p2pnet RIAA Special – introduction
p2pnet view P2P | RIAA:- The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) owned, to all intents and purposes, by Vivendi Universal (France), Sony (Japan), EMI (Britain), and Warner Music (US, but controlled by a Canadian) has been terrorising American families since 2002 with the upfront and active support of US administrations, the latest being Obama’s.
For the second half of last year we didn’t hear much about this corporate music extortion unit. But it’s back in the limelight again with renewed attacks on Jammie Thomas-Rasset, an Ojibway mother.
It’s now trying to get her into court for the third time, having already dragged her through the mud twice before.
I mention that Jammie is a member of one of America’s first nations because most of the various tribes claim sovereign status and I know for a fact the Ojibways are among them.
That being so, the RIAA’s attacks against her may raise interesting jurisdictional questions.
Meanwhile, the RIAA has been gradually phasing out since December, 2008, when it announced it’d stopped suing corporate music industry customers “as it searches for more effective ways to combat online music piracy,” said the Wall Street Journal, going on »»»
The trade group said it has hashed out preliminary agreements with major ISPs under which it will send an email to the provider when it finds a provider`s customers making music available online for others to take.
Depending on the agreement, the ISP will either forward the note to customers, or alert customers that they appear to be uploading music illegally, and ask them to stop. If the customers continue the file-sharing, they will get one or two more emails, perhaps accompanied by slower service from the provider. Finally, the ISP may cut off their access altogether.
This was pure, and typical, RIAA bullshit. But it did serve as the first mention of a concerted action on the part of the Big 4 labels and the Hollywood studios to commence what might be their last desperate attempt to do what they failed to do so far:
- Gain complete control of the internet as their exclusive corporate sales, marketing and distribution vehicle; and,
- Turn music lovers into corporate drones who under threat of courr proceedings, will buy, at exorbitant prices, whatever ‘product’ the labels care to dish out.
So, lest we forget, starting today, and continuing over the next few days, I’m re-publishing a number of p2pnet stories highlighting RIAA depredations against Big 4 customers.
And one thing to bear in mind is: it’s easy to see these crimes against ordinary people, including young children, as being perpetrated by faceless corporations.
However, highly intelligent, highly educated men and women such as Jay Berman, Hilary Rosen, Mitch Bainwol, Cary Sherman, Amy Weiss, Jenny Engebretsen, Cara Duckworth and Jonathan Lamy, all of whom have been, or still are, dedicated RIAA troopers, have been knowingly and deliberately using the mainstream media to subject innocent people to public ridicule and embarrassment accusing them, without a shred of hard evidence, of being “massive online distributors of copyrighted music”.
I believe some 40,000 people were accused in this way. Only two reached the US civil court system but the objective had been acheived:
Create a climate of terror under which to operate a bizarre marketing campaign.
Jon Newton – p2pnet
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First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win ~ Mahatma Gandhi
- p2pnet RIAA Special, 10 ‘I lived a nightmare’ http://www.p2pnet.net/story/35049
- p2pnet RIAA Special, 9 ‘We’re living from paycheck to paycheck’ http://www.p2pnet.net/story/35047
- p2pnet RIAA Special, 8 p2pnet RIAA poll: final results http://www.p2pnet.net/story/35045
- p2pnet RIAA Special, 7 RIAA vs Kylee hits the mainstream http://www.p2pnet.net/story/35043
- p2pnet RIAA Special, 6 Take a hike, students tell RIAA http://www.p2pnet.net/story/35040
- p2pnet RIAA Special, 5. Us, Them, p2p and file sharing http://www.p2pnet.net/story/35028
- p2pnet RIAA Special, 4. P2p file sharing contained: RIAA http://www.p2pnet.net/story/35024
- p2pnet RIAA Special, 3. Big Music university shill report http://www.p2pnet.net/story/35022
- p2pnet RIAA Special, 2. The ‘We’re Not Taking Any More’ club http://www.p2pnet.net/story/35016
- p2pnet RIAA Special, 1. File sharing, p2p criminals http://www.p2pnet.net/story/34990
February, 2010
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January 31st, 2010 at 6:02 pm
People are INNOCENT whether there is evidence of copyright infringement or not. Copyright is an 18th century commercial privilege granted for the benefit of publishing corporations. Even if there is evidence that one has shared one’s CDs without permission from the privileged copyright holder this natural act cannot constitute guilt on the part of the sharer.
January 31st, 2010 at 6:51 pm
p2pnet RIAA Special, 5. Us, Them, p2p and file sharing http://www.p2pnet.net/story/35028
p2pnet RIAA Special, 4. P2p file sharing contained: RIAA http://www.p2pnet.net/story/35024
p2pnet RIAA Special, 3. Big Music university shill report http://www.p2pnet.net/story/35022
p2pnet RIAA Special, 2. The ‘We’re Not Taking Any More’ club http://www.p2pnet.net/story/35016
p2pnet RIAA Special, 1. File sharing, p2p criminals http://www.p2pnet.net/story/34990
January 31st, 2010 at 7:04 pm
Good idea. Thanks. I’ve added the links to the posts, and I’ll continue doing that.
Cheers!
February 1st, 2010 at 6:16 am
“The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) owned, to all intents and purposes, by Vivendi Universal (France), Sony (Japan), EMI (Britain), and Warner Music (US, but controlled by a Canadian) has been terrorising American families since 2002 with the upfront and active support of US administrations, the latest being Obama’s.”
This is always the same thing with terrorists whether ElCada or RIAA. They can terrorize only those who let themselves be terrorized.
We are not terrorized by any of them and we are terrorizing the terrorists in return. We have eradicated most of El Cada and the RIAA is next.
February 1st, 2010 at 6:21 am
If one of the two rights, the right of the writer and the right of the human mind, should be sacrificed, it would certainly be entitled to the writer because the public is our only concern, and all I said, must come before us. (Victor Hugo)
February 1st, 2010 at 6:35 am
I keep killing myself telling those victimized by the corporation of parasites not to pay.
Those who did not are probably happy now.
Never let yourself be terrorized. Fetch your guns instead and fight back. Bullies always run for the hills at the first sign of retaliation.
The corporate bullies of the music and movie industry and their lawyers are no exception.
Fetch your guns and stand firm. After all this is our country we are fighting for against the corporation of parasites.