RIAA vs. hackers WAR?

[Dr Strangelove]

First of all, let me interject that I've found "kazaa" type spybots on my computer recently. I didn't ask for them, someone put them there, probably piggybacked on some of those nasty pop-ups that I'm getting all the time. Anyway, so much for the ethical superiority of the "hacker" community. How ethical is it to involve an innocent bystander in your dirty little black market ring?

Secondly, I'd like to point out that the media genres most likely to be undermined by file sharing will be rock, alternate rock, hiphop, rap, punk, and heavy metal music. It's going to be richly ironic when you guys have nothing left to listen to but country, classical, and new wave music. Hmmmm.....Think of it as a form of evolution. Pop culture, with it's utter waste land of non-existant ethics, is about to put itself out of business. Is that sweet or what?

[Soul Survivor]

they haven't gotten winmx yet

anyway, i periodically unshare files from my folder, theres never more than 300 or 400 files in there - anyway most of my shared files are relatively obscure artists that would want their songs being shared to give them more exposure......

[Az]

www.k_lite.tk_Kazaa_Lite@Kazaa

I think they'll have a bit of a problem with this one.

[:) Smiley]

its time to bring this out again

[Dis]

I can't remember what my Kazaa log in name is (I log in autmatically.)

I hope I'm not on that list.

Although I probalby would have heard by now.

Today's New Names


dambroja@Kazaa
IYIaC@Kazaa
wilkes223@Kazaa
willow@Kazaa
witch_au@Kazaa

RIAA's Most Wanted


Aab@Kazaa
Aboggs2@Kazaa
allstatetide@Kazaa
Amissann2@Kazaa
AngelaMikesell@Kazaa
anon39023@Kazaa
anthonybotz@Kazaa
aoster1@Kazaa
Ariel167@fileshare
asheejojo@Kazaa
Ashley@Grokster
azn_bahamut@Kazaa
B.B.C@Kazaa
badandy@Kazaa
Benchy987@Kazaa
Bigeasssy24@Kazaa
Bigpimpinitopey187@Kazaa
bigjohnhc@Kazaa
blazel@Kazaa
bluemonkey13@Kazaa
Boilermaker1214@Kazaa
brentandjonna@Kazaa
brich410@Kazaa
budman5000@Kazaa
Bush323@Kazaa
cado@Kazaa
Carolyn@fileshare
Casal@Kazaa
cbegalle@Kazaa
cherriie@Kazaa
CLOVER77@Kazaa
Corky101@Kazaa
Cortez1023@Kazaa
CowgirlMDR@Kazaa
crazyface@Kazaa
d-dubb@Grokster
dallass@Kazaa
dambroja@Kazaa
daredevil@Kazaa
DEFAINCE357@Kazaa
definitely_ditzy@Kazaa
dimples0530@Kazaa
dmadigan@Kazaa
dotzbadger@Kazaa
dubcha@Kazaa
dulfingurl2@Kazaa
Dyellagurl22@Kazaa
Dziion@Kazaa
eddieh@Kazaa
emmi4@Kazaa
enbbarnes@Kazaa
ERIKA@Kazaa
felicia_alvarado@Kazaa
flowerpower0818@fileshare
fox3j@Kazaa
freckles72587@Kazaa
fritzbuilding@Kazaa
Generalby@Kazaa
Ghettobootybabe8@Kazaa
h2ochamp@kazaa
harris@Kazaa
heather_thee_amazing@Kazaa
hoami316@Kazaa
hooterzzz@Kazaa
hottdude0587@Kazaa
HyDang@Kazaa
ilovemydez@Kazaa
indepunk74@Kazaa
inthisroom@Kazaa
IYIaC@Kazaa
jamonie@Kazaa
JE_WV@Kazaa
Jeff@Kazaa
Jessica@Kazaa
jim@Kazaa
joanjett@Kazaa
joe@Kazaa
jomada@Kazaa
JustineRiot@Kazaa
kelney12@Kazaa
kenne007@Kazaa
KrAyZiE@Kazaa
ktgurl13@Grokster
kunstrukter@Kazaa
ladypimp8669@Kazaa
laurelbean@Kazaa
leahpate@Kazaa
LiLHuNnIe1480@Kazaa
Lisweet@Kazaa
Lyssy348@Kazaa
madkirk@fileshare
Marge4131@Kazaa
Marla262@Kazaa
mgokey@Kazaa
mike@Kazaa
Motivator@Kazaa
munkeyspanker21@Kazaa
nikki@Kazaa
Niltiak@Kazaa
Nodopefor2@Kazaa
paulina@Kazaa
pdia@Kazaa
PDJ1846@Kazaa
Playgirlmama@Kazaa
Prtythug23@Kazaa
qjade512@Kazaa
rebecca_m_122@Kazaa
rips42@Kazaa
rochelle@Kazaa
RockOn182@Kazaa
samlionofzino@Kazaa
shakobe@Kazaa
shonga84@Kazaa
sk8boyben@Kazaa
sneil@Kazaa
soccerdog@Kazaa
StolenSi@Kazaa
sus@Kazaa
Sweet3114@Kazaa
sweetthang1421@Kazaa
TheLastReal7@Kazaa
TMONEYNDHIZOUSE@kazaa
Tyler@Kazaa
Unit984@Kazaa
Westly_NoGood@Kazaa
wilkes223@Kazaa
willow@Kazaa
witch_au@Kazaa
www.k_lite.tk_Kazaa_Lite@Kazaa

