ray, they’re not interested in a “fair” fight, which they’d most likely lose. Bullying and intimidation is what they’re about, and when they see they haven’t achieved that, they wish to squirm out of it. They prefer to pick off the young, weak, and helpless, or those they believe are the easiest targets. Just like the schoolyard bully prefers to pick on small children and girls who would be most terrorized.

I bet they curse the day they victimized Tanya Anderson and her daughter.

By: Stray Mongrel

Stray Mongrel — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:35:11 +0000

The RIAA is no doubt scared that legal precedent would be set in favor of the p2p file sharers, if they were to attack the strong, so they focus on the weak.

By: Ray Beckerman

Ray Beckerman — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:30:07 +0000

Do you think it could have anything to do with evidence professors assigning their students to drafting motions to quash an RIAA subpoena?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 03 May 2008 17:41:15 +0000

I don’t beleive a second that Harvard is any different than any other campus as far as fp2p is concerned. I believe as well that the RIAA is scared, scared scared!

And no they are not going to change this.

They are scared and they are scared!

Hoo! Harvard is so frigtening, the best law school in the nation!

Hoo! This is really really spooky! Don’t gigle it Shitman!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 03 May 2008 17:27:22 +0000

The RIAA is a pack of parasites and bullies, therefore like all the bullies and parasites they are weak and coward attacking only those that they perceive as weak.

If you think you are weak think again. You can kick their ass. Don’t settle even if you can not afford an attorney. Wost scenario is they sue you and you lose. Since as a student you have no asset so just BK chapter 7 using a good BK attorney that you pay with your credit card that will be part of the BK. Your attoney is paid it did not cost you anything and they got zip! They even have to pay their one Attorney fee!!! Haha! Fuck you RIAA!
Ok your credit is ruin but you will be surprised that a lot of lenders are still willing to do business with you! You will even be able to buy your house once you have enought income even with a BK on your credit record!

“The only thing you have to fear is fear itself.”

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 03 May 2008 17:14:56 +0000

Harvard should join up with the other universities and fight ‘em anyways… at the very least it’d make for interesting news

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 03 May 2008 15:31:48 +0000

Maybe Harvard has the resources to fight back and this scares the shit out of the RIAA.
The RIAA doesn’t like to actually goto court over these things since their odds of winning aren’t that great.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 03 May 2008 14:07:28 +0000

” Meanwhile, “Seltzer had her own theory about the RIAA’s tactics, it goes on. “It might be that somebody doesn’t want to go against the Harvard legal team or endowment or law faculty or brand,” she said.

Or, “Perhaps the RIAA doesn’t wish to make waves with the next-generation of the rich and powerful,” adds Wired. ”

Yes, and Yes.

The only reasons.
Never fight someone that can not only fight back, but HURT you.