On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 07:55:09 -0800
SMWinnie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Disclaimer: I am not your lawyer. I am not an expert in copyright law.
> This message is a gross overgeneralization.
>
> Put this in context. The RIAA and MPAA do not like the results of two
> court decisions, Universal v. Sony, 464 U.S. 417 (1984) (the "Betamax
> Case") and RIAA v. Diamond Multimedia, 180 F.3d 1072 (9th Cir. 1999)
> (the "Diamond Rio Case").
Oddly enough, though, in the MGM vs. Grokster case last year, the lawyer
for MGM had this to say:
"The record companies, my clients, have said, for some time now, and it's
been on their website for some time now, that it's perfectly lawful to take
a CD that you've purchased, upload it onto your computer, put it onto your
iPod."
So who the hell is the RIAA really speaking for?
It's sad that the RIAA has their heads so far up their backsides that they
don't realize that they're being so zealous about a position that they've
ceased to represent the views of the very entities they claim to represent.
I'm sorry if the RIAA thinks I should have to buy a CD to play in my car
and buy a download for my Squeezebox/iPod/laptop. That just isn't going
to happen, no matter how blue they turn from holding their breath.
I have no problem paying for music I listen to, but thanks to the RIAA, I
now purchase very, very little music that comes from RIAA member entities,
because they refuse to be in touch with reality.
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