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RIAA STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY IT'S HATED
DON REISINGER, CNET - The RIAA has quickly become one of the most
disliked organizations in the world. Working ostensibly with the
interests of the artists in mind, the organization has single-handedly
instituted a policy of lawsuits and education in an attempt to curb the
piracy of music. . .
To get a feeling for why the RIAA has implemented this strategy and has
seemingly ignored the piracy cartels all over the world, choosing the
soft target instead, I got in touch with the organization and asked a
representative ten questions to clear the air. . .
Unfortunately, the answers given proved even more damning to an
organization that is already sitting on a powder keg. . .
When asked why the RIAA is going after an easy target -- college
students -- the response made me cringe: "College students have reached
a stage in life when their music habits are crystallized," Duckworth
said. "And their appreciation for intellectual property has not yet
reached its full development."
Sadly, this statement tells you everything you need to know about the
RIAA. Does this organization actually believe that people who have the
right to vote and go to war don't have the ability to make sound
decisions about intellectual property? Maybe it has nothing to do with
lack of development and everything to do with an extreme distaste for
the recording industry. . .
Beyond that, the real issue lies not with college students stealing
music, but with huge piracy cartels overseas that have created a bit of
a cottage industry out of stealing and redistributing media. . .
In the end, Duckworth says that we should be skeptical when we hear news
on the RIAA. According to her, she would rather "give [us] the facts and
encourage [us] not to believe everything [we] read that aggressively
villainies the organization."
Unfortunately, that is easier said than done. When an objective observer
looks at some of the actions taken by the RIAA over the past few years,
including hiding behind the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in 2003 to
force Verizon to hand over private customer information, asking the
court to force a 10-year old girl into a deposition over a lawsuit with
her mother and a host of others where the organization chose to attack
low-hanging fruit instead of finding and charging those enterprises that
have allowed piracy to become so ubiquitous in the first place, it's no
wonder people dislike this organization.
In an environment where technology is changing by the minute, there are
still some organizations that flounder in the past. Is piracy wrong?
Yes. Should people pirate? No. But what the RIAA doesn't understand is
that its policy of lawsuits only enrages people and fails to bring about
change. . .
http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13506_1-9849441-17.html?part=
rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5
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RIAA STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY IT'S HATED
DON REISINGER, CNET - The RIAA has quickly become one of the most
disliked organizations in the world. Working ostensibly with the
interests of the artists in mind, the organization has single-handedly
instituted a policy of lawsuits and education in an attempt to curb the
piracy of music. . .
To get a feeling for why the RIAA has implemented this strategy and has
seemingly ignored the piracy cartels all over the world, choosing the
soft target instead, I got in touch with the organization and asked a
representative ten questions to clear the air. . .
Unfortunately, the answers given proved even more damning to an
organization that is already sitting on a powder keg. . .
When asked why the RIAA is going after an easy target -- college
students -- the response made me cringe: "College students have reached
a stage in life when their music habits are crystallized," Duckworth
said. "And their appreciation for intellectual property has not yet
reached its full development."
Sadly, this statement tells you everything you need to know about the
RIAA. Does this organization actually believe that people who have the
right to vote and go to war don't have the ability to make sound
decisions about intellectual property? Maybe it has nothing to do with
lack of development and everything to do with an extreme distaste for
the recording industry. . .
Beyond that, the real issue lies not with college students stealing
music, but with huge piracy cartels overseas that have created a bit of
a cottage industry out of stealing and redistributing media. . .
In the end, Duckworth says that we should be skeptical when we hear news
on the RIAA. According to her, she would rather "give [us] the facts and
encourage [us] not to believe everything [we] read that aggressively
villainies the organization."
Unfortunately, that is easier said than done. When an objective observer
looks at some of the actions taken by the RIAA over the past few years,
including hiding behind the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in 2003 to
force Verizon to hand over private customer information, asking the
court to force a 10-year old girl into a deposition over a lawsuit with
her mother and a host of others where the organization chose to attack
low-hanging fruit instead of finding and charging those enterprises that
have allowed piracy to become so ubiquitous in the first place, it's no
wonder people dislike this organization.
In an environment where technology is changing by the minute, there are
still some organizations that flounder in the past. Is piracy wrong?
Yes. Should people pirate? No. But what the RIAA doesn't understand is
that its policy of lawsuits only enrages people and fails to bring about
change. . .
http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13506_1-9849441-17.html?part=
rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5
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