Comments on: Stop the RIAA http://mattwalters.net/2006/05/05/stop-the-riaa/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:37:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: matt http://mattwalters.net/2006/05/05/stop-the-riaa/#comment-851 matt Mon, 29 May 2006 18:05:31 +0000 http://blog.mattwalters.net/permalink/24/#comment-851 My problem with the RIAA isn't so much the fact that they want to stop the illegal sharing of music files. It's more the fact that they are getting so absurd in their statements. For instance they have said simply having a shared folder on your computer should be considered illegal. So ... basically they think the internet and computer networks in general are illegal. Statements such as that are what make me want to see the RIAA stopped. They also need to be a little less zealous in their lawsuits. Suing people that don't have computers in their house and stuff ... they're getting out of control. My problem with the RIAA isn’t so much the fact that they want to stop the illegal sharing of music files. It’s more the fact that they are getting so absurd in their statements. For instance they have said simply having a shared folder on your computer should be considered illegal. So … basically they think the internet and computer networks in general are illegal. Statements such as that are what make me want to see the RIAA stopped. They also need to be a little less zealous in their lawsuits. Suing people that don’t have computers in their house and stuff … they’re getting out of control.

]]> By: Olly http://mattwalters.net/2006/05/05/stop-the-riaa/#comment-850 Olly Mon, 29 May 2006 17:36:56 +0000 http://blog.mattwalters.net/permalink/24/#comment-850 I don't think it's a good idea to arbitrarily sue people for thousands of dollars (by all means go after the sources, though), but surely people are already breaking the law by downloading pirated material that they haven't paid for without the need for copyright law to make them as such? People have to be able to own and profit from their creations otherwise there's no incentive to innovate and a capitalist economy doesn't work. Whichever way it gets spun, downloading music from P2P networks is illegal and people should act like they've been victimised if they happen to get caught doing it. I break the speed limit in my car, but I wouldn't complain if I got caught - don't do the crime if you can't do the time. I don’t think it’s a good idea to arbitrarily sue people for thousands of dollars (by all means go after the sources, though), but surely people are already breaking the law by downloading pirated material that they haven’t paid for without the need for copyright law to make them as such? People have to be able to own and profit from their creations otherwise there’s no incentive to innovate and a capitalist economy doesn’t work.

Whichever way it gets spun, downloading music from P2P networks is illegal and people should act like they’ve been victimised if they happen to get caught doing it. I break the speed limit in my car, but I wouldn’t complain if I got caught - don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time.

]]> By: matt http://mattwalters.net/2006/05/05/stop-the-riaa/#comment-100027 matt Mon, 29 May 2006 16:05:31 +0000 http://blog.mattwalters.net/permalink/24/#comment-100027 My problem with the RIAA isn't so much the fact that they want to stop the illegal sharing of music files. It's more the fact that they are getting so absurd in their statements. For instance they have said simply having a shared folder on your computer should be considered illegal. So ... basically they think the internet and computer networks in general are illegal. Statements such as that are what make me want to see the RIAA stopped. They also need to be a little less zealous in their lawsuits. Suing people that don't have computers in their house and stuff ... they're getting out of control. My problem with the RIAA isn’t so much the fact that they want to stop the illegal sharing of music files. It’s more the fact that they are getting so absurd in their statements. For instance they have said simply having a shared folder on your computer should be considered illegal. So … basically they think the internet and computer networks in general are illegal. Statements such as that are what make me want to see the RIAA stopped. They also need to be a little less zealous in their lawsuits. Suing people that don’t have computers in their house and stuff … they’re getting out of control.

]]> By: Olly http://mattwalters.net/2006/05/05/stop-the-riaa/#comment-100026 Olly Mon, 29 May 2006 15:36:56 +0000 http://blog.mattwalters.net/permalink/24/#comment-100026 I don't think it's a good idea to arbitrarily sue people for thousands of dollars (by all means go after the sources, though), but surely people are already breaking the law by downloading pirated material that they haven't paid for without the need for copyright law to make them as such? People have to be able to own and profit from their creations otherwise there's no incentive to innovate and a capitalist economy doesn't work.<br><br>Whichever way it gets spun, downloading music from P2P networks is illegal and people should act like they've been victimised if they happen to get caught doing it. I break the speed limit in my car, but I wouldn't complain if I got caught - don't do the crime if you can't do the time. I don’t think it’s a good idea to arbitrarily sue people for thousands of dollars (by all means go after the sources, though), but surely people are already breaking the law by downloading pirated material that they haven’t paid for without the need for copyright law to make them as such? People have to be able to own and profit from their creations otherwise there’s no incentive to innovate and a capitalist economy doesn’t work.

Whichever way it gets spun, downloading music from P2P networks is illegal and people should act like they’ve been victimised if they happen to get caught doing it. I break the speed limit in my car, but I wouldn’t complain if I got caught - don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time.

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