The RIAA has lost its corporate mind.

[sethrak]

From here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/28/AR2007122800693.html



The quote that says it all: "Now, in an unusual case in which an Arizona recipient of an RIAA letter has fought back in court rather than write a check to avoid hefty legal fees, the industry is taking its argument against music sharing one step further: In legal documents in its federal case against Jeffrey Howell, a Scottsdale, Ariz., man who kept a collection of about 2,000 music recordings on his personal computer, the industry maintains that it is illegal for someone who has legally purchased a CD to transfer that music into his computer."

Bolding mine.


What the hell???? What was their position on mix tapes, back in the day? Or mix CDs now? Or people who copy a purchased CD to a blank one so they can take the copy on car trips and not risk damaging the original?

Bakas.

Edit: Finished reading the article, and here's their (in my opinion, ludicrous) view on copying even one song for your own use: " The Howell case was not the first time the industry has argued that making a personal copy from a legally purchased CD is illegal. At the Thomas trial in Minnesota, Sony BMG's chief of litigation, Jennifer Pariser, testified that "when an individual makes a copy of a song for himself, I suppose we can say he stole a song." Copying a song you bought is "a nice way of saying 'steals just one copy,' " she said. "

Again, bakas.

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[thoth-of-nd.livejournal.com]

"Lost their minds" assumes that they had their heads on straight to begin with. Given some of the stunts the recording industry has pulled (remember Sony's root-kit?), this is a questionable proposition. These idiots need to learn some fear to go with their greed.

At some point, enough of the artists and enough of the consumers will be able to bypass the bloated corpse of the recording industry that we'll finally be able to ignore them. Good riddance.