[Kosh]

http://www.shoutwire.com/viewstory/8794/RIAA_To_Student_Drop_Out_Of_School_For_Piracy_Settlement


Is this getting rediculous or what?

[Grug]

Hrmmm.
The crap indeed.

[Kosh]

I find it sad that they are willing to sacrifice America's future (students from such universities as MIT) for the sake of a few extra dollars (and not even that considering how expensive lawyers are).

[aldo_14]

Next up; RIAA suggests mothers pimp out their young children to pay for the S-Club 7 track they inadvertantly downloaded.

[Turnsky]

Next up; RIAA suggests mothers pimp out their young children to pay for the S-Club 7 track they inadvertantly downloaded.

i thought S-Club 7 paid people to listen to their tortu....er...music

[Mefustae]

I find it sad that they are willing to sacrifice America's future (students from such universities as MIT) for the sake of a few extra dollars.

I believe the massive cutbacks in funding and the travesty that the educational system has slowly been turning into (see: ID actually getting into schools) pretty much shows conclusively that Americans don't give a flying f**k about their future...

[Nuke]

hence the reason i boycott all american music made by big name lables. i can pirate some other country's music. norwigian kvlt bm bands dont seem to care as it is very kvlt to have your music pirated. its not like the big lables in the us are responsible for any good music anyway.

[Grey Wolf]

I find it sad that they are willing to sacrifice America's future (students from such universities as MIT) for the sake of a few extra dollars.

I believe the massive cutbacks in funding and the travesty that the educational system has slowly been turning into (see: ID actually getting into schools) pretty much shows conclusively that Americans don't give a flying f**k about their future...

Private universities have nothing at all to do with the primary/secondary educational system. I sincerely doubt you'd see MIT students being taught about ID, just like you wouldn't in at least half the country. Don't let a few idiots taint your view of the entire country.

[aldo_14]

Private universities have nothing at all to do with the primary/secondary educational system. I sincerely doubt you'd see MIT students being taught about ID, just like you wouldn't in at least half the country. Don't let a few idiots taint your view of the entire country.

There are bible universities in the Us that teach that though, aren't there?  Y'know, they'll shove in something like creationism 101 alongside as a general elective to a business degree.

[Turnsky]

http://www.shoutwire.com/viewstory/8794/RIAA_To_Student_Drop_Out_Of_School_For_Piracy_Settlement


Is this getting rediculous or what?

next they'll be expecting people to say "Sig Heil" 

[Grey Wolf]

Private universities have nothing at all to do with the primary/secondary educational system. I sincerely doubt you'd see MIT students being taught about ID, just like you wouldn't in at least half the country. Don't let a few idiots taint your view of the entire country.

There are bible universities in the Us that teach that though, aren't there?  Y'know, they'll shove in something like creationism 101 alongside as a general elective to a business degree.

There are, but you don't group one of the country's top engineering schools with Bob Jones University.

And I didn't make up the name of that second university.

[StratComm]

Private universities have nothing at all to do with the primary/secondary educational system. I sincerely doubt you'd see MIT students being taught about ID, just like you wouldn't in at least half the country. Don't let a few idiots taint your view of the entire country.

There are bible universities in the Us that teach that though, aren't there?  Y'know, they'll shove in something like creationism 101 alongside as a general elective to a business degree.

There are, but you don't group one of the country's top engineering schools with Bob Jones University.

And I didn't make up the name of that second university.

There's a huge difference between ID/creation being taught as religious ed and it being taught as actual science.  I don't know of anywhere in the country besides a couple of ass-backwards high school districts (thank you Kansas) that actually teach ID in a scientific context.  Despite the massive flash in the pan that all of these debates are, very few of them actually get through to the classroom when it's all said and done.

What's sad is that these "negotiation hotlines" that the RIAA uses are highly illegal - right in line with intimidation practices used by the mob - and yet they never get any attention.

[Kosh]

What's sad is that these "negotiation hotlines" that the RIAA uses are highly illegal - right in line with intimidation practices used by the mob -

Who says they aren't the same organization?

[aldo_14]

What's sad is that these "negotiation hotlines" that the RIAA uses are highly illegal - right in line with intimidation practices used by the mob -

Who says they aren't the same organization?

The mob are more respectable.

[Ford Prefect]

**** the RIAA. **** them. **** them with a red-hot tire iron. I ****ing hate them. They want a kid to drop out of school to jump through their ****ing circus hoops? They can go blow an elephant. **** them.

[Prophet]

Ford phrased that quite elegantly

[Descenterace]

I thought so too.

Might've missed a few '****'s though.

[aldo_14]

Little tame.

[GodisanAtheist]

Why don't they break the settlement down into smaller payments? I don't get it! They're earning their money and not completely ****ing someone over!

Nevertheless, it was quite dumb of him to get caught in the first place.

1) Burn music to external sources so "The Man" cannot scan your computer to see how many files you have on there. I've got several DvD's worth.

2) Listen to music that doesn't suck ass. That usually means downloading the music of bands the RIAA doesn't give a **** about.

[Unknown Target]

I just don't buy RIAA labels anymore. Incidentally, does anyone have a full list? I say we start a net-wide boycott. ANyone else agree?