Comments on: MPAA, RIAA, joint operation http://www.p2pnet.net/story/7933 p2pnet.net - reader powered Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:05:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/7933/comment-page-1#comment-34393 Reader's Write Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:54:29 +0000 #comment-34393 I hope they continue to go after the ppl selling warez.. they're the problem, not p2p users. _-Jile-_ I hope they continue to go after the ppl selling warez.. they’re the problem, not p2p users.

_-Jile-_

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/7933/comment-page-1#comment-34366 Reader's Write Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:39:44 +0000 #comment-34366 This is the LA County Sheriffs Department, not the LA City Police Department. These would be the uniformed people you saw on Court TV in the O.J. Case, the Menendez Brothers, etc, who primarily provide security at the county courthouses and run the county jail system. In addition, the also provide policing services to the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. LA County includes areas such as Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Simi Valley, Pacific Palisades, Rancho Palos Verdes, etc, in addition to the city of Los Angeles. Recently, some of these areas, such as West Hollywood, have opted for their own police department, leaving the Sheriff's department with surplus 'resources'. Now we know what use they are being put to. What is interesting, is that in NYC and Boston, one needs to get a peddler's license from the transit authority to sell one's wares in the subway stations. Having secured one, one now has Government sanction to sell these items. When someone applies to sell items and just lists 'CDs' among the items to be offered along with T-shirts, watches, etc, no one asks what is on the CDs. One could argue that having such a license exempts one from RIAA thuggery of some RIAA dude hassling licensed vendors in the subway. One also has to wonder why an organization whose mission is criminal law enforcement is becoming involved in matters that are primarily a civil tort. This is the LA County Sheriffs Department, not the LA City Police Department. These would be the uniformed people you saw on Court TV in the O.J. Case, the Menendez Brothers, etc, who primarily provide security at the county courthouses and run the county jail system. In addition, the also provide policing services to the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. LA County includes areas such as Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Simi Valley, Pacific Palisades, Rancho Palos Verdes, etc, in addition to the city of Los Angeles. Recently, some of these areas, such as West Hollywood, have opted for their own police department, leaving the Sheriff’s department with surplus ‘resources’. Now we know what use they are being put to.

What is interesting, is that in NYC and Boston, one needs to get a peddler’s license from the transit authority to sell one’s wares in the subway stations. Having secured one, one now has Government sanction to sell these items. When someone applies to sell items and just lists ‘CDs’ among the items to be offered along with T-shirts, watches, etc, no one asks what is on the CDs. One could argue that having such a license exempts one from RIAA thuggery of some RIAA dude hassling licensed vendors in the subway.

One also has to wonder why an organization whose mission is criminal law enforcement is becoming involved in matters that are primarily a civil tort.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/7933/comment-page-1#comment-34348 Reader's Write Thu, 16 Feb 2006 06:55:51 +0000 #comment-34348 So ... just nailing a few CD-sellers? I don't take train-rides, and I don't buy or sell pirated CD's. I love the phrase "damaging to the quality of life in the community as well,". Yeah, go on -- just throw that in there. The "higher-ups" tend to use that phrase alot, as if to scare people into not pirating music. "They're not listening!" "Oh ... well ... just tell them they're damaging the community" You're absolutley right, it's a farse. So … just nailing a few CD-sellers? I don’t take train-rides, and I don’t buy or sell pirated CD’s.

I love the phrase “damaging to the quality of life in the community as well,”. Yeah, go on — just throw that in there.

The “higher-ups” tend to use that phrase alot, as if to scare people into not pirating music.

“They’re not listening!”
“Oh … well … just tell them they’re damaging the community”

You’re absolutley right, it’s a farse.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/7933/comment-page-1#comment-34334 Reader's Write Thu, 16 Feb 2006 03:39:19 +0000 #comment-34334 How does this kind of stuff merit a +major+ operation? Don't the LA cops have anything a little more important to be doing maybe? How does this kind of stuff merit a +major+ operation? Don’t the LA cops have anything a little more important to be doing maybe?

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/7933/comment-page-1#comment-34332 Reader's Write Thu, 16 Feb 2006 03:14:23 +0000 #comment-34332 nuff said nuff said

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/7933/comment-page-1#comment-34328 Reader's Write Thu, 16 Feb 2006 02:03:15 +0000 #comment-34328 I don't understand..why is this a farce? They are going after physical pirates...which is smarter than going after P2P... I don’t understand..why is this a farce? They are going after physical pirates…which is smarter than going after P2P…

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