07-01-2005, 07:45 PM
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Back in Black
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Originally Posted by Laidback Bas
However, the new batch of 785 suits do not rely on that ruling, instead are part of a lengthy and controversial campaign by the RIAA and more recently its movie counterpart, the Motion Picture Association of America Latest News about Motion Picture Association of America, to sue individuals they believe are receiving or sharing copyrighted material without paying for it.
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Considering the large number of individuals named at once in these lawsuits I think the RIAA is trying to drive home a message. It?s timing with the favorable Supreme Court ruling helps the RIAA to scare the hell out of individuals in order to persuade them to begin downloading music legally. Though the fight so far has been based on the individual, the Supreme Court ruling now puts P2P services in the sights of organizations like the RIAA. If there are no P2P services I guess there couldn?t be individuals infringing on copyrights.
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