[brlug-general] [SPAM] Re: MP3 Pay sites, etc.

[Petri Laihonen]

k5mke at bellsouth.net wrote:
>> From: -ray <ray at ops.selu.edu>
>> Date: 2007/04/26 Thu PM 05:59:38 EDT
>> To: general at brlug.net
>> Subject: Re: [brlug-general] [SPAM] Re: MP3 Pay sites, etc.
>>
>> On Thu, 26 Apr 2007, Shannon Roddy wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> I am also concerned about the future of 'net radio.  When will the
>>> RIAA/MPAA learn?  Personally, I think 'net radio may just "offshore"
>>> itself.
>>>       
>> I don't think they will ever learn.  Recall the BetaMax case, Sony vs. 
>> Universal Studios (1984).  Where Universal and its MPAA buddies tried to 
>> outlaw a device Sony was making called the VCR, since of course everyone 
>> would steal their content!  Well they lost, and we all got VCRs.
>>
>> Then what happened?  The video rental industry was born, and soon turned 
>> into a multi-gazillion dollar industry.  And they still make boatloads of 
>> money from video rentals.  *Someone*, at least ONE person at the MPAA has 
>> to be thinking, man i'm glad we lost the Betamax case.  Apparently not 
>> though, since 23 years later they're still pulling the same crap.  Sigh.
>>
>> ray
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>
>
> Well, from what I am to understand, anyone using a P2P is being "monitored" as they
> download from the P2P by the R.I.A.A.  Now, I'm certainly no computer genius, but if 
> someone were to figure out how to "screw up" the R.I.A.A.'s "monitoring"...using a
> bazillion fake generated computer DNS(?) numbers, the R.I.A.A. can't sue THE WORLD,
> LOL!  OR better yet, get the R.I.A.A.'s computers DNS address and report themeselves
> as downloading all those songs.
>
> I have no idea why someone hasn't "challanged" the R.I.A.A. to *prove*, they have actually
> paid by check, all the artist and bands they represent the artist or bands royality checks...
> ain't gonna happen, 'cause they never do.  Now, I'm sure big artist and bands get paid,
> but not everyone is a Toby Keith, KISS or Snoop Dogg.  Back in the 50's and 60's there
> were lots of old Rock-N-Rollers that died pennyless because of this.  This whole thing
> started when a famous Rock-n-Roll band (name escapes me now) thought that they
> were getting messed over by fans downloading THEIR music from KAZAA and the MOB,
> errr Mafia....errr The R.I.A.A. stepped in.  Sad thing is that the "judges" that rule on this are
> "bought off" or "threatened" into doing whatever the R.I.A.A. wants.  Same thing that Bill
> Gates and MICRO$QUISH does.
>
> OK, I'm off my soapbox.
>
> Respectfully submitted,
> Don/K5-MKE
>
>   
There are ip filters such as "safe peer" to block known RIAA and MPAA ip 
ranges. Naturally this would be hard to make 100% accurate, but it helps 
at least a bit....

And I agree, these greedy entities never learn and they definitely are 
not looking after artists benefit. There are many artists who want to 
stay away from these entities.....  There was also an article some time 
back about MPAA infringing the copyrights themselves. Apparently an 
exception makes the rule in their mind.

Petri