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Senator Asks Questions of the RIAA
Senator Launches Probe Into RIAA Subpoena Blizzard: A Minnesota senator is calling the RIAA on their recent subpeona party. "In a letter to the RIAA, Coleman, chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, said the RIAA may be in danger of abusing the broad-based subpoena authority it recently won ...
Published: August 2, 2003  Geek Popularity Factor: 1000
RIAA Subpeona Database
EFF: RIAA Subpoena Database Query Tool "Concerned that information about your file-sharing username may have been subpoenaed by the RIAA? Check here to see if your username or IP address is on one of the subpoenas filed with the D.C. District Court."
Published: September 24, 2003  Geek Popularity Factor: 978
RIAA Sues for Billions
Wired News: RIAA Hits Students Where It Hurts: The RIAA is suing four college students for billions. The four operated larger-than-normal P2P networks through their college networks, one of them offering 1 million files. The RIAA wants $150,000 for each file. "'This round of suits is intended to send a ...
Published: April 6, 2003  Geek Popularity Factor: 975
RIAA: The Hunter Becomes the Hunted
RIAA sued for amnesty offer "California resident Eric Parke, on behalf of the general public of the state, filed a suit Tuesday against the trade association because of its amnesty, or 'Clean Slate,' program, a provisional shield it introduced Monday that allows people to avoid legal action by stepping forward ...
Published: September 10, 2003  Geek Popularity Factor: 941
RIAA Strikes Again
RIAA sues another 532 people for illegal song-swapping: This is more than double the last batch of lawsuits. The nation's record companies Wednesday sued another 532 people for illegally distributing copyrighted music over the Internet, stepping up their attack against online music piracy.
Published: January 21, 2004  Geek Popularity Factor: 937
RIAA Site Hacked Into Oblivion
RIAA site disabled for five days: Five days and running. As the Recording Industry Association of America continues its push to shut down digital pirates, the industry group suffered its own defeat online. According to data from Internet watcher Netcraft, the trade group's site has not been reachable for nearly ...
Published: March 23, 2004  Geek Popularity Factor: 915
RIAA On the Offensive Again
RIAA files 80 new file-swapping suits "The Recording Industry Association of America on Thursday said it filed 80 new lawsuits against alleged file swappers, a move that comes after a wave of letters it sent earlier this month that warned targets of their legal risk. [...] It [...] sent warning ...
Published: November 1, 2003  Geek Popularity Factor: 908
RIAA Smacked in Court
U.S. court nixes Net music subpoenas: The court nullified all of the RIAA's subpeonas and told them to find another way of identifying downloaders rather than force the ISPs to give them up. The Recording Industry Association of America, a trade group, has sought to force Verizon Communications and other ...
Published: December 19, 2003  Geek Popularity Factor: 905
Blocking Big Media
Access Denied: RIAA, MPAA Blocked From Techfocus: This site blocked the RIAA and MPAA from accessing the site because the RIAA used a quote ("out-of-context") to justify their round of lawsuits.
Published: July 21, 2003  Geek Popularity Factor: 905
The RIAA's Bounty Hunter
Cyber sleuths hunt file-swappers: Want to know how the RIAA is going to find you? Probably using this guy: "Mark Ishikawa, a former hacker, is the CEO of BayTSP, arguably one of the most recognised and biggest companies working in the business of patrolling the web to unmask violators of ...
Published: July 31, 2003  Geek Popularity Factor: 888
TechTV Names Names
TechTV | RIAA Hit List: TechTV names 124 email addresses that appear in RIAA subpeonas.
Published: July 24, 2003  Geek Popularity Factor: 886
RIAA Lawsuits Have Begun
USATODAY.com - Music industry wins approval of 871 subpoenas: They're not screwing around: "The music industry has won at least 871 federal subpoenas against computer users suspected of illegally sharing music files on the Internet, with roughly 75 new subpoenas being approved each day..."
Published: July 19, 2003  Geek Popularity Factor: 875
The RIAA's Fight Will Never End
Whatever Will Be Will Be Free on the Internet: I ve always had two universal truths about music swapping: It s illegal. The music industry better figure out a way to live with it, because there s no way to stop it. You can t stick toothpaste back in the tube. Close one music ...
Published: September 15, 2003  Geek Popularity Factor: 873
RIAA Fails to Scare Anyone
Music File Sharers Keep Sharing "Last week, more than four million Americans used KaZaA, the most popular file-sharing software, according to Nielsen/NetRatings, only about 5 percent fewer than the week before the record industry's lawsuits became big news. One smaller service, iMesh, even experienced a slight uptick in users."
Published: September 19, 2003  Geek Popularity Factor: 865
RIAA Pulls the Trigger
U.S. Music Firms Sue 261 Net Users for Song Copying: That round of subpoenas results in this round of lawsuits. "A recording-industry trade group said on Monday it had sued 261 individuals who it believes have distributed hundreds of songs over the Internet without permission, and said more such lawsuits ...
Published: September 8, 2003  Geek Popularity Factor: 863
Is the RIAA Winning?