[Ramo]

It's amazing that Shrub et al. say they stand for things like tort reform at the same time as supporting **** like this.

[The Templar]

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
Secondly, I'd like to point out that the media genres most likely to be undermined by file sharing will be rock, alternate rock, hiphop, rap, punk, and heavy metal music. It's going to be richly ironic when you guys have nothing left to listen to but country, classical, and new wave music.

Maybe I'm just old now, but most of those genres currently suck so no big loss.

And if you like punk or rap you should be buying local anyway. Blink 182 and Co. are a bunck of ****ing mall punks.

[Dis]

I just fired up Kazaa lite to see what my name is.

It is a variation of the word Bender. I feel better knowing I will not be sued tomorrow.

Edit: I took out my actual user name. There may be RIAA spies in here. : paranoid smiley:

[Pekka]

All they're trying to do is scare your asses off... that's all they're trying to do, that's what the list is for.

All you gotta do is turn the tables! Park Susie Q in front of their offices, and let's see who's scared now! That's right mf, Susie Q - coming to get YOU!

[:) Smiley]

we ought to all change our names to riaa_sucks, screw_the_riaa, or something along those lines

[Agathon]

Aren't there 7.5 million file sharing computers in the US alone.

At that rate you are more likely to be killed in a car crash than get subpoenad by the ugly fat lesbian and her evil minions.

[gunkulator]

Originally posted by Sheik
Copyright law has gotten way out of hand in the US, the founding fathers must be spinning in their graves.

So change the law. Don't break it.

But about the war. The hackers will win and god bless them.

Are you a hacker? Do you have the time and energy to partake in this technological arms race? I don't.

Also, what do you think happens to all those hackers once they grow up and run out college courses to take? They either get caught and/or they go to work for the RIAA (or NSA).

[Jeltz]

According to this article P2P filesharing in the States will end anno 4195 at a rate of 75 lawsuits a day.

[:) Smiley]

Using its current methods, the RIAA can no more win the war on hackers than the USA can win the war on terrorism.

The USA at least does things other than blow up Middle Eastern cities- it goes in and attempts to rebuild the country afterwards so that the ppo there will eventually get rich and find their lives too valuable to use as a weapons delivery system.

[Lord Merciless]

Originally posted by Smiley
Using its current methods, the RIAA can no more win the war on hackers than the USA can win the war on terrorism.

War on drugs is a more accurate comparison.