http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Sun, 27 Jul 2003 15:04:09 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/24/143125.php#comment-13878 What the RIAA doesn't seem to realize is that as this approach plays through, a consensus will harden around the notion that these penalties are grossly disproportionate to the "crime," the politicians will smell what the rock is cooking, and the laws will be changed to its (the RIAA's) detriment and displeasure. This approach will FORCE a much more radical tweaking of copyright law than would occur otherwise, and this is not even mentioning the ill-will/boycotting that will occur, to the detriment of the purely business side. 13878@blogcritics.org Sun, 27 Jul 2003 15:04:09 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/24/143125.php#comment-13854 This is completely sick and wrong. I wish Boggs had known all she had to do was take her songs out of her shared folder and place them in her My Music folder not delete them all. But I'm sure it was too late by then anyway. I am all for Artists getting paid but not at the cost frivilous lawsuits to intimidate and dragoon consumers. This is just judicious molestation. And they think this is going to make it better? 13854@blogcritics.org Sun, 27 Jul 2003 07:25:50 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/24/143125.php#comment-13665 Grandma might not ultimately be held responsible in court, but she can be harassed and sued, get worried to death and have to pay for lawyers. The power of legal intimidation is ten times more powerful than any likely actual legal consequences. 13665@blogcritics.org Thu, 24 Jul 2003 17:22:13 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/24/143125.php#comment-13660 Just a question: Could this 50-year old guy really held responsible? I mean, he says he downloaded songs from European artists. But the RIAA wouldn't hold rights for those songs or am I wrong? 13660@blogcritics.org Thu, 24 Jul 2003 16:48:45 EDT