More households deleting music from hard drives: Sell all your stock in hard drive manufacturers, because if this keeps up, no one is going to need new ones. "More than a million households deleted all the digital music files they had saved on their PCs in August a sign ...
Published: November 5, 2003  Geek Popularity Factor: 857
The RIAA Is Winning
Crackdown May Be Slowing Music Downloads: I know I don't download anymore. You know they're on the winning side when they don't make the news much anymore. The recording industry's legal onslaught against Internet song-swappers appears to be having its desired effect. The percentage of Americans who download music online ...
Published: January 6, 2004  Geek Popularity Factor: 855
You're Back on the Hook
Recording industry drops amnesty program for file-sharers: The RIAA has ended their amnesty program that let you off the hook for copyright violations if you turned yourself in. ...the trade group explained that it no longer deems the program useful because it considers the public educated or aware enough now ...
Published: April 20, 2004  Geek Popularity Factor: 843
Yeah, 66-Year-Olds Love Rap
RIAA Goes After the Wrong Gal: The RIAA dropped the case for now but reserves the right to re-file. In a possible case of mistaken identity, the recording industry has withdrawn a lawsuit against a 66-year-old sculptor who claims never to have even downloaded song-sharing software, let alone used it. ...
Published: September 25, 2003  Geek Popularity Factor: 796
One Song Does Not a Lawsuit Make
RIAA says it doesn't target small downloaders: Maybe now I can reinstall Kazaa. "The Recording Industry Association of America says it will not go after small violators when it sues people who illegally share songs on the Internet. The assurance came in a written response to questions by Minnesota senator ...
Published: August 19, 2003  Geek Popularity Factor: 791
Don't click it, that would be wrong...
This link runs a slooow SQL query on the RIAA s server. Don t click it; that would be wrong. Found on reddit.com. I clicked it, just out of curiosity. It pulled a press-releases index page. I don t know how someone knows it s slow.
Published: January 20, 2008  Geek Popularity Factor: 709
Is File Sharing Over?
RIAA chief says illegal song-sharing 'contained': Huh. Seriously? [...] the CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America says unauthorized song swapping has been "contained." "The problem has not been eliminated," says association CEO Mitch Bainwol. "But we believe digital downloads have emerged into a growing, thriving business, and file-trading ...
Published: June 13, 2006  Geek Popularity Factor: 706
Profiles of Lawsuit Targets
Who's targeted by music swapping suits? Interesting look at three targets of the RIAA lawsuits one claims ignorance to the activity, another admits his guilt, and the third claims ignorance to the law. "The targets of the first lawsuits against music fans who share songs on the Internet include ...
Published: September 9, 2003  Geek Popularity Factor: 690
iTunes Assist In Kiddie Porn Bust
Here's a case where the RIAA might not have a problem with iTunes file sharing feature: Some dirtball in a UM dorm had kiddie porn movies on his computer and was caught when another Cramer Hall resident saw what was shared on his playlist. The up-side is that there are ...
Published: September 5, 2006  Geek Popularity Factor: 685
Human Area Network
This is unreal: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) is pursuing research and development of an innovative Human Area Networking technology called RedTacton that safely turns the surface of the human body into a data transmission path at speeds up to 10 Mbps between any two points on the body. ...
Published: February 22, 2005  Geek Popularity Factor: 678
PeerGuardian
PeerGuardian 2 - IP Database: This is a database of IP addresses known to be in use by big media. New file sharing programs like Kazaa++ and KazaaLite are using the database to block inbound probes from these addresses, thus thwarting attempts from the RIAA to find out who you ...
Published: July 14, 2003  Geek Popularity Factor: 674
Internet Radio Royalty Rates Announced
Webcast royalty rate decision announced: Is this the death kneel for Internet radio? The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has announced its decision on Internet radio royalty rates, rejecting all of the arguments made by Webcasters and instead adopting the "per play" rate proposal put forth by SoundExchange (a digital music ...
Published: March 4, 2007  Geek Popularity Factor: 670
Microsoft Buys Groove
Microsoft to Acquire Groove Networks, Combining Talents to Create Anytime, Anywhere Collaboration Products and Services: This is kind of a no-brainer. Micrsoft owned 25% of Groove, and it was only a matter of time until Groove got built into Windows. Microsoft Corp. announced today that it will acquire Groove Networks ...
Published: March 10, 2005  Geek Popularity Factor: 665
iTunes Doesn't Make Any Money
Your 99c belong to the RIAA - Steve Jobs: Huh, go figure. I'm surprised by this because I understand that there's no iPod download for Windows. Given this, how is iTunes for Windows supposed to help them sell iPods? "At an Apple financial analyst conference on Wednesday CEO Steve Jobs ...
Published: November 7, 2003  Geek Popularity Factor: 659
Music Sharing ISP Surcharge
Music Industry Proposes a Piracy Surcharge on ISPs: An interesting article about a plan that Big Media is warming up to. It was proposed a long time ago, but immediately dismissed. Griffin s idea is to collect a fee from internet service providers something like $5 per user per month ...
Published: March 14, 2008  Geek Popularity Factor: 649
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