Comments on: ‘MPAA engaged in piracy’

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 28 May 2006 12:50:51 +0000

not really, while the suits might be unconnected and capable of standing alone my original observation was that the mpaa actions are so obviously criminal as to warrant the intervention of a law enforcement agency. I just didn’t get the fact that all the mpaa think they need to do is have a pr guy come out with some lame cliches. Is everyone at the doj asleep or are they waiting for their job offers over at the music industry like the guy who went to the publishing body?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 28 May 2006 00:30:26 +0000

There’s an old saying:

“(S)He who smells the fart first… DID it!”

Both the RIAA and MPAA are squealing like stuck pigs.

Me thinkst they BOTH ‘protesteth too much’ in the FIRST place.

Think about it…………………………………………

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 28 May 2006 00:24:32 +0000

There’s an old saying that goes:

“(S)He who smells the fart first… DID it!!!”

RIAA/MPAA squealing like stuck pigs…FIRST!

Me thinkst they BOTH ‘protesteth too much’.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 27 May 2006 23:31:04 +0000

Everyone is getting a little ahead of themselves on this one.
Several other posibilities here:
1. Both suits might have merit and be left unconnected (i.e. there is sufficient other evidence to pursue MPAA claim v bittorrent even if evidence from espionage is not permissable). In this case the MPAA might win an award of $50 million on their suit and in the espionage case bittorrent might prevail for a $2 million dollar award.
2. Both could lose their suits or it could be win/lose or lose/win respectively
3. There could be a spy/double spy element where the espionage agent really was orginally an agent for bittorrent. It seems interesting that he/she would agree to take a chunk of money for a known illegal act and then immediately and openly renounce it publically instead of lawyering up and “no commenting”

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 27 May 2006 11:40:54 +0000

Why not walk into the offices of the FBI and lodge a formal complain under the economic espionage laws. No ‘real’ law enforcement agency could do this without warrant or specific legislation.

Alterantive is to file a RICO action against Garfield and his cronies?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 27 May 2006 08:07:50 +0000

where’s the EFF on this? Not enough publicity for them to write the one letter that needs to be written to the DOJ, don’t forget the DOJ still has egg on its face after Judge Patel found that the record companies have deceived them into shutting down the anti trust investigation a few years ago. I think you’ll find the chief DOJ investigator at the peak music publishing body now

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 27 May 2006 07:09:09 +0000

Surely, you must be kidding! The DOJ would never DREAM of chopping off the fingers from the hands that fill the warchests of elected officials and others appointed by person or persons who have been the recipient(s) of such largesse!

Besides, they are too busy collecting information on private citizens to have any extra time to devote to the actual enforcement of the law!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 27 May 2006 06:07:40 +0000

How about economic espionage, conspiracy to steal, tortious interference etc, does the Department of Justice need an invitation here or what? How about raiding MPAA before the evidence disappears DOJ?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 27 May 2006 00:41:44 +0000

MPAA a pirate?? you’ll never hear that mentioned in the mainstream media. what’s interesting is that I read a mainsteam news article about a rapper accused of copyright infringment but when a 10 year old girl downloads a song to listen to the same media calls her a theif and pirate.

I hope Torrentspy nails them but sadly even if they do, the world will never know.

Rick