Comments on: RIAA’s new hatchet men http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8181 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8181/comment-page-1#comment-36192 Reader's Write Fri, 17 Mar 2006 02:43:42 +0000 #comment-36192 Again the misguided actions of the RIAA is being shown for just what it is. An organized attempt to frighten average Joe into buying. The money that has been thrown at this action has been money down the drain. You can bet the RIAA thought this a cash cow, secondary income. Money for the making with little more activity than supplying lawyers to throw at the situtation. With the exposure of the figures it is learned that it isn't just a few teens here and there but rather it has become a world past-time, steadily picking up more as time goes by and as the RIAA and associated *AA's advertise in the name of deterence, where to go, what to look for, and the basic theme that average Joe is missing out and best get it while it still exists. Not exactly the message to send out if one is trying to stop a practice. The RIAA has been short sighted to the idea that this sueing for infringement is a long term death sentence to it's own. While they may be luckly enough to get a settlement, figures show that most are ignoring them. Simply they don't have the money, are not going to willingly part with it, and are hoping some sort of sanity comes in the form of legal relief. The statutory penalities that are being used are the equivalent of hunting ants with a howitzer. Those penalities neither reflect the true damage to the industry, nor do they reflect the true intentions of the public as far as file sharing goes. Those penalities were to be used against those that made and sold bootleg copies, not for some poor family that isn't going to make a dime on the situtation. The end result of this sue'em all may be that one victim pays up in the short term but the long term assures it is also a from then on non-customer. Not only is the victim a non-customer but everyone in the immeadiate circle will also hear of the dirty dealings applied to them from an industry gone rogue and rabid. The end result is far more that won't buy added to the list from the law suit and that is the long term death sentence for the industry. The hatchet men are accomplishing one thing for sure, the long term termination of steady loyal viewers into the one's that will turn to other places to spend their entertainment dollars. There's some really rocky times coming for the industry and it is of their own making. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch in my opinion. Again the misguided actions of the RIAA is being shown for just what it is. An organized attempt to frighten average Joe into buying. The money that has been thrown at this action has been money down the drain.

You can bet the RIAA thought this a cash cow, secondary income. Money for the making with little more activity than supplying lawyers to throw at the situtation. With the exposure of the figures it is learned that it isn’t just a few teens here and there but rather it has become a world past-time, steadily picking up more as time goes by and as the RIAA and associated *AA’s advertise in the name of deterence, where to go, what to look for, and the basic theme that average Joe is missing out and best get it while it still exists. Not exactly the message to send out if one is trying to stop a practice.

The RIAA has been short sighted to the idea that this sueing for infringement is a long term death sentence to it’s own. While they may be luckly enough to get a settlement, figures show that most are ignoring them. Simply they don’t have the money, are not going to willingly part with it, and are hoping some sort of sanity comes in the form of legal relief. The statutory penalities that are being used are the equivalent of hunting ants with a howitzer. Those penalities neither reflect the true damage to the industry, nor do they reflect the true intentions of the public as far as file sharing goes. Those penalities were to be used against those that made and sold bootleg copies, not for some poor family that isn’t going to make a dime on the situtation. The end result of this sue’em all may be that one victim pays up in the short term but the long term assures it is also a from then on non-customer. Not only is the victim a non-customer but everyone in the immeadiate circle will also hear of the dirty dealings applied to them from an industry gone rogue and rabid. The end result is far more that won’t buy added to the list from the law suit and that is the long term death sentence for the industry.

The hatchet men are accomplishing one thing for sure, the long term termination of steady loyal viewers into the one’s that will turn to other places to spend their entertainment dollars. There’s some really rocky times coming for the industry and it is of their own making. Couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch in my opinion.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8181/comment-page-1#comment-36112 Reader's Write Wed, 15 Mar 2006 10:40:40 +0000 #comment-36112 "....defense lawyers said the firm may have spent thousands of dollars pursuing judgments against defendants with little money." Nah. Could it be (sarcasm intended)? “….defense lawyers said the firm may have spent thousands of dollars pursuing judgments against defendants with little money.”

Nah. Could it be (sarcasm intended)?

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8181/comment-page-1#comment-36110 Reader's Write Wed, 15 Mar 2006 06:21:29 +0000 #comment-36110 Yes, but if they were LOSING money pursuing these frivolous cases, the end may be coming. If S, H & B were charging $4,000 per case and the average settlement was approx. $4.000, with some being even less, it's a lose-lose stuation for everyone that cannot go on indefinitely. The lawyers were the only ones making any money, and to them it was no longer worth the headaches. Since it has made no impact on filesharing, this is proving to be the big waste of time and money everyone here always knew it was:) Yes, but if they were LOSING money pursuing these frivolous cases, the end may be coming. If S, H & B were charging $4,000 per case and the average settlement was approx. $4.000, with some being even less, it’s a lose-lose stuation for everyone that cannot go on indefinitely. The lawyers were the only ones making any money, and to them it was no longer worth the headaches. Since it has made no impact on filesharing, this is proving to be the big waste of time and money everyone here always knew it was:)

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8181/comment-page-1#comment-36101 Reader's Write Wed, 15 Mar 2006 03:15:57 +0000 #comment-36101 Yes, you mean quixotic whores. Yes, you mean quixotic whores.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/8181/comment-page-1#comment-36090 Reader's Write Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:54:06 +0000 #comment-36090 Lawyers are part of the oldest profession. They do whatever money pays them to do, so don't expect changes. Lawyers are part of the oldest profession. They do whatever money pays them to do, so don’t expect changes.

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