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more about #riaa more comments → B3ND3R: *Deep breath before long-winded explanation* There are actually 2 rights associated with a recorded song: 1. Master Right, or Phonoright (p) - this ... more » Bertone77: Nice try Hank, but you need to do some more research on copyright infringement before you go "creating music" again. What Hank created is clearly a "... more » ethanlechcharles: So in other words, he ripped the cds, threw them out and then duplicated the files? more » njdevil: Aww. I was just going there to download "When I'm 64kbps" #riaa more » frigg: ASCAP and BMI are great organizations made up largely of musicians. ASCAP and BMI made it possible for musicians to get compensated when other busines... more » macpatrik: Here's what I find funny, they want royalties from a fucking 30 second clip of a song but don't want any from a youtube clip that plays the entire thi... more » facepuncher: sorry sir, if you want to test drive this car, that will cost $50. you know, gas and milage costs more » mono2is: nanananananah!, this is completely wrong and upside down... The music industry should pay ME for listening to this adverts. In fact, most of the time... more » Robusto68: "Dear music industry: go fuck yourself." I don't think you ever really need a specific incident to proclaim that sentiment. more » kriv: You should have left that post at the first six words. No more needs to be said. more » arsenio3d: Jesus titty fucking christ! Sometimes i think they say stuff like this to get attention, the sad thing is that, this is most definitely not the case :( more » €hЯ!§: I'd laugh if this ever happens. more » zombie_batch: its called FAIR USE more » St3v3: Since this is a perfect opportunity to do it: Go fuck Yourself RIAA! more » The Lab: My sister is a musician and from what I've learned from her, apparently any 30 sec or less clip of music is able to be used free anywhere. If you lis... more » -
#music
BlueBeat’s Innovative Defense That Will Never Hold Up in Court
Hank Risan was ordered to pull The Beatles' catalog from the BlueBeat website this week, but those weren't the actual recordings. The tracks were "psycho-acoustic simulations" of the songs. Too bad that defense will never hold up in court. More » -
#badideas
Music Industry Wants Royalties From iTunes 30 Second Samples
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#riaa
Second Degree Murder and Six Other Crimes Cheaper than Pirating Music
I'm outraged that the Obama administration is supporting the RIAA on the case against Jammie Thomas, a single mother of four who has to pay them $1.92 million for downloading songs. That's more expensive than murder and six other crimes: More » -
#thepiratebay
Ahoy! Cloned Pirate Bay Site Sets Sail
Remember that Pirate Bay user who archived the site's entire torrent index earlier this week? It's available for all to download, but he's now used it to create a full replica site. You can check it out at BTArena.net. [TorrentFreak] More » -
#thepiratebay
Get The Pirate Bay's Torrent Archive With One Massive 21.3GB Download
With the Pirate Bay set to close in the next few days, one anonymous user has put together a single massive archive of all 873,671 torrent files hosted on its servers. More » -
#digitalmusic
Greg Kot: The Music Industry Caused Piracy, and iTunes Isn't the Way Out
Greg Kot, music critic for the Chicago Tribune and others, wrote a book called Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music. In a recent podcast interview, he enumerates the precise downfall of record labels and why iTunes isn't their savior. More » -
#riaa
Student Forced to Pay $675,000 to RIAA for Sharing 30 Songs
Joel Tenenbaum admitted to sharing 30 songs with Kazaa back in 2004 (Kazaa! So quaint!) and was originally fined $150,000 per song. He worked that down to "only" $22,500 per song, but that's still $675,000 in total. More » -
#piracy
RIAA Member Settles Suit After Defendant Proves She Did Even Not Own a Computer
RIAA member Universal Music Group was forced to settle a piracy suit it had brought against Mavis Roy after suffering a bit of a setback in their prosecution: Mavis Roy did not own a computer when UMG first brought suit. More » -
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#justice
Court Orders File-Sharer to Pay $80,000 Per Song to RIAA
A delusional Minnesota court has ordered Jammie Thomas,wanton criminalKazaa user, to pay a total of $1.92 million for sharing 24 songs. As my own little protest, I'm going to illegally download Metallica's entire discography. And I hate Metallica. More » -
#piracy
This About Sums Up the Entertainment Industry's Pirate Bay 'Victory'
Enjoy feeling like you're making progress while you can, suits. It won't last too long. [alt1040] -
#netneuterality
Your ISP Hates You: They're Probably Working With RIAA
Remember how the RIAA was getting ISPs to help battle copyright infringers after they gave up lawsuits, and AT&T was all "no comment"? Now AT&T confirms they're working with the RIAA. UPDATED. More » -
#inevitability
RIAA Layoffs 'Bloodbath' May Be the Beginning of the End for the Evil Organization
The RIAA is currently laying off dozens of employees in what's been described as a "bloodbath" at the lawsuit-happy organization. Could this be the end of the RIAA? More » -
#filesharing
RIAA and BSA's Favorite Lawyers Taking Top Department of Justice Posts
RIAA-fan Biden's influence in the Obama administration may be larger than anticipated, at least when it comes to file sharing: His good pals with RIAA and BSA connections keep getting Department of Justice's seats. More » -
#itunes
Steve Jobs Bullied Record Execs Into iTunes Deal on Christmas Eve
While Steve Jobs wasn't personally at Macworld to reveal that iTunes was going DRM-free and OTA downloadable, he's the one who made it happen—he bullied Sony Music's chairman over the phone on Christmas Eve. More » -
#internet
AT&T and Comcast Agree to Do the RIAA's Dirty Work
Sure, the RIAA has given up on lawsuits, but it's got an even better trick: ISPs will do their dirty work for them. Not surprisingly, AT&T and Comcast stepped right up, says CNET. UPDATED. More » -
#lawsuits
RIAA File Sharing Hearing to Be Webcast Live
If you're too sexually repressed to watch Pornhub on your lunch break like a normal person, now you can watch a streaming court session involving the RIAA right on your computer. More » -
#gizexplains
Giz Explains: Everything You Wanted to Know About DRM
Condensed explanation: Digital rights management is a corporate pain in the ass that stops you from doing whatever you want with music and movies in the name of fighting piracy. But there's more to it. -
#piracy
RIAA Jerks To Stop Suing Individuals For Online Piracy
Whether you're a pratin' granny, single mom or a full-on haxxor, you no longer have to dread waking up to an RIAA summons. They still might rat you out to your ISP, though.
