Stop or I’ll sue
Here’s why the record industry is now more powerful than police.
By Dave Ralis for phillyBurbs.com
Under the fourth amendment to Constitution, police must show probable cause that a crime has been committed before they can get a judge’s permission to search your home for evidence, or subpoena you to appear in court.
But under the federal Digital Millenium Copyright Act, all the RIAA has to do is file paperwork with a court clerk to get a subpoena if it suspects you of downloading a song from the Internet or sharing music in a peer-to-peer network such as Kazaa, WinMX or Grokster.
Anyone found in violation of the act could faces a lawsuit from the RIAA seeking $750 to $150,000 per song, The Associated Press has reported.
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Stop or I’ll sue
Here’s why the record industry is now more powerful than police.
By Dave Ralis
phillyBurbs.com
RIAA TOP BRASS
According to tax records obtained by phillyBurbs.com, there are only two paid officers on the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) payroll. They are:
“all the RIAA has to do is file paperwork”
phillyBurbs.com: Stop or I’ll sue “Here’s why the record industry is now more powerful than police.” [via Uni…
“all the RIAA has to do is file paperwork”
phillyBurbs.com: Stop or I’ll sue “Here’s why the record industry is now more powerful than police.” [via Uni…
I think that this is b.s. They can prosecute people for hacking into peoples computers but yet they are letting the RIAA hack into peoples computers and pull this crap. I am sorry but I have spent over 800.00 in cd’s in the last 6 years and yes I will admit that I use a peer to peer site and download songs but that also does not mean that I do not buy cd’s anymore. If I only like one or two songs off a cd I will download it if I like alot of the songs I will buy the cd. I am sorry but I am not going to go pay 18.00-25.00 for a cd that I only like two songs on that is rediculous. They need to stop the lawsuits and take some of that non-profit no taxed income that they get and get a life. I am a taxpayer, single mom with one child and I am concerned that when she gets older the way things are going now that she won’t have any constitutional rights.